Edward Blakely. Urban Planning for the Future

Urban Planning

for the Future

Plan for Economic Activity

People as Part of Machine

Rails as core for planning

Russian cities as control centres

Russian Cities-planned for control both

industry and people movement

People part of Place

A New Suburban

Un-linked World

Planned and Manufactured Community

Infrastructure Development as

Planning

Globally Linked Locally Rooted

Cultural Connections as part of

planning

Air Freight Port

Urban Competitiveness Model

Smart Buildings

Research as a basic Industry and

not a mere servant to industry

Where do Russian Cities stand?

• Globally

• Nationally

• Regionally

• Distinctive Features

The Planner+Building for future

Places that hold

people

National Planning Process

• Focus on connectivity

• Regional Infrastructure

Low-density, auto-dependent sprawl

consumes large amounts of land and energy

in wasteful and unnecessary ways.

Nationally Supported

Global Regional Planning

Mode Share

0 - 10 %

11 - 20 %

21 - 30 %

31 - 40 %

41 - 50 %

Greater than 50 %

Public transport mode sharefor travel to work

2001

N

0 5 10 15 Kilometers

Source: TPDC 2001 Journey to Work

Multi-

Dimensional Live

work places

Investment in Transport

Together and Apart

Work-Home

Connections

Working to

innovate and

connect

Home workers

Shopping Centre-Work Centre

Making healthy, Safe Places

Combined Lving and Working

Quality Shop-recreation areas