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are not paying attent ionto the opion of the citi z ien s . . .
even nowadays they are not paying attent ion
to the opion of the citi z ien s . . .
even nowadays they
...But at the end it’s just
the last one.
and the winner is...
Most important gre
en areas
5000m2- 2500m2 g
reen area
2500m2- 500m2 gr
een area
500m2- 50m2 gree
n area
35%of the green areas of Alicante
are in a roundabout.
since 50 years
since 30 years
since 15 years
12-10 accidents per
year
1-2 accidents per
year
9-6 accidents per
year
5-3 accidents per
year
green area in rounda
bouts
the green is not we
ll-distributed. The g
reat amount of roun
dabouts can be tak
en as an opportunit
y to “spread” the gree
n.
That’s
45000m2 out of 130000m2
evolution in time
the oldest
roundabaouts
are in the historic
part of Alicante,
but the new ones
have the greatest
amount of green a
rea.
accidents in roundabo
uts
More than 25000 v
ehicles
25000- 15000 veh
icles
15000- 5000 vehic
les
Less than 5000 veh
icles
the greatest amoun
t of accidents happ
en in ring roads of Alica
nte
accidents ocurred
last year (2012)
trips in car
density of vehicles
schools and other e
ducational facilities
health facilities
Moreover, som
e of them ar
e part of th
e historic heri
tage of Alican
te.
trips due to work i
ssues
That means that we can’t access to the 1/3 of the green.
roundabouts
hall of fame
popularity is not related
with the age of the roundabout
42%of the
trips in Alican
te are made
by car.
great amount of
vehicles related w
ith
great amount of
accidents
hospitals
health local center
more than
of the schools
have a round
about in a ra
dius of 500m (avera
ge)
60%
90%of the he
alth facilities have a
roundabout nearby
in certain roundabo
uts the traffic exce
ed the amount of
25000 vehicles per day
The roundabouts w
ith more traffic hav
e obviuosly
a greater amount
of accidents
a car (as an ave
rage) throws
200gr CO2 per k
ilometerecological issues
25000 cars th
row 5000 kg CO
2
and that’s only in a roundabout !!!
the huge amount
of traffic in Alicant
e comes from the
poor use of public
tranportation
Alicante, “the city
for cars”
42%11%
38%9%
we blink 25000 times in a daythat can be
absorbed by
the green in
roundabouts
from th
is analy
sis we
conclu
de...
of the trips in Alic
ante are made be
cause of work
60%
great part of worker
s
comes from other citie
s,
so the entrance of
the city(mostly reg
ulated
by a roundabout)
is so important
let’s summ
arize...
analysing data... loading...
we base
our choice
in these
urban
theories:
VISIBILITY
OF THE CIT
Y
getting a soc
ial sustanaibl
e space by c
oherence and
continuity of
the city.
ROUNDABOUT
S AS “POROSI
TY POINTS”
for the city.
A roundabout
is an “empty
” space that
can be used
as an attract
ion point
of the
differents act
ivities in Alica
nte. They ab
sorb the div
ersity of socia
l
experience
. So roundabo
uts are at t
he same time
porosity poin
ts
and a bounda
ry between
separated dis
tricts.
roundabouts
and their
connections
porosity
BUS OR OTHER
20%
CAR OR SIMILAR 75%
BIKES OR
MOTOS 5%
PEDESTRIAN
FROM OUR
HOUSES
more t
han fou
r metre
s
alwaysstatic
continuous
55”- 25”partially
vehicles
half quarter0.5”
no more
than t
wo met
res
20 ”around
vehicles
3”the siz
e of yo
ur bike
37”- stoparound
continuous
two me
tres
30”around
vehicles
two me
tres
25”
time that takes y ou to go around what you use to see if you find it
the objects that ca n block your visual contact
50º
9º
PER
SONCAR
BUS
BI KE
HOM
ECAR
BIKE
PERSON
B U S
BIKE CAR
BUS
H OME
PERSON
vehicles higher than c
ar like BUSES
PRIVILENDGE view f
rom above
and MODERATE speed
to see almost 360º
CARS are the most di
sadvantaged
limitated ANGLE and
ATTENTION on the
road
motorbikes or BIKES
RIGHT speed to perc
eive it
dangerous and RISK
from our HOUSES
static and complete v
iew
MONOTONY
innumerable PEDESTRI
ANS
PERFECT situation to
enjoy it
they PASS BY it neve
r stop
We asked several groups of people about roundabouts in alicante to try to get a
general idea about what people really think about and if they notice their
presence in the everyday life.
the citizen is supposed to be the origen of all the development
lol n1_brit a revolving circular platform provided with wooden animals, seats, etc, on which people ride for amusement; merry-go-round2_a road junction in which traffic streams circulate around a central islandUS and Canadian name: traffic circleadjindirect or circuitous; deviousadv , prep round abouton all sides:
The operating and entry characteristics of old historical circles differs considerably from modern roundabouts. The first British circular junction was built in Letchworth Garden City in 1909. Contrary to modern roundabouts, its centre originally was intended partly as a traffic island for pedestrians.
of roundabouts Phase IIMªAng
eles Reina
res, Alba R
omero, Ire
ne Roca
19.07.13CAÑADAOPENINGThis roundabout has been choosen to represent the history of shoes of Villena.There will built a sculpture which repre-sent that by a famous artist of the area.36.000 €
01.03.13TORREVIEJASOCIAL OPORTUNITYIn a roundabout of 500 m2, it has been placed a minikart race to get money (2€ per round) for the society close to it.36.000 €
19.03.13BENIDORMOPENINGThe city wants to dedicate a roundabout to Raphael, because of his participation in the Song Festival. The design is already done but the is not agreement to definitly spend the money on that.
30.08.13 ALICANTEDEMOLITIONAfter 7 years the company “Jost” should demolish the roundabout in Av.Cortes Valencianas, because the urban councillor has considered ilegal.The company can’t afford the cost for that so now the goverment should take part of it.41000 euros
18.09.13 ELDA AND MONOVARREPARATIONThe municipal workers fix the damages of the roundabout, the reason was the wild vegetation which growed there.With this action they would “clean the face” of the town.
01.09.13 ALMORADISOCIAL CONFLICTS There is a passive action of the admis-nistration about integration programs for prostitutes in the society.For that reason, they are invading some public areas in the twon like rounda-bouts, which is annoying the neighbou-rhood.
01.09.13 ALICANTEOPENINGAfter eighteen months under construction because of the new AVE infraestructure, the roundabout in the Capitán General Gutiérrez Mellado is finished.This street will be an impor-tant axis in the famous alicant railway project.
SOCIAL
ECOLOGY
CULTURE
01.06.13 ORIHUELATRAFFIC CONFLITS One new roundabout is built in Orihuela toimprove the traffic in the street named Calle del Sol , but they were not doing this is a proper way because there are many protest about the difficulty of drive there, due to the small size of this.
10.06.13 ElCHE OPENINGThe roundabout named Jose Esquino has been dedi-cated to the Elche football club so if you go there you could see a monolish with their named. The club is very proud of this award, because ever-yone who get to the town would be able to see it.
02.06.13ALICANTESOCIAL PROTESTThe citiziens of La Aparecida are really disapointed with the constructionsof the new roundabout in the road N-340. It’s now forteen years since they started to build it.300.000 €
06.06.13ALICANTENEIGHBOURHOOD REQUESTThe citiziens are agains the new native flowers in the roundabout,c ause of the smell that it produces.This roundabout is in Av.Juan XXIII
19.07.13ALICANTEOPENINGFor years the neighbourhood of San Gabriel was
asking for a roundabout to improve the road
safety due to the high speed of the cars in
their streets.The roundabout is temporary, in case it work,
more money will be invested on that.
15.06.13 BENIDORMREPARATION The town has spent a huge amount of
money fixing one of the fonts most impor-
tant. It is placed in one of the entrance
of the touristic city, so it have to be
always ready for the visitors.
1.200.000 €
15.10.13 ALICANTENEW PROJECT The Milenio Roundabout with the Lastres’
sculpture, is one of the landmarks in the
city. The government proposes to create a public
square with benches and bicycle path.
120.000 euros
16.10.13 ALICANTEPROTEST The Compromis’ secretary demands the
cancellation of the new project about Mile-
nio roundabout.Such a big amount of money should be
invested in improving another urban pro-
blems like the traffic lights in Pedro Duque.
120.000 euros
“ This is the most boring
place i have never seen... ”
“ What the fuck is that shit
in front of my house ! “
“ It’s sooo... pretty, I want to die ! ”
PEOPLE PER ROUNDABOUT
23000 people
29000 people
18000 people
20000 people
17500 people
22000 people
2704 roundabouts6,2 mill. inhabitants
1868 roundabouts5,4 mill. inhabitants
1391 roundabouts2,5 mill. inhabitants
920 roundabouts1,8 mill. inhabitants
882 roundabouts1,5 mill. inhabitants
856 roundabouts1,8 roundabouts
USA
FRANCE
Alicante is the fourth province with the higher number of roundabouts (920), 46 only in Alicante.
Do the roundabouts have an important role in your town?
“BOTELLON”
COLLECTING
PROTEST
FESTIVITY
NOVEMBER_ olivesSEPTEMBER_ granade
AGOSTO_ fig
42.200 in 2012 Spain
THRUSDAYFRIDAYSATURDAY
EVERY:4 year WORD CUP EUROPE CUP1 year UEFA CHAMPIONS
LIGA COPA DEL REY
LUCEROS
PLAZA ESPAÑA
LA FLORIDA
Do you have any one close to your place?
Do you think there is a better solution for the traffic
problem?
Trade and repair of vehiclesConstructionIndustryScientistHealthTransportAdministrationHotel industry
55,2 Industrial zone
% Distrito centroBarrio
Ensanche
Mercado San Blas
Ciudad de AsisBenalua- La Florida
San Gabriel
Los Angeles
Carolinas
11 %
12 %
6,3 %
4,4 %4,4 %
14 %
11,3 %
6,9 %
3,7 %
1,2 %
% ov
er the to
tal rev
enue
Average over the sector revenue
€
More tha
n 50% of the economy is based on ...
Lets go o
n in deep...
THE 80% OF THE CITIZENS HAVE REALLY PRESENTS THE ROUNDABOUTS IN THEIR DIARY LIFE
Citizens
Citizens
Council
Roundabouts
Artist
City
Traffic
Maintenance
To be c
ontinu
ed..
.
hospit
al - potenc
ial 1
local health center - potencial 3
local health center - potencial 3
schools - potencial 1
schools - potencial 4
schools - potencial 4
green area Via parque - potencial 3parque Lo Morant - potential 1
dangerous road - potencial 2
dangero
us road
- potencial 2 The
chosen rou
ndabout is
the junc
tion with
the stree
ts “Avenid
a Periodist
a
Rodolfo Sa
lazar” and
“Alonso C
ano”
it’s a bou
ndary bet
ween diffe
rent areas
Garbinet
Carolinas
We value the attractions in our area with a scale from (1 more attraction, 4 less attraction)
comercial area - potencial 1
justication of the choice
site plan
G A R B I N E T
C A R O L I N A S
A LT O Z A N OL O S Á N G E L E S
L O M O R A N T
N O U A L A C A N T
Avenida Periodista Rodolfo Salazar
Calle Alonso Cano
V I S T A H E R M O S A
MATERIAL1.348 €
VEGETATION55.564 €
VEHICLES144.441 €
EQUIPMENT9.953 €
GENERAL COST
WORKERS642.039 €
GRAPHIC OF THE DIFFERENT AREAS
ROUNDABOUT
POOR ROUNDABOUT
GRASS TREES
MONUMENTS
GRASS
3 €/h
FOUNTAIN: RECLYCED FROM EDAR
IRRIGATION: 825,00 €
GARDENER
COUNCILOR4.700 €/month
75 €/m2
7 €/m2
15 €/m2
SIGNALS 10.845,98 €
GENERAL CONSTRUCTIONS 8.793,60 €
LABOUR4 €/h
GRASS
CONCRETE
GRAVEL
2.569,00 €
BASIC PUBLIC LIGHTING
VEGETATION10.807 €
FOUNTAIN285.000 €
MONUMENTS: 57.954 €
2.300.000 €
* Approximated budget from: Catral roundabout, BOE 314,Informacion Newspaper.
REPARATION: 1.200.000 €
the roundabout has all the EXPENSIVE ELEMENTS that we can find:
+ + +the roundabout has the BASIC stuffs that TRAFFIC needs:
+
+
IS IT NECESSARY
CITIZIENS
TRAFFIC
YES
YES
NO
NOmake themtransitable!
use the moneyfor something else
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