Hackbridge: Towards a Sustainable Suburb URBED (Urban and Economic Development) www.urbed.co.uk February 2008 Dr Nicholas Falk Founder Director

Today I will Consider issues for Hackbridge as a sustainable suburb Illustrate models from the UK and Europe Suggest a ‘route map’ and issues for discussion

Consider issues for Hackbridge as a sustainable suburb

Illustrate models from the UK and Europe

Suggest a ‘route map’ and issues for discussion

1. Some issues for Hackbridge Regenerate under-used sites Protect and promote suburban employment Provide sustainable new housing Minimise car use Tackle social exclusion and ‘them and us’

Regenerate under-used sites

Protect and promote suburban employment

Provide sustainable new housing

Minimise car use

Tackle social exclusion and ‘them and us’

2. Models from the UK- uses Mixed uses in Merton Abbey Mills Smarter growth with mixed tenure housing in Arcadia, Cambridge Ecology park at Greenwich Millennium Village Housing above supermarket in New England, Brighton

Mixed uses in Merton Abbey Mills

Smarter growth with mixed tenure housing in Arcadia, Cambridge

Ecology park at Greenwich Millennium Village

Housing above supermarket in New England, Brighton

Section 106 - Barnes wetland centre funded by new housing Development Trust- Caterham Barracks Charter process, looking and learning - Cambridge 2. Models from the UK - processes

Section 106 -

Barnes wetland centre

funded by new housing

Development Trust-

Caterham Barracks

Charter process,

looking and learning - Cambridge

3. Relevant examples in Europe New Dutch suburbs conserve energy, water and waste, and achieve high connectivity

New Dutch suburbs conserve energy, water and waste, and achieve high connectivity

New German suburbs secure choice and character e.g. Freiburg Vauban: Europe’s solar capital Rieselfeld sewage works: a sustainable urban neighbourhood with extensive involvement of coops

New German suburbs secure choice and character e.g. Freiburg

Vauban: Europe’s solar capital

Rieselfeld sewage works: a sustainable urban neighbourhood with extensive involvement of coops

4. Towards a route map Assess opportunities, needs and gaps Identify pilot projects/‘soft sites’ Set environmental and social targets e.g. densities, mix Draw up a charter for Hackbridge as an eco-suburb

Assess opportunities, needs and gaps

Identify pilot projects/‘soft sites’

Set environmental and social targets e.g. densities, mix

Draw up a charter for Hackbridge as an eco-suburb

4. A possible charter for planning Character e.g. a ‘green chain’, small/community based developers? Connectivity e.g. Safer routes to stations, integrated public transport? Climate e.g. Neighbourhood Energy Plan, wetlands? Community e.g. neighbourhood management communal space and play areas, land trust?

Character e.g. a ‘green chain’, small/community based developers?

Connectivity e.g. Safer routes to stations, integrated public transport?

Climate e.g. Neighbourhood Energy Plan, wetlands?

Community e.g. neighbourhood management communal space and play areas, land trust?

What is the design vision for Hackbridge? (15 minutes)? 2. Where should we start ‘ easy wins’? longer term projects? (30 minutes) 3. How do we move forward together? (5 minutes) Next steps

What is the design vision for Hackbridge? (15 minutes)?

2. Where should we start

‘ easy wins’?

longer term projects? (30 minutes)

3. How do we move forward together? (5 minutes)