CaGBC Summit:Beyond Buildings June12,2012

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ProjectNeutral Neighourhood Summit June9,2012

MoreUrbanandMoreGreen: CitiesHoldtheKey ld h

KenGreenberg GreenbergConsultants,Inc.

F f t dt h l t f h l Fromfeetandtwowheelstofourwheels..

andbeyond

Itseemedlikeagreatideabutunfortunatelytherealityisnotquitelikethedream..

Forcingamajorparadigmshift

Economicimperative

Environmentalimperative

Apublichealthcrisis

Thesechallenges(andothers)areimmensebutcities,themostremarkableof humancreationsandthegreatsynthesizers,haveanincrediblecapacitytolearn, torecover,andtoadapt

Betterunderstandingofhowcitieswork

Analteredconsciousnessofourplaceinthenaturalworld

1962 9

1985 9 5

1995 995

Ahugechangeinmindset
Civic Centre Plaza, Plan of Chicago, 1908

CivicCentrePlaza, i i l PlanofChicago,1908

ArizonaMetropolis 3000A.D..,1971

Futurama NewYorkWorldsFair, 1939

SeeingtheCityaspartofnaturenotinoppositiontoordominatingit St.Paulon theMississippi

Learningthatsustainabilityisnotacategorybutawayofsynthesizingandconnecting

Symbiocity

FindingtheessentialDNAtocreatenewplaces

Dealingwiththepowerfulimperativesofnature

Integratngfloodproofingwithcitybuilding anurbanestuary wheretheDonRiverentersTorontoHarbour

Recoveringfromthedisastrousmudslide ontheVenezuelancoast

Coexistence theIntertwiningoftheurbanandthenatural

Theincrediblerestorativepowerofnature

TTommythompsonPark akatheSpit

2002

TommythompsonPark akatheSpit

2009

Thekeypremise Acitycanbecomebothmoreurbanandmoregreen

Thepowerofthiscontrastingduality BuenosAires

PuertoMadero

Reserva Ecolgica

Anewfocusoncitybuildingembracingagreatnaturalfeature

SaintPaulBoston/Cambridge

Toronto

Stockholm

SaintPaulontheMississippi

Anepiphany theGreatRiverPark

10 Principles

ADevelopmentFrameworkandthemeanstoimplementit theDesignCenter

ACity denser,greener, connected connected

Therevivalofapowerfulregionalgreenwayconcept

Alongrangeprogramofincrementaldevelopmentandphasedpublicrealminvestment

Majornewinitiative
N t tF k ff t h l Cit th Ri NextgreatFramework effort wholeCityontheRiver Renewingthecompact Strengthengreatestcompetitiveadvantage GreatRiverPark Applywhathasworkedtothewholelength pp oftheMississippi

ExpandingtheFramework anarmatureextendingtheriverreachthroughoutthecity

ReconnectingwithBostonHarborandCharlesRiverBasin

AlongtermserialeffortbuildingonOlmstedsEmeraldNecklace

TheBigDig,Boston

RemovingtheCentralArterygiveswayto.

theRoseKennedyGreenway

TheCrossroadsInitiative anexpandedwebofconnections

AstheCityfillsinandreorientstothewater

BOSTONCROSSROADS

Onceinacentury opportunitytoforgenew CommonGround: AWebofconnections buildingoffthe Greenway Connectsneighborhoods, culturaldestinations, parks,watersedge Gatewaysandthresholds GreenwayParksto G P k supportvibrantyear rounduse Public/private initiatives

CommonwealthLandingatBU Boston,Brookline,Cambridge

Anearly20th centuryvisionforaCharlesRivercampus

.thwartedbymidcenturyhighwayinfrastructure

Thechancetorestoretheconnectionaspartofalargerproject

BUVisionforCommonwealthLandingattheknuckle

ACharlesRiverCampusoncemore

BridgingStorrow Drive

NorthPoint,Cambridge

AerialPhoto (LookingEast)

Toronto LowerDonLands
Aninternationalcompetitionlaunchedin2007fortheLowerDonLands h l if i di i i i h l d h b Thegoal,aunifyingandinspiringconceptmergingthenaturalandtheurban
Designasholisticproblemsolving:

Renaturalize Riverfrontparksystem Newdevelopment Connectneighbourhoods Prioritizetransitandtrails Pi ii i d il

Lateralsolutions multipleusesoverlap

AccommodatingdiversityinthePlan

ColouredDotMapshowingdistributionofuses

Leadingwithpublicrealm tangibleevidenceofsuccess

Stockholm

Symbiocity

Waste
Anundergroundautomatedwaste disposalsystemreducesthetransports intheareaandmakesiteasytosortthe waste. t Asdoesablockbasedsystemof recyclingroomsandareabased environmentalstations. en ironmentalstations Allrecyclablematerialis recycled:newspapers, glass,cardboard,metals, glass cardboard metals etc.

Public Involvement /Lifestyle Citizen Participation

- Public Consultation - Focus groups - Interview -S Surveys - Walking tours

Individualised ITC
- Monitoring

BrooklynBridgeParkMasterPlan

CalgaryRiverwalk

Thereisanoverwhelmingcaseformakingthisparadigmshifttoamore sustainablefuturebyembracingourplaceinnature Citiesholdthekey Wehavenobetteroptions Successwillgotothosecitiesthatmakethetransition mostskilfully