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Stadt Frankfurt am Main – Umweltamt
Infrastructure and
Frankfurt´s Green Belt
Global Geenbelts ConferenceLocal Solutions for Global ChallengesToronto, CanadaMarch 22nd - 24th, 2011
Klaus Wichert
Stadt Frankfurt am Main – Environment Department
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Contents
Frankfurt am Main in figures
Frankfurt`s GreenBelt
Infrastructure in the GreenBelt
Summary
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Frankfurt am Main in figures
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Frankfurt am Main in figures
688,000 inhabitants
490,000 jobs
227 banks
2.2 million trade fair visitors
52 % green open space
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Frankfurt`s GreenBelt
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Frankfurt`s GreenBelt
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Dissection of the GreenBelt
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Dissection of the GreenBelt
209 subways and footbridges, road and rail crossings
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The potential of dissection
Target emphasis of
individual areas
Developing the dissection
of the GreenBelt into a
programmatic strength
Reinforcing the qualities of
the GreenBelt as an
aesthetic area of recreation
and discovery
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Infrastructure in the GreenBelt
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Roads
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Roads
335,000 inward commuters / 65,000 outward
commuters daily
70 km of national motorways
Air and noise pollution caused by motor vehicles
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Noise in the GreenBelt
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GreenBelt versus road-building
Development abandoned (national thoroughfare in
Fechenheim)
Development modified (Leunastraße)
Renaturing discussion (Bahnstraße in Schwanheim)
Renaturing implemented (Höchster Weg, road is
dismantled, cycle track retained)
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Railway lines
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Railway lines
Frankfurt’s main railway station, European transport
hub, 1,730 trains daily
Third largest passenger transport association, 660
million passengers
7 underground lines, 8 tram lines, 57 bus routes, 191
million passengers
Noise pollution caused by rail traffic
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GreenBelt versus railway lines
Plan for the western railway line adjusted
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Ports
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Ports
Trimodal port in the Höchst Industrial Park
Expansion measures on the edge of the GreenBelt
Compensation achieved
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Airport
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Airport
Largest airport in Germany
53 million air passengers; 2.3 million tonnes of freight
handled
70,000 employees (largest workplace)
1,300 aircraft take off and land each day
Flight movements to increase from 464,000 to
700,000 by 2020
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GreenBelt versus airport
New runway from October 2011
Alternative plan for the GreenBelt was discarded
High levels of aircraft noise pollution in the GreenBelt
(municipal forest)
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Take-off routes
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Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS)
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Sports areas in the GreenBelt
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Sports and leisure facilities
Integral part of the GreenBelt
No new facilities
Existing facilities may be extended
Risks: too many parking spaces, buildings, floodlights
=> gradual loss of space
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Urban development
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Residential and commercial areas
No loss of space through housing development
New commercial areas were discussed but turned
down
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Summary
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Social facilities
Facilities for elderly people, children and disabled
persons in the GreenBelt have been discussed.
Up-to-date: accommodation for the homeless in the
Ostpark
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