Public Space!Dillemmas, Tools and Solutions

Mogens Kirkeby, President of ISCA

mk@isca-web.org

Public Space!

“Public Space will change the perception and understanding of sport.

And hopefully sport will change the perception and usage of Public Space”.

PUBLIC SPACE !

See the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJbh0iJJRWU

Focus on PUBLIC SPACE within the perspective of ‘sport’ in big cities is very POSITIVE and IMPORTANT

Big cities can never provide ‘enough’ traditional sport facilities!

PUBLIC SPACE !

PUBLIC SPACE !

Source: IMPALA-NET

Wider perspective of facilities :

• Dedicated sport facilities• Share facilities/spaces• Space with other primary usage

Wider definition of sport :

Including the grassroots sport and recreational physical activity

PUBLIC SPACE !

Wider definition of sport :

Including the grassroots sport and recreational physical activity

PUBLIC SPACE !70 million Europeans are member of a sport club

135 million Europeans are doing sport and physical activity elsewhere

PUBLIC SPACE !

Urbanisation process:

• Less individual space• Less open space (much dedicated space)• Demand on ‘public open space’• Liveability for citizens vs. attraction of tourists

PUBLIC SPACE !

• Dillemmas• Tools• Solutions

PUBLIC SPACE !

HARDWARE SOFTWARE

‘ORG’WARE

TOP DOWN

BOTTOM UP

Facilities, equipment Programs, guidance

Organisations, institutional structures

PUBLIC SPACE !

• Dillemmas• Tools• Solutions

PUBLIC SPACE !Examples

PARISBOGOTA

BARCELONA

PUBLIC SPACE : PARISExample Mayor

Anne HidalgoTwo Goals:

# Paris worlds best running city

# Movement facility within 5 minutes for all citizens

HARDWARESOFTWARE

‘ORG’WARE

TOP DOWN

Facilities, equipment

BOTTOM UP

Organisations, institutional structures

Programs, guidance

ACTIVATION

PUBLIC SPACE !

PARIS BOGOTA

PUBLIC SPACE ! BOGOTA

# Public Parks

# Cyclovias

PUBLIC SPACE ! BOGOTA

# Public Parks

PUBLIC SPACE ! BOGOTA

# Cyclovias

• Sundays 7AM to 2PM• More than cycling• Dedicated space (traffic) into

recreational space

PUBLIC SPACE ! BOGOTA

# Cyclovias in Americas

HARDWAREFacilities, equipment

SOFTWARE

‘ORG’WARE

Programs, guidance

Organisations, institutional structures

ACTIVATION

TOP DOWN

BOTOM UP

PUBLIC SPACE !

BOGOTA BARCELONA

PUBLIC SPACE : BARCELONAExample

# Superblocks

PUBLIC SPACE : BARCELONAExample

# Superblocks

PUBLIC SPACE : BARCELONAExample

See the video at: https://vimeo.com/282972390

HARDWAREFacilities, equipment

SOFTWARE

‘ORG’WARE

Programs, guidance

Organisations, institutional structures

ACTIVATION

TOP DOWN

BOTOM UP

PUBLIC SPACE !

HARDWAREFacilities, equipment

SOFTWARE

‘ORG’WARE

Programs, guidance

Organisations, institutional structures

ACTIVATION

TOP DOWN

BOTOM UP

Collaboration between:Sport organisation

&Municipality

PUBLIC SPACE !

40 Examples15 Tools

PUBLIC SPACE !

BirminghamBarcelonaPlovdidParisWroclaw

PUBLIC SPACE !

BirminghamBarcelonaPlovdidParisWroclaw

Green SpaceBlue SpaceBlack SpacePeoples Award

PUBLIC SPACE !

PUBLIC SPACE !

Sunday 22 September

CAR FREE DAY&

OPEN STREETS DAY

We welcome your initiative!

PUBLIC SPACE !

Thank You !