carfree neighbourhoods in london – why not? steve melia
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Carfree Neighbourhoods in London – Why not?
Steve Melia
www.london.carfree.org.uk
Carfree UK:
37% of households
1.5 million adults
Imagine…Freiburg
Groningen
Hamburg
Vauban, Freiburg
2000 dwellings
5,300 people
3 Types of Carfree Development
1.Vauban (Stellplatzfrei)2.Limited Access3.Pedestrianised Centres
with Residents
1 space/2 dwellings
57% of carfree households gave up
on moving
Annual Declaration
€17,500/space
• Vehicles walking pace pick up/deliver• No parking (some infractions)• Absolute priority for children playing
Stellwerk 60, Cologne
… and for adults
2) Limited Access Type:Stellwerk 60, Cologne
1 space/5 dwellings
€16,000/space
Annual Declaration
How do people travel?
Car club spaces
3) Pedestrianised Centres
The Brunswick, Bloomsbury
Exeter Princesshay120 flats,
23 parking spaces
Would anyone buy them?
Overnight Queue for Phase 1
Groningen (NL) City Centre
No through traffic Half pedestrianised16,500 residents
2,300 residentsparking spaces
75% of city centre households carfree
‘Carfree Housing’ – Camden
• Traffic-free residential area• Designed around travel by
other modes (inc. car clubs)• Limited parking, separated
from the housing
Carfree Development
Anita Street, Manchester
Retrofitting?
So how do we make it happen?
Rose,Autofreiswohnen
Hamburg
Building a Carfree Movement:First Steps
www.carfree.london.org.uk
Inaugural Meeting:
Tuesday 29th September 8pm
Bertrand Russell Room
Conway Hall 25 Red Lion Square, Holborn
www.london.carfree.org.uk
More Information:
Follow Link from:www.london.carfree.org.uk
www.worldcarfree.net