SCATTER WORKSHOP 24 10 2003 Virpi Pastinen SCATTER

SCATTER WORKSHOP 24. 10. 2003 Virpi Pastinen SCATTER SPRAWLING CITIES AND TRANSPORT: FROM EVALUATION TO RECOMMENDATIONS SCATTER WORKSHOP MILAN OCTOBER 24 th, 2003 Urban sprawl as experienced in Helsinki

SCATTER WORKSHOP 24. 10. 2003 Virpi Pastinen Urban sprawl as experienced in Helsinki · Urban growth, migration and structural change · Spatial / functional structure of Helsinki Metropolitan Area · Driving forces and identified impacts · Policy measures and urban sprawl

SCATTER WORKSHOP 24. 10. 2003 Virpi Pastinen URBAN GROWTH, MIGRATION AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE

SCATTER WORKSHOP 24. 10. 2003 Virpi Pastinen Helsinki Metropolitan Area and Surroundings 50 km m k 150 100 km Source: Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council

SCATTER WORKSHOP 24. 10. 2003 Virpi Pastinen Shaping the spatial structure of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area in the 1900 s 10 km

SCATTER WORKSHOP 24. 10. 2003 Virpi Pastinen Language barriers • To safeguard the status of the minority languages in the municipality. • Dispersal elsewhere or development of a compact capital region? SIPOO Helsinki

SCATTER WORKSHOP 24. 10. 2003 Virpi Pastinen Population and Workplaces

SCATTER WORKSHOP 24. 10. 2003 Virpi Pastinen Most important factors shaping Helsinki Metropolitan Area’s urban structure are: • • • long term structural changes in the global and national economy increase in the total population of the area increase in household income decrease in travel times due to the road network and public transport services housing market (housing prices lower in the periphery than in the city core) the availability of government subsidies for rural activities (tax subsidies for commuting) appeal of rural ambience and of low density settlements language barriers building law

SCATTER WORKSHOP 24. 10. 2003 Virpi Pastinen Increased need of transport 1 million inhabitants 250 000 inhabitants 100 000 inhabitants 30 000 inhabitants

SCATTER WORKSHOP 24. 10. 2003 Virpi Pastinen Average trip length in Helsinki Metropolitan Area 1993 (10, 6 km) 1999 (12, 3 km)

SCATTER WORKSHOP 24. 10. 2003 Virpi Pastinen Helsinki area now

SCATTER WORKSHOP 24. 10. 2003 Virpi Pastinen … and Helsinki area in future ?

SCATTER WORKSHOP 24. 10. 2003 Virpi Pastinen …or new construction within existing structure

SCATTER WORKSHOP 24. 10. 2003 Virpi Pastinen . . or along transport corridors

SCATTER WORKSHOP 24. 10. 2003 Virpi Pastinen …or have it all!

SCATTER WORKSHOP 24. 10. 2003 Virpi Pastinen Identified policies against urban sprawl • Consistency between urban planning and transport policies • Pricing policies • Establishing urban development plans that limit construction on undeveloped sites • Enforcing a housing policy that promotes the construction of tightly-packed residential areas • Parking limitations in city centres • Reserved rights-of-way for public transport vehicles Impacts of these policies?