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

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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 lanesBicycling 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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”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 !!”