1) The document discusses a shift in urban planning paradigms from prioritizing cars and traffic to prioritizing people and public life.
2) It provides examples of cities like Copenhagen that transformed their urban spaces by reducing car infrastructure and increasing bike lanes and pedestrianized areas.
3) The result has been more vibrant and livable cities with increases in walking, cycling, and public life compared to cities planned primarily around traffic and cars.
16. THE TRAFFIC PLANNERS: MAKING ROOM FOR THE TRAFFIC
THE TRAFFIC PLANNERS: MAKING THE CARS HAPPY
17.
18. All Cities have Traffic
Departments and perfect
statistics concerning traffic
and parking
*
The
Th cars are very visible and
i ibl d
everpresent in the planning
p p g
process
20. Who, by the way, look after the People Landscape
The Human Dimension – The City at eye level ?
21. Do you know of any City department for
pedestrians and public life?
Hardly any City has statistics and data
concerning the people who use the city
The people in the City tend to be very
invisible and poorly represented in the
pa
planning process
g p ocess
48. Bicycles are taken
straight through the
g g
street crossings and the
lanes are marked with
blue.
blue
Bicycle signals turn green
six seconds before the car
signals.
52. All Age Groups bicycle: from 5-85+
Age
A 92
Mother in law: age 85
53. The Danish Crown Prince is doing it too
Two guys on the
road towards the
throne
Princes Frederik and
Christian on their
way to the day care
50% Australian kid !
Even Australians
can learn to bicycle
if they start early!
68. In l
I only 40 years th good season h b
the d has been
extended from 2 to 10 months
69. Copenhagen Street: 2
Sidewalks, 2 proper bicycle
lanes,
lanes street trees 2 lanes
trees,
for 2 way traffic, and a
substan-
substan- tial median to
facilitate
f ilit t crossing the
i th
street
“We do not ha e to think
have
and act as 1960s traffic
engineers for ever. Times
ever. Times
are changing and traffic
engineers are by now much
smarter
smarter”
70.
71. Sidewalks and bicycle lanes are taken across sidestreets,
making the city more comfortable and people friendly!
72. Copenhagen: New Public Life Policy 2009:
“THE WORLD’S FINEST CITY FOR PEOPLE”
Consultants: GEHL Architect
Among the goals: “Everyone to walk 20% more by 2015!!!”
75. Places for People
1994
Places for People
p
2004
www.gehlarchitects.dk
76.
77. MELBOURNE City Center 1994-2004
Pedestrian t ffi
P d t i traffic weekdays daytime: +40%
kd d ti 40%
Pedestrian traffic evening: +100 %
Stationary activities: +200-300%
78. Retail
Residential
Office Vacancies
Employment
Bars and Pubs