Presentation by Alexander Ståhle (PhD in Urban Design & CEO Spacescape) at Eurocities 2014 in Munich 5th november 2014.

1. Whatmakes a city smart(er)?
Alexander Ståhle
PhD Urban design, KTH Royal InstituteofTechnology
CEO, Spacescape
alexander.stahle@spacescape.se

2. Whatis a city?

3. Whatis a city?
A placewithhighsocial interaction
City size
Interaction
(per capita)

4. “Cities are proximity, density, closeness.”
Edward Glaeser, Harvard University

5. Whatis ”smart”?

6. Whatis ”smart”?
Higherinteractionleadsto faster innovation
Urbanization
ICT use

7. Knowledgeclustering
Land usedensity
Densewalkableplacesattractsmartness

8. 80% ofinnovations outofoffice

9. 90% ofofficemarket is walkability
1. Public transport
2. Shops & restaurants
3. Office clusters

10. SHOPS
DENSITY
DENSITY
SHOPS
STOCKHOLM
MALMÖ
ÖREBRO
RESTAURANTS
DENSITY
Walkabilityneedsdensity
DENSITY
SERVICE
SERVICE
SERVICE

11. Density
Travel
Densityis car-independency

12. Thereis goodand bad density

13. Vad gör en attraktiv plats?
Fungerar planen som det var tänkt?
Vad skapar närhet och flöden?
Gooddensity= Goodpublic space

14. 90% ofhousingmarket is walkability

16. Walkabilitydrives US citiesas well

17. ”It is pedestrians, not cars, that drives the economy.”
Janette SadikKhan, NYC DOT & NACTO

18. Connectingplacesofinteraction
Office
Healthcare
Education
Places
Homes

19. Connectingby private pods
Home
Office
Retail
Healthcare
Education
Places

20. Connectingthroughpublic space
Home
Office
Retail
Healthcare
Education
Places

21. “City transport is about moving people, not vehicles” Rachel Kyte, World Bank

22. A smart(er) city is…
A placewith….

23. A smart(er) city is…
A placewith….
ahigh(er) interaction…

24. A smart(er) city is…
A placewith….
…to a low(er) cost
ahigh(er) interaction…

25. Whereis the interaction?
Lowinteraction
Highinteraction
(Face-to-face)
INTERACTION
Highways
Homes
Bikeways
Railways
Workplaces
Walkspace

26. Whatis the cost?
Lowcost
Highcost
COST
Highways
Railways
Walkspace
Bikeways
Workplaces
Offices

27. Lowcost
Highcost
Lowinteraction
Highinteraction
COST
INTERACTION
Whereis the smart(er) city?

28. Lowcost
Highcost
Lowinteraction
Highinteraction
COST
INTERACTION
Whereis the smart(er) city?
Highways
Homes
Bikeways
Railways
Workplaces
Walkspace

29. Thisis not smart city
Thisis highcostlowinteraction

30. Thisis smart city
Thisis lowcosthighinteraction

31. Topten smart city technologiescreatinghighinteractionat lowcost

32. 10. The robot car
“In a decade we might not own cars.”
Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles

33. 9. The service drone
“Drones for good” initiative (UAE)

34. 8. The highspeed train
Shinkansen, TGV, Intercity Express, Eurostar

35. 7. BRT and the subway
Sthlmand NY have 70% transit commute.
Avaragecommute in Hong Kong 11 min.

36. 6. Bike networkand electricbike
Cph& Amsterdam have 40% bike commuting.

37. 5. Parklets, foodtrucks, containers
10-20% of city space is parking (car storage).

38. 4. The park and the plaza
Urban recreation is high interaction and value.

39. 3. The mix usefamilyfriendlyblock
A downtown for all decreases sprawl.

40. 2. The smartphone
Helsinki’s new mobility-in-demand-system integrates all forms of shared and public transport in a single payment network could essentially render private cars obsolete.

41. 1. The sidewalk
Movement space and public-private interface

42. ” High quality sidewalks are the most basic element of a democratic city.”
Enrique Penalosa, ITDP

43. “The compact walkable city enhance livelihoods for the poor through affordable mobility. It lower social segregation through proximity of affordable housing to places of work.” Joan Clos, UN Habitat

44. Janette SadikKhan, NYC DOT & NACTO
from TedTalksept 2013

46. Thankyou!
Alexander Ståhle
PhD Urban design, KTH Royal InstituteofTechnology
CEO, Spacescape
alexander.stahle@spacescape.se