Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
18.10.2007
Verlag
VDMSeitenzahl
144
Maße (L/B/H)
24/17/0.9 cm
Gewicht
255 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-3-8364-1967-3
The proliferation of automobiles and urban expressways over the past half a
century has led to a greater fragmentation within cities and unprecedented
traffic growth. Cities around the world are now confronted by the consequences
of urban expressways and must begin to rectify their situations. The
author documents one of the most congested highways in North America,
the Gardiner Expressway in downtown Toronto. Can elevated transportation
structures be re-integrated into the city and transformed into catalysts for
urban revitalization? This book proposes a ten-year strategy to transform the
Gardiner into a responsive transit interface to stimulate new, integrated
systems of mobility. The project involves policy planning, urban transit coordination;
includes the implementation of an innovative Personal Rapid
Transportation [PRT] technology and a 7.5 km elevated bicycle path. PRT
offers a hybrid between the convenience of cars and the social and environmental
advantages of public transport ? being akin to a horizontal elevator.
The new Gardiner becomes a highly traveled corridor, a popular attraction,
and an urban destination. It is anticipated that the success of this revitalized
system will lead other cities to reassess the capabilities of their own urban
infrastructures. This research and design proposal will captivate the built
environment professional as well as the daily commuter.
century has led to a greater fragmentation within cities and unprecedented
traffic growth. Cities around the world are now confronted by the consequences
of urban expressways and must begin to rectify their situations. The
author documents one of the most congested highways in North America,
the Gardiner Expressway in downtown Toronto. Can elevated transportation
structures be re-integrated into the city and transformed into catalysts for
urban revitalization? This book proposes a ten-year strategy to transform the
Gardiner into a responsive transit interface to stimulate new, integrated
systems of mobility. The project involves policy planning, urban transit coordination;
includes the implementation of an innovative Personal Rapid
Transportation [PRT] technology and a 7.5 km elevated bicycle path. PRT
offers a hybrid between the convenience of cars and the social and environmental
advantages of public transport ? being akin to a horizontal elevator.
The new Gardiner becomes a highly traveled corridor, a popular attraction,
and an urban destination. It is anticipated that the success of this revitalized
system will lead other cities to reassess the capabilities of their own urban
infrastructures. This research and design proposal will captivate the built
environment professional as well as the daily commuter.
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