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Strengthening Alexandria Urban Fabric by planning urbanism's walkable area

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Dr.Shahira Sharaf El Din, Dr. Ghada Ragheb, Pharos University Alexandria, Egypt.

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Introduction

� General view

� Alexandria, Egypt

� The case study

� Location

� History

� Architectural style

� Development project

� Traffic Analysis

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� Traffic Analysis

� Problem definition

� New Proposal

�Conclusion

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nThe rapid growth of

towns and cities in

the nineteen century

led to calls for parks

to be provided for

the health of factory

workers and so it

benefited society as

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Introduction

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Alexandria from 1805 till 1980

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Nowadays city of Alexandria has a very wide range of

urban development projects, some of them has a major

influence to the physical being of the city while others

just have an interpretation to its characteristics.

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from the beginning of the Mohammed Ali era

(1805) up to the present time

Population is projected to become 5.4 million by

2015. Because of this, Alexandria is the second

largest urban governorate in Egypt.

This enormous urban growth requires detection

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with a good management, planning to solvesolve

circulationcirculation andand traffictraffic problemsproblems especiallyespecially

inin thethe citycity centercenter..

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Introduction

� General view

� Alexandria, Egypt

� The case study

� Location

� History

� Architectural style

� Development project

� Traffic Analysis

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� Traffic Analysis

� Problem definition

� New Proposal

�Conclusion

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Location

Location : Egypt, Alexandria, Sidi Gaber (the Eastern District)

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The station of Sidi Gaber is the first

railway line outside Europe, and

the second in the world, started to

create between the cities of

Sidi Gaber Station 1930

It serves travelers:

Between Alexandria & Cairo as well as other

main cities in Egypt

inside Alexandria going to and from Abu Kier

district which is located east of Alexandria

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create between the cities of

Alexandria and Cairo in 1851

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The famous train station building has a special architectural style

and unique Dutch character building that was constructed instead

of the traditional old wooden one, in 1948 and was built with

yellowyellow brickbrick..

The station is distinguished with aa clockclock tower,tower, andand majormajor mapmap inin

frontfront ofof itit showing the main streets of the city of Alexandria and the

most important tourist attractions.

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The development

included the constructionof a two story mall.

as well as a multi levels

garage.

As of 2011, the station was developed,

with the intent to turn old parts of the

station into a railway museum, and

include space for commercial orrecreational services.

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shopping mallparking

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New façade

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Site components : Site components :

pedestrian tunnel , pedestrian tunnel , pedestrian bridge pedestrian bridge

Tram line at Tram line at sidisidi gabergaber

district which make an district which make an important important node .

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Main roads : Main roads : Tareek El Horreyah Tareek El Horreyah

Road, Ahmed Ismail street Road, Ahmed Ismail street

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Many directions of cars :AHMED ISMAIL STREET SIDI GABER STATION El HORREYAH STREET

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Vehicles cross circulation

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� Problem definition

� New Proposal

�Conclusion

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problem definition

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Pedestrians usually cross the street

from extremely critical access that

is in conflict with vehicles traffic.

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problem definition

Different circulation

flow of people going

to and from station

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In order to change

such behaviour, the

local authority

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pedestrian bridge

and escalators that

in reality is not used

by pedestrians

to and from station

with an obvious

disorder.

TheThe fencefence whichwhich leadingleading

toto thethe pedestrianpedestrian bridgebridge

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problem definition

Most of our urban

spaces are not giving

pedestrian

movements the

enough concern and

that cause a mis-use

problem.

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station station GaberGaberSidiSidiWith the new design of With the new design of

area area walkablewalkableproject, the need for pedestrian project, the need for pedestrian becomes a mustbecomes a must

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� General view

� Alexandria, Egypt

� The case study

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� History

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� Development project

� Traffic Analysis

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� Problem definition

� New Proposal

�Conclusion

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New Proposal

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The new design of a plazaplaza inin

frontfront ofof thethe stationstation relating

it with the tram line on the

other side and creating

an urban public space will

offer the urban quality to

the place as well as solving

the mess problem in this

district.

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raise the level of the

tram as a monorail

Landing cars level in the way of Horreya street under the

ground to minimize the traffic

Creating a plaza outside the train station will allow people to

walk or sit with maximum safety

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Remove microbus stop

Why ?Reduce traffic

Organize pedestrian paths .

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Does this floor pattern defines pedestrians circulation ?

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terminal, walkable

paved grey spaces are

required to develop

the quality of the

urban space outside

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Using patterns and

new materials in

pavements can

facilitate the

direction of people

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View from AHMED ISMAIL street There is no

clear view

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façade and

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façade and

for the clock

tower “landmark”

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Must Choose new kind of landscape

Provision of green spaces in this

crowded area is a source of

recreation to the residents

specially Sidi Gaber Towers, which

overlooks it directly.

So comfort and pleasure is

provided for train station users

and residents in the same time.

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Tree line

Sidi gaber station

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Move to inside the new mall of sidi gaber station

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The role of open spaces to play within the

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� General view

� Alexandria, Egypt

� The case study

� Location

� History

� Architectural style

� Development project

� Traffic Analysis

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� New Proposal

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CONCLUSION

�In Alexandria, we need to have a walkable areas especially in the

center of the city and in crowded places.

��InIn thethe newnew sustainablesustainable planningplanning ofof AlexandriaAlexandria city,city, thethe qualityquality

ofof thethe urbanurban spacespace isis equallyequally importantimportant withwith thethe efficientefficient functionfunction

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�The proposed research project is a trial to solve a major visualvisual

andand functionalfunctional problemproblem at Sidi Gaber, a major terminal in

Alexandria, is facing and will be elaborated with the new extension.

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CONCLUSION

�The research discussed this accurate solution, especially with the

high increase of population in the city.

�Once the mall at the train station will be opened a real traffic jam

will occur in the center of the city.

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�Also, the proposed solution creates green and open sustainable

spaces and provide walkable areas which are the most important

issues to be considered in Alexandria new planning to enhance the

city urban pattern or the residents behavior and safety.

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CONCLUSION

�Our urban design sustainable solutions of Public Urban spaces

should consider life quality, health, safety and an inclusive

environment for all.

�A city public spaces must be available and open to invite and

include all people, having different activities and thereby ensuring

variety and diversity.

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��WellWell--designeddesigned citiescities inspireinspire thethe peoplepeople whowho livelive inin them,them, whilewhile

poorlypoorly designeddesigned onesones causecause badbad behaviorbehavior ofof theirtheir citizenscitizens

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“ We have modified our environment so radically

that we must now modify ourselves to exist in

this new environment

Norbert Wiener (1894 – 1964) The originator of cybernetics

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