Liveable City – Walkable City
This document discusses the benefits of livable, walkable cities. It notes that urbanization is increasing globally, with over 50% of people living in cities. Livable cities are compact, mixed-use, diverse, and provide access to healthcare, green spaces, and sustainable transportation like walking, biking, and public transit. Walkable cities improve health by reducing obesity and asthma, and increase social capital by facilitating accidental meetings between neighbors. They are also better for the environment due to lower household carbon emissions compared to car-dependent areas. The document encourages individuals to drive less, support local businesses, be conscious voters, care for neighbors, form walking/biking groups, and teach children to appreciate walkable communities.
Liveable City – Walkable City
- 1. Mobility Week Livable City – Walkable City
- 2. Paris 2015
- 3. Livable cities ? ➲ Environmentl paradigm shift Back to the city Old city – bad (dirty, crowded, corrupted) land – good (clean, healthy heaven) New city – good (more sustanable) land – bad (wasting commutig) ➲ Reality urbanization, world 50%, Hungary 70 % Why ? It is good !
- 4. Mercer list Support its its benefits, sooth its harms ➲ Security ➲ Health care ➲ Culture ➲ Environment ➲ Entertainment ➲ Access
- 5. Liveble neighbourhoods Livable city – livable neigbourhood ➲ Compact, densly inhabitated ➲ Mixed – life, work, shops ➲ Divers – flat, job, bussines ➲ Healthcare ➲ Green - parks, streets, building, roofs ➲ Sustainable ➲ Access – walk, bike, masstransit No car ?
- 6. Car problem ➲ Money ➲ Health ➲ Social relations
- 7. Money, money... ➲ US, transit – 1/5 of family income ➲ 70-es – rise of drivable cities, wide streets ➲ Portland – skiny streets, pedestrian, bike 10 % less drive, 3,5 % income save thriving entertainment, cool city atracting milenials, plus 50 %
- 8. Health ➲ Obesity 1/3 obesity of US, plus 1/3 overweight dr. James Levine study Obesity = Inactivity ➲ Astma - 3 x increase – dependent ➲ Accidents USA 12 death/ 100 000 person, Japán 3, New York ? More drivable – more death
- 9. The real luxory Our only real luxory is the wealth of human relations. (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) Pedestrian neighbourhood – chance for accidental meeting, bumping
- 10. Social capital Galway survey – social capital vs car use ➲ Feel connected to community ? ➲ Know neighbours ? ➲ Trust index ? ➲ Political, church activity ? ➲ Can walk to work ? Walkable - more social capital
- 11. Environmental burden ➲ CO2 emission Area vs. Houshold ➲ CO2 per Area : City heigh, Country low ➲ CO2 per Houshold: City low, Country heigh ➲ Manhattan – as 20-es avarage
- 12. Mercer life quality indey - 2015
- 13. Walkable Quiz ! Where do you walk?
- 19. What you can do 1. Drive less 2. Buy local 3. Do something good 4. Be a conscious voter 5. Care your neigbours 6. Make a walking or biking grops 7. Teach the children to see our town
- 20. Thank you ! Rome isn't loved because of her beauty, but Rome is beautifil, because we love her. Eger ! Schmidt István [email protected]