URBAN AGE MEXICO CITY CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 2006 Felipe Leal Coordinator Special Projects, National Autonomous University, Mexico Design and Mobility All rights are reserved by the presenter. www.urban-age.net 1
URBAN AGE Mexico City, 2006 1 2
DESIGN & MOBILITY Felipe Leal Two case studies REFORMA / TOURISTIC CORRIDOR NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY CAMPUS 2 3
University City Reforma / Tourist corridor 3 4
1. REFORMA / TOURISTIC CORRIDOR 4 5
Master Plan TOURISTIC CORRIDOR REFORMA- HISTORICAL DOWN TOWN AREA 6
Problematic Urban development 01 Transportation 02 Traffic 03 Urban image 04 Underdevelopment of real estate investment Low habitant density Disorganized public transportation systems Variable road sections Thirteen conflicive intersections Lack of integration Deterioration of the public space Green Aereas 05 Great diversity of vegetation varieties Absence of landscape design on an urban scale 6 High degree of deterioration for density and plague 7
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Objectives 1 2 Excert an urban axis with elements of proper identity that belong to the city Improve the touristic and cultural services both private and public 3 Promote real estate investment 4 5 Recover the planning capacity and the develop management Public transportation, public road system and urban networks 6 Impell proyects and investments for real estate 12
Actions Pavements, road system, urban equipment, and basic infrastructure Green Areas Tourist transportation project 01 02 03 13
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Urban Equipment 20
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Public Lighting 23
Green Areas 24
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Relocation of Cuauhtemoc s roundabout 28
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Tourist Transportation 30
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Real Estate Investments 32
Real Estate Investments 33
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2. UNIVERSITY CAMPUS-UNAM 35
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University Campus Total Surface: 730 ha. total A. Central Campus y Sports area A B. Natural reserve B 37
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01 Parking and Transportation 02 Bycicling circuits 03 Pedestrian Circuits 40
Parking and Transportation Traffic configuration in the Campus area Traffic situation today 41
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Traffic system in University Campus Traffic discordances during rush hour Heavytrafficin the main circuits 44
Traffic flow nowadays From 7:00 till 18:00 Hrs. 72,000 vehicles enter the campus everyday 5,503 3,751 13,080 9,484 9,254 14,292 Entries Exits 45
Herrey Traffic System University Campus 46
Parking spaces on the scholar circuit Scholar circuit 2000 parked vehicles Parking takes place on boths sides of the scholar circuit during rush hours with 1,561 vehicles The Olympic stadium parking spaces are proposed as an alternative parking lot from a distance. 47
Olympic stadium parking capacity Free spaces 500 Parked vehicles on the scholar circuit 2000 Olympic stadium parking capacity 2,400 Philosophy and Arts FREE SPACES Law Faculty Economics Faculty Medicine Faculty 48
Parking capacity nowadays Parking lots within University Campus nowadays Parking capacity nowadays Total parking spaces is 7, 300 Olympic stadium parking spaces 2,400 Restricted parking lots + Unrestricted parking lots 4,900 49
Proposal/ Internal Transportation System 3 routes Strategy -Atractive and efficient public transportation system with a designated lane for massive circulation 50
Proposal / Two free lanes Traffic mapping in scholar area Width 8.5m Width 9.0m - One exclusive lane for public transportation - Two car lanes 51
Proposal / Traffic mapping in scholar area VIDEO 52
Bicycle circuit map Launching sites Bicycle stop 1st. circuit 2nd. circuit BICICENTRO 5.2 kms of circuits 1,250 bicycles 20 storage modules + 1 central building 53
SISTEMA BICIPUMA Primer Circuito 54
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Bicycle storage system 56
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Pathways Access From 7:00 till 18:00 Hrs. 140,000 Poeple enter the Campus every day 52,000 Pedestrian acces nowadays 88 000 59
Pathways Under level passages Actual site Proposed site 60
Actual site Proposed site 61
Mobility Layers Parking lots + Traffic circuits + Bycicle routes + Pedways + Public transportation 62