5. 4 DIFFERENT CITIES
1.MOSCOW – business as usual
2.MELBOURNE - stepping up city quality
3.BOGOTA – mobility for all
4.NEW YORK – pilot projects as part of a
transformational process
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50. • 3311 per cent increase in apartments 1982-2002;
• 830 per cent more residents 1992-2002;
• 71 percent more public space 1994-2004;
• 62 per cent more students in the CDB 1993-2004;
• 275 per cent more cafes and restaurants 1993-2004;
• pedestrian traffic has nearly doubled In the Bourke
Street Mall between 1993 and 2004 from 43,000
people per day to 81,000;
• Night time pedestrian traffic has increased 98 per cent
1993-2004 reflecting the growth of bars and café’s and
a safer, more welcoming environment
51. Retail
Residential
Office Vacancies
Employment
Bars and Pubs
80. NEW YORK
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81. CHALLENGES
1. Future growth _ + 1 mio. New Yorkers by 2030.
2. An overcrowded and worn-down public transport system
3. Congested streets and avenues
50% of all car trips in Manhattan are less than 1 km
4. Congested sidewalks
5. Few and overused places for recreation
6. Generally a low public space quality
7. Increasing issues around obesity and inactive lifestyles
8. Increasing awareness on sustainability
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83. Major Goals
o Cut annual traffic fatalities by 50% (from 2007 level)
o Implement system of rapid bus lines
o Double bicycle commuting from 2007 to 2012
o Institute complete-street design policy
o Institute programs to treat streets as public space
o Reduce agency energy and vehicle use
84.
85. 9th Avenue Protected
Bike Lane/Complete Street
9th Avenue first year of operation:
• Crashes of all kinds down 56%
• Bicycle volume up by 50%
94. Times Square
- before
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95. Times Square
- after
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96. A place more accessible for all
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97. Opportunities to meet and interact
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102. 17% improved travel time for vehicular traffic
11% more pedestrians
63% reduction in traffic accidents
35% reduction in pedestrian casualties
80% less pedestrians in the roadway
84% increased stationary activities in Times Square