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    GUANGZHOU'S GREENWAYS 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou Improvement of city life - public spaces - better walking and cycling Guangdong Provincial Government and Guangzhou City and District key roles 2011: 1,600 km 2012: 2,100 km city center, suburbs, rural Backbone of NMT network Integrated in BRT corridor design and new roads in some Districts Large 2011&2012 Cultural heritage Parksfronts Waterroads Improved living conditions for residents Safer and more convenient to walk and

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    Planning, design and implementation of

    Greenways
    Bram van Ooijen ITDP China bram@itdp-china.org 7 November 2012

    Lyon, France

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    Salerno, Italy

    Bogota, Colombia

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    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Copenhagen, Denmark

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    New York, NY, USA

    New York, NY, USA

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    New York, NY, USA

    New York, NY, USA

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    Safe corridors for walking and cycling,


    for transportation, not just recreational purposes

    GUANGZHOUS GREENWAYS
    2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou Improvement of city life - public spaces - better walking & cycling Guangdong Provincial Government & Guangzhou City & District key roles

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    Guangdong 2012: approx. 4,000 km opened 2015: 8,770 km 25 million users/year Investment, for first 2,000 km: 3.1 billion RMB ~ 500 million USD Avg. 250,000USD per km
    (source: Guangdong Construction Commission)

    Guangzhou
    2010: 1,000 km

    2011: 1,600 km 2012: 2,100 km


    City center, suburbs, rural Backbone of NMT network Integrated in BRT corridor design

    and new roads in some Districts

    Large 2011&2012 Cultural heritage Parksfronts Waterroads

    2010

    BRT

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    Improved living conditions for residents

    Safer and more convenient to walk and cycle

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    Increased tourism (local and out-of-city)

    Increased land value up to 30%

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    Improved health

    Green, low-carbon city

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    DONGHAOCHONG GREENWAY

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    Donghaochong Canal, after the greenway (2011)

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    INCREASE OF CYCLING
    Volume of Cyclists
    2500

    2000

    53% Increase

    bikes/hour

    52% Increase

    1500

    1000

    24% Increase

    28% Increase

    500

    AM gangding 528 549 814 625 668 615

    PM 511 482 749 660 686 686

    AM tangxia 1083 1297 1713 1820 1712 1530 1859

    PM 971 1069 2064 1497 1501 1232 1465

    Nov-09(before BRT) Mar-10(after BRT) Sep-10(after BRT) Oct-10(after BRT) Dec-10(after-BRT) Jan-11(after-BRT) Mar-11(after-BRT)

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    KEY ISSUES: CONTINUITY

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    DO NOTHING SCENARIO

    DO NOTHING SCENARIO

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    5. KEY ISSUES: SEPARATION

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    KEY ISSUES: ACCESSIBILITY

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    GREENWAY

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    KEY ISSUES: CONNECT

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    KEY ISSUES: SERVICES

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    WHATS A GREENWAY?

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    CONCLUSION
    Greenways have been pioneered in Guangzhou and are being rapidly adopted around China But key issues with planning and design of greenways, which still need to be overcome, are: - Continuity - Separation - Accessibility - Connectivity - Services

    MORE INFORMATION
    www.itdp-china.org www.publicbike.net www.chinabrt.org www.globalparking.net

    Come and see our projects!


    bram@itdp-china.org

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