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SCATTER S PRAWLING C ITIES A ND T RANSPOR T : FROM E VALUATION TO R ECOMMENDATIONS

SCATTER S PRAWLING C ITIES A ND T RANSPOR T : FROM E VALUATION TO R ECOMMENDATIONS. SCATTER WORKSHOP MILAN OCTOBER 24 th , 2003 Urban sprawl as experienced in Helsinki. Urban sprawl as experienced in Helsinki. Urban growth, migration and structural change

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SCATTER S PRAWLING C ITIES A ND T RANSPOR T : FROM E VALUATION TO R ECOMMENDATIONS

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  1. SCATTERSPRAWLING CITIES AND TRANSPORT:FROM EVALUATION TO RECOMMENDATIONS SCATTER WORKSHOP MILAN OCTOBER 24th, 2003 Urban sprawl as experienced in Helsinki

  2. Urban sprawl as experienced in Helsinki • Urban growth, migration and structural change • Spatial / functional structure of Helsinki Metropolitan Area • Driving forces and identified impacts • Policy measures and urban sprawl

  3. URBAN GROWTH, MIGRATION AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE

  4. 100 km Helsinki Metropolitan Area and Surroundings 50 km 150 km Source: Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council

  5. Shaping the spatial structure of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area in the 1900s 10 km

  6. Language barriers • To safeguard the status of the minority languages in the municipality. • Dispersal elsewhere or development of a compact capital region? SIPOO Helsinki

  7. Population and Workplaces

  8. Most important factors shaping Helsinki Metropolitan Area’s urban structure are: • long term structural changes in the global and national economy • increase in the total population of the area • increase in household income • decrease in travel times due to the road network and public transport services • housing market (housing prices lower in the periphery than in the city core) • the availability of government subsidies for rural activities (tax subsidies for commuting) • appeal of rural ambience and of low density settlements • language barriers • building law

  9. Increased need of transport 1 million inhabitants 250 000 inhabitants 100 000 inhabitants 30 000 inhabitants

  10. Average trip length in Helsinki Metropolitan Area 1993 1999 (10,6 km) (12,3 km)

  11. Helsinki area now

  12. … and Helsinki area in future ?

  13. …or new construction within existing structure

  14. ..or along transport corridors

  15. …or have it all!

  16. Identified policies against urban sprawl • Consistency between urban planning and transport policies • Pricing policies • Establishing urban development plans that limit construction on undeveloped sites • Enforcing a housing policy that promotes the construction of tightly-packed residential areas • Parking limitations in city centres • Reserved rights-of-way for public transport vehicles Impacts of these policies?

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