jan gehl, professor, dr. litt. founding partner: gehl architects urban quality consultants,...
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JAN GEHL, PROFESSOR, DR. LITT. FOUNDING PARTNER: GEHL ARCHITECTS
URBAN QUALITY CONSULTANTS, COPENHAGEN
LIVEABLE CITIES –for the 21st Century
PEOPLE ORIENTED CITY PLANNING AS STRATEGY
Home
Celebrating a 45th Wedding Anniversary
Dinner
Combined Age 136 years
Perth, West Australia Elsinore, Denmark
From 1955…. Carinvasion
1960 CHANGE OF PARADIGME 2
1962 Main Street Copenhagen Pedestrianized
Public Space-Public Life Surweys: Copenhagen 1968, 1985, 1995 (+2005)
Copenhagen Street: 2 Sidewalks, 2 proper bicycle lanes, street trees, 2 lanes for 2 way traffic, and a substan- tial median to facilitate crossing the street
”We do not have to think and act as 1960s traffic engineers for ever -times are changing and traffic engineers are by now much smarter”
Priority for pedestrians and bicyclistsSidewalks and bicycle tracks across
side streets
Copenhagen: New Public Life Policy 2009: ”WORLDS FINEST CITY FOR PEOPLE”
Among the goals:”Everyone to walk 20% more by 2015!!!”
-on a citywide network of bicycle lanes
Bicycling in Copenhagen
Going to workin the City of Copenhagen
37% use bicycle 27% drive car 33% use public transit 5% walk
Major complaint : Serious congestions -on the bicycle lanes
Official City Poster September 2007
Copenhagen The No 1 Bicycle City in the World
Goals for 2015: * 50% of all comuting on bicycles * Bicycle Accidents to be halved”
2010: After 50 years: Another change of ParadigmeWANTED: - Lively City - Attractive City - Safe City - Sustainable City - Healthy City
In this City everythingwillbe done to invitepeople to walk and bicycle as much as possible in the course of theirdailydaydoings”
Singapore 21 March 2012
International Award for outstandingcontributions to the creation of vibrant, liveable and sustainable urban communities
LEE KUAN YEW WORLD CITY PRICE
GREATER NEW YORKA GREENER,
9th Ave. Apr.08
9th Ave. Sep.08
Phot:DOT/NYC
Phot:DOT/NYC
WELCOME TO THE 21st CENTURY
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Furter Informations:
”CITIES FOR PEOPLE” (sept 2010) Available in all major languages !!
In this City everythingwillbe done to invitepeople to walk and bicycle as much as possible in the course of theirdailydaydoings”
Lively City
Attractive City
People Scale, Less Stress, Less Noise, Less Polution + a City dominated by Attraction Nr. 1: PEOPLE
Safe city
Sustainable City
A good Public Realm is a crucial factor for good Public Transportation
”Houston -the City with the fattest people of the World”
Healthy City
Broadway Boulevard 23 May 2009“When you can make it there you can make it anywhere,New York, New York !!”