CristinaJunyent
BarcelonaGeographicalsituationEgalitarianCitydesign
BCN:1.604.555hab(16.716hab /km2)
AMB:5.029.181hab(15.267hab /km2
TRAFFIC200,000peoplecomedaily78%bycar+22%bybusGetridoneoffivecars
TourismHotel:20158,3Mpeople
Cruisers:1,8Mpeopleyearlyimportantineconomy
EquilibriumwithpersonalityAndsustainabilityofthecity
What’sgoingon,inBarcelona?
Orthogonal BusNetworkOctober1,2012:28newlines,8horizontal,17verticaland3diagonal,
allow95%ofthepopulationofBarcelonacanmovetoanypointofthecitywithonlyonechange
InitiativesTOP-DOWN
Bicing (March2007)sharing6.000bicyclesfor1,3Mmonthlyshorttrips(<15min).+116kmbikelane
Conventional Retbuspeoplecapacity 90.000 60.000
km/h 11,9 15buses 890 280
stopdistance 300 650/430frequency(min) 13 3
= Superblock
SustainablemobilityIntegratenewbicycleandbusnetworksinaccordancewiththeUrbanMobilityPlanofBarcelona,encouragetravelingbybicycleandonfoot,improvethedistributionofgoods,andreducenoiseandemissions.
RevitalizationofpublicspacePacifythestreets,increasingspacesofstayandpromotenewusesforpublicspace.PromotionofbiodiversityandurbangreenspacesImprovingstreettrees,favoredmicrohabitatstoattractbirdsandincreasegreenspacesthroughnewcommunity.
IntegrationoftheprocessesofgovernanceInvolvingcitizensindefiningprojectsanddevelopmentactions.
commitment
successwithcomplaints:walkingdistances
Differentresponses1.Lastone:publicconsultantsessions:highcontroversy
2.Ina10yearoldsuperblockhighsatisfactionofneighbours
StrengthsResponsetoacitizenneedReducecarbonemissionsandairpollutionEnergyefficiency
WeaknessesDifficultiesforconvinceandengagingneighbours
WeaknessesAllstakeholdersMUSTbeengaged
FromprofessionalentitiesPublicfinancing
Strengthspublicawarenessandengagement
Deliberativesession
Consensusconferences=>DeliberativeConferences
CitizenstableAcknowledgment
sessionDoubtsconcerns
DOCUMENTPARLIAMENT
experts experts
http://www.bcnsostenible.cat
Acontribution ofthecitizensofBarcelonamaketoimprove ourcity.Andatoolforcommunityrecognition,communication andawareness.
Strengths Bottomup=>manylocalleaderscontribute
Weaknesses helpfromtheTownHall=>Rejectioninsomeneighbourhoods
Bottomupinitiatives
Strengthsstrongnetworkhighlycommittedandactive
Weaknessessometimesyoucanseesamefacessomeproblemsarenotknownorassumed
Strengths• TOP-DOWN:Responsetoacitizenneed• BOTTOM-UP=>manylocalleaderscontribute• BOTTOM-UP=>strongnetworkhighlycommittedandactive
Weaknesses• TOP-DOWN:Difficultiesforconvinceandengagingneighbors(loosesome“comfort”)• TOP-DOWN:Rejectioninsomeneighborhoods• AllstakeholdersMUSTbeengaged• Transferknowledgetouncommittedcitizensand,worse,totourists• Difficultiestoincreasenumberofparticipants
Suggestions– Followtheway,callbackparticipantsinworkshops– maybemorepeople/groups?– Doesitwork?Risks,problems?Mendtheline
ThereWILLbeachange«Wearedoomedtounderstandoneeachother»Longviewtoadapt:2050
