http://www.zukunft-mobilitaet.net "Ghent gives the street back to the people" by Kevin Clijmans (Universiteit Hasselt) at the International Transport Meeting 2012 in Dresden, Germany Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=n3BslpFfyxU

1. Ghent gives the street
back to the people
Kevin Clijmans

2. I present you Ghent

3. Ghent in Europe

4. Some data

5. 15.643 ha surface
Port of Ghent
The centre of Ghent

6. 246.000 inhabitants

7. 300 schools
more than 130.000 pupils & students

8. Modal split in Gent (in %)
Car driver 43,0
Car passenger 16,0
Motocycle 1,5
Bike 14,0
Bus 3,5
Tram 2,0
Train 2,5
On foot 17,5
Total: 100%

9. Mobility in Ghent

10. Strategic goals about mobility
1. Ghent must be easily and selectively
accessible for all target groups in space and
time.
2. Co-ordination, communication, regulations,
preservation and research are of vital
strategic importance.

11. Crucial question
In what kind of city/world do we want or live
tomorrow?
Car City? Walking/cycling city?

12. What cars do to our cities

13. What to do? Humanise the street!
• Give the street back to
people, not to cars
• Make public roads
meeting places in stead
of parking places

14. Mobility plan Ghent:
for a livable and accessible city
• Reduction of redundant car traffic
• No through traffic in the city centre
• More space for cyclists and pedestrians
• Free driveways for public transport
• A pleasant city to live, work and visit, …

15. Ghent gives the street back to the people

16. 35 ha pedestrian area

17. Pedestrian area: the street is
for pedestrians and cyclists

18. No passing traffic in the historic city center
• No access for car traffic
in general
• Limited access possible
• Permits for delivering
goods, work, professional
reasons, inhabitants
• Soon: control of the car
free area by automatic
detection system

19. Reconstruction of public area
• Creating a pleasant city to
live in
• A better use of the public
area
• Building streets and squares
with high quality
• Giving the street back to the
people

20. Reconstruction of public area:
Gras- en Korenlei

21. Reconstruction of public area:
Gras- en Korenlei

22. Reconstruction of public area: Korenmarkt

23. Reconstruction of public area: Korenmarkt

24. Reconstruction of public area: Vrijdagmarkt

25. Reconstruction of public area: Vrijdagmarkt

26. Touristic sign posts for pedestrians

27. Pavement Action Plan (2010)
• Reconstruction of pavement
on important walking lines
• Extra investments in 4 years
time
• 10.000 m² in first year already
• Result
→ Comfortable pavements
in the centre

28. Walking campaign

29. Functional walking map

30. Functional walking map

31. Thanks for your attention!