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Traffic and urban development in Kongens Lyngby
Henrik Brade Johansen, seniorconsultant and city councillor
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- New lightrail around København - Urban vision and construction in Lyngby - Recreation of old canal to lead away stormwater - Traffic in Lyngby
Henrik Brade Johansen, 28.04.2014
Vision of a ringrail around Øresund
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› Today, trains run several times an hour from Helsingor to Helsingborg via Copenhagen, Kastrup and Malmo
› On the Danish side, the train follows the coast and does not service commercial and residential areas west and south of Copenhagen
› Copenhagen regional development has since the 1940s been guided by "Finger Plan" with development along five axes from central Copenhagen. Commutertrains follow the fingers
› Today, much of the transport goes across the region, currently by bus
› Hence, a new lightrail west of Copenhagen which later can link up to a circle line around the Sound called "Loop City"
› So we just need a fixed link between Elsinore and Helsingborg!
Vision of a lightrail around Øresund
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Route for lightrail
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…servicing hundreds of major entreprises
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and crossing 5 S-train-lines
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› Kongens Lyngby is the largest commercial center in the Copenhagen region outside Copenhagen City
› With Lyngby Stor Center, Magasin and a vibrant Main street, Lyngby combines the advantages of the city mall and smaller shops in a busy, cosy city street
› The light rail will pass straight through Lyngby on the way to Denmarks Technical University - DTU, with 9,000 students and 5,000 employees
› At the same time there is pressure on traffic, especially during weekends
› Traffic through the main street is deliberately mixed so that cars are forced to respect cyclists and pedestrians.
› The light rail has challenges getting through Lyngby - narrow streets; a viaduct outside space and transfer to trains and buses v. Lyngby station
Plan og traffic in Kongens Lyngby
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Lightrail – route through Lyngby
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Lightrail – alternative route through DTU
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› DTU's expansion plans; Light rail plans and Lyngby's proximity to Copenhagen and green surrounding scenery make the city very attractive as headquarters for major, mainly technical companies
› The municipality conducts a hearing on the future use of the last remaining agricultural area which lies between DTU and Dyrehaven
› Presently, Microsoft is constructing its new headquarters on Kanalvej just behind Lyngby Stor Center just as Mærsk drilling is constructing a new HQ in central Lyngby
› Later, the addition of several hundred student residence on Kanalvej and more than a thousand new about DTU and the center also
Urban vision and development
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Urban vision – DTU og Dyrehavegård
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› In 1880-1890 extensive fortifications were built around Copenhagen with the aim to deter an enemy from attacking the capital of a country greatly reduced after the loss of Schleswig-Holstein in 1864.
› The facility included a large rampart and a moat on the west and a number of forts on land and in Øresund and the possibility of flooding large areas to keep the enemy at bay.
› At this northern end, canals were dug to carry water from the extensive Furesø to enable flooding of large areas from east of Lyngby to the sea
› The dredged channel - Fæstningskanalen - ran through Lyngby and was filled up by the city's development in the 1930s - but the actual position got protected and is undeveloped today.
› As part of the derivation of the increased rainfall is envisaged to re- dig the canal while creating a beautiful river through the city.
› This will cost 300 M DKK – half of a traditional extension of sewers and waterbassins.
Recreation of old canal as stormwater reservoir
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Københavns fortification 1890
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Lyngby year 1900
Oversvømmelsen
Fæstningskanalen recreated as a stormwater reservoir
Stormwater catchment to Fæstningskanalen
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Kanalvej construction including Fæstningskanalen
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Overview of central Kongens Lyngby
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