Inclusive & Innovative Urban Mobility

“Think people in transport for livability”

v/ Helle Søholt, Partner & CEO

Gehl Architects aspires to create cities that are lively, healthy, sustainable, attractive and safe -thereby improving people’s quality of life.

Cities for People requires integrated planning

Transport is all about understanding behavior…

A flexible fine grained transport systemmakes a lively city

Accessability enables equity and quality of life

Copenhagen

Bicycle Account

1998

People with high income bike more in Copenhagen!

People and transport is about hardware & softwareIn Copenhagen you grow up as a cyclist

Building sustainable cultures: Copenhagen mobility

All trips

35% Bicyling7% Walking

26% Car32% Public Transport

Copenhageners50% Bicyling13% Walking24% Car13% Public Transport

Connecting transport planning & urban design

NYC Dept. of Transp. NYC Dept. of Transp.

w/ Gehl Architects, w/ Gehl Architects,

Published: 13 nov 08Published: 13 nov 08

Great potentials with compact urban form and flat topography

Leveled and accessibleCompact and lively

Political leadership

9th Ave. Apr.08

9th Ave. Sep.08

Times Square - before

Goal: To see the possibilities in asphalt.....

…possibilities to impact behaviour and culture!

Times Square - after

Building sustainable cultures: New York World Class Streets

www.nyc.gov/html/dot

Midtown Evaluation Report

17% improvements in travel time11% increase in pedestrian numbers 63% decrease in injuries 84% increase in stationary activities74% Times Square has improved dramatically

Task:

To develop a “Mexico City Model for

establishing a bicycle culture”

Gehl Architects working with UNAM in Mexico City

The Gehl Team

Urban expert Jens Rørbeck, Troels Andersen, Gil

Penaloza & Projekt Manager Ass. Lin Skaufel

Much more than a bicycle project

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95% of all street are incompact bikable districts80% of all trips are below 8 km.

Great Potentials:

1.Flat topography

2.Coherent Urban Form

3.Lively neighbourhoods

4.Tree covered streets

5.New BRT lines

Thank you

www.cycling-embassy.org