NEW CENTRE OF ŁÓDŹ OPERATION ON AN OPEN CITY

NEW CENTRE OF ŁÓDŹ OPERATION ON AN OPEN CITY

1. Łódź in Europe POPULATION 725 thousand of inhabitants in Łódź Łódź is big and growing academic city: 25 higher education institutions, over 100 thousand of students. HOME OF BRANDS: Source: GUS 2011 2,6 million in łódzkie voivodeship High availability of qualified workpower. ŁÓDŹ

2.1 Łódź as a transport hub A1 A2 A2 BERLIN MOSCOW S8 A1 DREZDEN PRAGUE Motorways and express roads in operation Motorways and express roads under construction LVIV OSTRAVA

2.2 Łódź railway hub CONNECTION TO WARSAW 60 min Busiest railway line in Poland over 10,000 people commute daily on the route Łódź Warsaw. The ongoing modernization of Łódź railway hub will enhance travel standards in the Łódź voivodeship by limiting journey times as well as expanding local rail network. AGGLOMERATION RAILWAY DIAMETRAL TUNNEL

Crucial challenges for the city Improvement of the quality of life of residents Reversal of adverse demographic trends Creation of a sustainable transport network in Lodz and the agglomeration Strengthening of social bonds, fostering of citizens participation and building of self-government community Efficient management of the City Regeneration of urban space

Łódź Integrated Development Strategy 2020+ VISION A friendly, creative and dynamic city of sustainable development and competitive living, working and investing conditions that makes use of its historic, infrastructural and creative potential. PILLAR: PILLAR: PILLAR: ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTU RE SOCIETY AND CULTURE SPACE AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Lodz - open to the world Lodz active, learning and creative Lodz attractive, safe and healthy FOUNDATIONS: EFFECTIVE AND FRIENDLY LODZ

3.1 New Centre of Łódź NC Ł NEW CENTRE OF ŁÓDŹ ŁÓDŹ

3.2 New Centre of Łódź 100 ha IN THE CITY CENTRE Land use of the area: Railway Industrial Hausing

4. Goal of the programme The programme aims to create a new area of functional city centre rooted in the historic centre based on the axis of Piotrkowska Street through: creation of a system of safe and attractive public spaces joining Piotrkowska Street, creative use of unique historic urban fabric dating back to the turn of the 20th century, SPECIAL CULTURE ZONE the functional change of rail and postindustrial areas, preservation of vital elements of the urban space constituting the identity and history of the area, revitalization of rail and postindustrial areas as well as neighbouring quarters of urban environment. EC1 East EC1 West

5. Rob Krier s Project Rob Krier s first sketch Source: Archives of UMŁ Rob Krier a world-famous Luxembourger, an urban planner and architect, an author of numerous European cities redevelopment plans. In 2007 he designed a spacial development plan for the area of the New Centre of Łódź.

3.2 New Centre of Łódź ZONE I 40 ha ZONE II ZONE III ZONE II 30 ha ZONE I ZONE III 30 ha

6. Current progress of work REVITALIZATION OF EC1 AND ITS ADAPTATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTS AND CULTURE SPECIAL CULTURE ZONE DIAMETRAL TUNNEL SQUAR E Łódź Fabryczna Station with an intermodal transport hub GATE OF THE CITY SPATIAL PLANNING

6.2.2 Łódź Fabryczna Station THE RAILWAY STATION WILL BE COMPOSED OF 3 LEVELS: Source: SYSTRA S.A. Polish Division level 0 entrance halls level -1 (-8 metres) main arrival and departure hall level -2 (-16,5 metres) 4 platforms (8 tracks)

6.2.4 Łódź Fabryczna Station - visualization EAST ENTRANCE NORTH ENTRANCE WEST ENTRANCE Source: SYSTRA S.A. Polish Division

6.2.3 Łódź Fabryczna Station - visualization Source: SYSTRA S.A. Polish Division

6.2.5 Łódź Fabryczna Station visualization VIEW OF THE WEST ENTRANCE VIEW OF THE PLATFORMS VIEW OF THE EAST ENTRANCE Source: SYSTRA S.A. Polish Division 16 /

6.2.6 Łódź Fabryczna Station photos from the building site ŁÓDŹ FABRYCZNA STATION: BUILDING SITE Source: Consortium Torpol, Astaldi, Intercor, PBDIM

6.2.1 Łódź Fabryczna Station Project co-financed by European Regional Development Fund within the framework of The Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment. Total gross cost of the investment: 1,759,289,451.71 PLN (430 mln ) Gross contribution of the city of Łódź: 412,905,234.31 PLN (100 mln ) Managing authorities Polish Public Railways and City of Lodz 18.08.2011 13.09.2012 28.02.2015 News form the building site: the investment area is around 23.85 ha, the construction of the new railway station and the railway tunnel involves earthmoving of around 1,500,000 m3 of earth, which means nearly 80,000 truckloads. Uptill today ca. 400,000 m3 of earth have been removed, 18.08.2011 signing of the project agreement 13.09.2012 commencement of the biggest rail investment implemented by a local government in Eastern Europe 28.02.2015 set date for the conclusion of the project

6.3 Łódź Intermodal Hub cross section The modern Łódź Fabryczna Station with the intermodal transport hub will combine agglomeration and conventional railway, long-distance coach services as well as municipal public transport, private transport services, and bike routes. RAILWAY LINE INTERMODAL HUB BUS STATION AND PARKING SPACE

6.4 Diametral tunnel ŁÓDŹ ŻABIENIEC The diametral tunnel will join Łódź Fabryczna Station with Łódź Kaliska Station. It is to be the key element of Łódź Agglomeration Railway.. ŁÓDŹ KALISKA

6.5 Special Culture Zone 6ha AREA COMMERCIAL FUNCTIONS GATE OF THE CITY ŁÓDŹ FABRYCZNA STATION SQUAR E

6.1.1 Revitalization of EC1 and its adaptation for the purposes of art and culture Revitalization of EC1 and its adaptation for the purposes of art and culture 2008-2013 Total cost: 274 mln zł (65 ) ERDF contribution: 82 mln zł (20 ) EC1 the oldest power plant built in 1907, which served the inhabitants of the city till 2001. EC1 East complex will serve as Film Art Centre and perform unique cultural and artistic functions. EC1 West complex will host the interactive Centre of Science and Technology, serving as a museum, educational and leisure centre. Three Educational Paths are to be created: Source: EC1 Łódź Miasto Kultury ENERGY CONVERSION CIVILISATION AND SCIENCE HISTORY MICRO WORLDS MACRO WORLD

6.1.2 Revitalization of EC1 and its adaptation for the purposes of art and culture EC1 East EC1 West Archive of EC1 Łódź Miasto Kultury/ Photo by Sławomir Grzelak

6.7 Road network LEGEND EXISTING ROADS REDEVELOPMENT OF ROADS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ŁÓDŹ FABRYCZNA STATION PROJECT CREATION OF NEW ROADS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ŁÓDŹ FABRYCZNA STATION PROJECT REDEVELOPMENT OF ROADS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF OTHER CITY PROJECTS CREATION OF NEW ROADS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF OTHER CITY PROJECTS ROAD RENOVATION Implementation period 2013-2016

6.8 Tram network TRAM ROUTES IN OPERATION PLANNED TRAM ROUTES TRAM STOPS

6.9 Transport system in numbers IN THE AREA OF THE NEW CENTRE OF ŁÓDŹ: there will be around 12,5 km of roads altogether, including: New roads: 3 km Redeveloped roads: 3 km Modernized roads: 3 km there are 3 km of tracks, out of which 0.7 km will be modernized. Additionally, 1,75 km of new tracks will be constructed.

Spatial planing By the end of 2014: Elaboration of funcional analisis of the area Elaboration of master plan of the area

Challanges of NCŁ in contex of integrated approach Integration of NCŁ with historic centre Challenge: If NCŁ program will influence development of historic centre, or will it be competition for it Solution: Expanding area of program - Zone III - the most valuable part of the historical center City sewing Workshop

Challanges of NCŁ in contex of integrated approach Integration of management Challange: Different municipal and country autorities responsible for paricular projects Solution: Establishment of New Center of Łódź Authority new municipal entity which aim is to coordinate program

Challanges of NCŁ in contex of integrated approach Involment of stekholders and citizens in planing proces Challange: How to involve stakeholders and citizens in the programme development process? Solution: City sewing Workshop (November-December 2011) Public consultations of Łódź Development Strategy 2020+ (January 2012) Public consultation of the transport and functional solutions for the investment areas around newly emerging Łódź Fabryczna Station (may 2012) Local support group (Enter.HUB project) Public consultation of land use conception (end of 2013)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Mateusz Szczecinski City Strategy Office, City Of Lodz Office e-mail: m.szczecinski@zncl.uml.lodz.pl New Center of Lodz Authority e-mail: biuro@zncl.uml.lodz.pl The presentation is hereby protected by Polish Copyright Law in the understanding of the Act of 4th February 1994 on copyright and related rights (Journal of Laws of 2006, No. 90, Item 631 with amendments). The owner of the copyright of the presentation is New Center of Łódź Authority. Recording, copying, promulgation, marketing, public dissemination as well as modification of the presentation constitutes an infringement of the above-mentioned act.