Stockholm & Vancouver: Health Precedents Design

1. Stockholm & Vancouver:Health Precedents Design Joyce RautenbergHealth & Communities Feb 6/12

2. Outline • The Walkable City: Stockholm City Plan1. Initiative2. Context3. Economic Sustainability4. Social Sustainability5. Environmental Sustainability6. Health Sustainability • Southeast False Creek and Olympic Village Development 1. Initiative2. Context3. Economic Sustainability4. Social Sustainability5. Environmental Sustainability6. Health Sustainability • Learning from Precedents

3. The Walkable City: Stockholm City Plan Initiative • Plan provides framework for land use and water management in the Stockholm region • Part of the larger “Vision 2030”goal for Stockholm to be a “world-class city” • High density suggestions and focus on ecological sustainability

4. The Walkable City: Stockholm City Plan Context • Regional plan: all neighbourhoods in Stockholm are addressed • Adopted by Council March 2010 • Promote density in the city centre • Encourage connectivity including city centre, inner-city and the suburbs

5. The Walkable City: Stockholm City Plan Economic Sustainability • Support growing population • Develop infrastructure • Promote green and efficient office development • Encourage local economy • Continue with urban renewal

6. The Walkable City: Stockholm City Plan Social Sustainability • Create attractive recreation spaces • Address housing concerns • Public space upgrade • Public services expansion • Multicultural Stockholm

7. The Walkable City: Stockholm City Plan Environmental Sustainability • Preserve water resources • Ecological infrastructure • Alternative energy models • Waste management • Stockholm Royal Seaport example

8. The Walkable City: Stockholm City Plan Health Sustainability • Public transportation • Focus on active transportation • Noise in residential areas • Air quality and climate change • Cohesive city

9. Southeast False Creek and Olympic Village Development Initiative • Develop a model sustainable neighbourhood • Innovative infrastructure • Strategic energy reduction • Energy-efficient buildings • Highly transit accessible

10. Southeast False Creek and Olympic Village Development Context • Guidelines for developing Southeast False Creek area • Adopted July 2005, first phase completed 2010 • 80 acre brownfield site; previously light industrial • South of downtown Vancouver; SEFC will become new mixed-use urban community

11. Southeast False Creek and Olympic Village Development Economic Sustainability • Office space construction • Retail and services within the community • Encourage local economic presence • Partnership with BC Hydro

12. Southeast False Creek and Olympic Village Development Social Sustainability • New community centre • Neighbourhood features promotes inclusiveness • Daycare and school facilities • Heritage building restoration • Spiritual centre

13. Southeast False Creek and Olympic Village Development Environmental Sustainability • LEED certified buildings • Sustainable design features • Rainwater reused • Wildlife habitat re-established • Alternative modes of transportation

14. Southeast False Creek and Olympic Village Development Health Sustainability • High density and walkableneighbourhoods promote physical activity • Active transportation paths also encourage exercise • Important linkages to downtown and amenities • Community gardens

15. Southeast False Creek and Olympic Village Development

16. Learning from Precedents • Economic, social and environmental sustainability is also beneficial for health • Health encompasses a wide range of concepts • Density does not need to be feared • A walkable and mixed-use neighbourhood has physical and social benefits • Increasingly important to promote active transportation • Changes may take a long time to see, unless people really push for it