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The role of the railway station boulevard in perspective

MobKos II - Mission 2 - September 2010 - Kobe Boussauw

1. Situation• road classes as “in use”:

• local roads• urban arterials• regional roads and bypass

1925 1953 1955

2. Historical planning (1)

1983

2. Historical planning (2)

2006: current UrbanDevelopment Plan

• source: UN-Habitat MuSPP 1 (2006)

3. Concept for road categories (1)

• source: MobKos 1 (2009)

3. Concept for road categories (2)

4. Functions of station boulevardThree main functions:

1. urban collector road 2. local access to the station, shopping and other adjacent activities

3. functional connection zone between Kristali and city centre

5. Traffic intensity (1)

• cars • bicycles

5. Traffic intensity (2)