Apeldoorn 2009 Public Spaces and Public Life A city centre that invites people to visit, stay and interact A liveable and viable city centre A city centre that capitalises on its wonderful amenities An even better city for walking A city centre with a 21st century traffic system
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Apeldoorn 2009Public Spaces and Public Life
A city centre that invites people to visit, stay and interact
A liveable and viable city centre
A city centre that capitalises on its wonderful amenities
Example: Park Street(from Sussex Street to College Street)
Walking time:
8 min 44 sec.
Waiting time:
9 min 20 sec
Total trip time:
18 min 4 sec
Waiting time: 52%
Comparison:
Waiting time at crossings
• Low level of waiting time at crossings on the test walks
performed.
0 100 200 300 400 500 m
38 %
33 %
17 %
19 %
30 %Waiting time
Waiting time
Waiting time
Waiting time
Waiting time
52 %Waiting time
SydneyTestwalks:
Percentage of walking time
spent on waiting at traffic
lights
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A good city for walking Analysis
Footpath interruptionssource: observations july 2009
physically interrupted footpath by vehicle entrances or side roads
vehicle entrances without lowering or changing footpath level
0 100 200 300 400 500
Footpath interruptionssource: observations july 2009
physically interrupted footpath by vehicle entrances or side roads
vehicle entrances without lowering or changing footpath level
AdelaideUnnecessary footpath interruptions:
Dots showing 330 unnecessary interruptions.
Footpath interruptions
• Very few physical interruptions of the footpaths.
• A substantial number of vehicle entrances which do not
effect the footpath layout, but which might have an effect
on walking quality + number of accidents in the streets in
question. (Nieuwstraat + Stationsstraat).
Comparison:
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Analysis A good city for walking
Footpath interruptions
Beekpark is an excellent example of a street that has
gradually been turned into a rubbish dump of various things.
As a key link between Beekpark and Caterplein /the
Hoogstraat network, this fine little street should be
wonderful, peaceful walking link with ample space for
pedestrians, also pedestrians with kids, prams or goods.
At present there is only scarce room for people as the
footpaths has been filled by a multitude of things, such as:
• Parked cars (numerous, on the footpath)
• Poorly placed signs
• 12 month outdoor serving areas (unused in winter)
• Bulky bins
• Commercial signs
• Bollards
• Poorly placed bicycle racks
• Unorganised bicycle parking
Beekpark. Beekpark. Beekpark.
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A good city for walking Analysis
Footpath interruptions
A general problem in Apeldoorn, and a number of other
Dutch cities, e.g. Rotterdam, appears to be the amount
and character of various commercial elements. There is a
tendency of wanting to speak louder than your neighbour,
resulting in an inferno of coulourful elements, having a
negative effect on the buildings they are placed on and a
substantial impact on the street, where footpaths are turned
into slalom courses.
Pedestrians flock in the middle - for obvious reasons, Hoogstraat. Outdoor serving area - unused. December in Deventerstraat. Bulky goods display. Deventerstraat.
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A monofunctional city
Potentials• Many visitors to the city centre
• Activity during working /shopping hours
• Frequent outdoor markets (70% of all events are
the outdoor markets)
• Many bars /restaurants are open in the evening
• Options for families with children, policy
regarding distance to playgrounds
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Challenges• Increase types and total number of activities
after 6 pm.
• Stretch the actively used areas and mix
activities.
• Increase diversity in user groups.
• Integrate cultural facilities in the public space
network.
• Improve quality of children's playgrounds.
• Promote diverse types and total number of
events
€
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Analysis A monofunctional city
0 100 200 300 400 500
Culture / Rekreation
Retail
Food and Daily groceries
Restaurant / Café
Culture / Rekreation
Retail
Food and Daily groceries
Restaurant / Café
Comparison:
Functions in the city centre
OdenseFunctions in the inner city
• Monofunctional city centre (shopping)
• Shopping spaces deserted at night and during other non-
shopping hours.
• Areas dominated by offices are lively only in the morning,
during lunchtime, and again during evening rush hour.
Outside these peaks the areas appear isolated and
deserted and do not act as pleasant destinations for
visitors.
Entertainment (restaurants, cafes, bars, laser game, bowling, etc.)
Culture (museum, library, cinema, arts centre, etc.)
Major eventspaces and number of events in 2009source: data Apeldoorns uitburo, 2009
Total number of activities (market and events) in study site per year: 285 - Marktplein: 174 (61 %)- Raadhuisplein: 30 (11 %)- Caterplein/Leijenplein: 59 (20 %)- various locations 22 ( 8 %)
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Major eventspaces and number of events in 2009source: data Apeldoorns uitburo, 2009
Total number of activities (market and events) in study site per year: 285 - Marktplein: 174 (61 %)- Raadhuisplein: 30 (11 %)- Caterplein/Leijenplein: 59 (20 %)- various locations 22 ( 8 %)
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Major eventspaces and number of events in 2009source: data Apeldoorns uitburo, 2009
Total number of activities (market and events) in study site per year: 285 - Marktplein: 174 (61 %)- Raadhuisplein: 30 (11 %)- Caterplein/Leijenplein: 59 (20 %)- various locations 22 ( 8 %)
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Major eventspaces and number of events in 2009source: data Apeldoorns uitburo, 2009
Total number of activities (market and events) in study site per year: 285 - Marktplein: 174 (61 %)- Raadhuisplein: 30 (11 %)- Caterplein/Leijenplein: 59 (20 %)- various locations 22 ( 8 %)
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Major eventspaces and number of events in 2009source: data Apeldoorns uitburo, 2009
Total number of activities (market and events) in study site per year: 285 - Marktplein: 174 (61 %)- Raadhuisplein: 30 (11 %)- Caterplein/Leijenplein: 59 (20 %)- various locations 22 ( 8 %)
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Major eventspaces and number of events in 2009source: data Apeldoorns uitburo, 2009
Total number of activities (market and events) in study site per year: 285 - Marktplein: 174 (61 %)- Raadhuisplein: 30 (11 %)- Caterplein/Leijenplein: 59 (20 %)- various locations 22 ( 8 %)
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Eventspace: Marktplein
• Marktplein is an iconic space with a strong identity and a
fine location where a lot of different events can take place
all year round.
• Marktplein is the largest square in Apeldoorn (9.950 m2)
• The event calender shows that Marktplein is the most
used public space in the city centre. (61% of all events in
the city centre take place on Marktplein)
• Marktplein is mostly used for markets - every Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday (all year round)
• Marktplein is a formal public space and has fantastic
potential as the heart of the city. But because of the heavy
use for markets it does not function as a communal city
square - it is more used as a private outdoor supermarket.
Variety of events
A broader variety of events in the city centre would
invite different user and age groups with different
interests. For example; skating festival, a sing-along
festival, fashion week, Apeldoorn by night (lighting
festival in public spaces), flea markets, historic walks
in the city centre, art festival for children etc.
The positive aspect of events is that they gather a lot
of people, which adds life and bustle to the whole area
in which they take place. For example, once you are
in the city centre for an event, you might also go for a
coffee, lunch or shopping.
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Analysis A monofunctional city
Places for childrensource: observations and data july 2009
Playgrounds children 0 - 12 jr. with theoretical users radius of 400 meter
Playground children 12 + (skatebowl)
skate bowlReference norm used in play policy municipality of Apeldoorn maxium distance to nearest playgrounds (based on norm NUSO-institute)0-6 jr: max 100 meter6-12 jr. max 300/400 meter12+ > 1000 meter
0 100 200 300 400 500
Example:
Public places for children
Places for childrensource: observations and data july 2009
Playgrounds children 0 - 12 jr. with theoretical users radius of 400 meter
Playground children 12 + (skatebowl)
skate bowlReference norm used in play policy municipality of Apeldoorn maxium distance to nearest playgrounds (based on norm NUSO-institute)0-6 jr: max 100 meter6-12 jr. max 300/400 meter12+ > 1000 meter
Places for childrensource: observations and data july 2009
Playgrounds children 0 - 12 jr. with theoretical users radius of 400 meter
Playground children 12 + (skatebowl)
skate bowlReference norm used in play policy municipality of Apeldoorn maxium distance to nearest playgrounds (based on norm NUSO-institute)0-6 jr: max 100 meter6-12 jr. max 300/400 meter12+ > 1000 meter
Places for childrensource: observations and data july 2009
Playgrounds children 0 - 12 jr. with theoretical users radius of 400 meter
Playground children 12 + (skatebowl)
skate bowlReference norm used in play policy municipality of Apeldoorn maxium distance to nearest playgrounds (based on norm NUSO-institute)0-6 jr: max 100 meter6-12 jr. max 300/400 meter12+ > 1000 meter
Small playground in central city area, Leienplein with very
few possibilities for creative playing
• Many playgrounds very close to the core of the city. Within
10 minutes walking distance.
• The majority of these playgrounds are quite small, with
very few play elements and few options for creative play.
• Rather have fewer playgrounds of better quality.
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A monofunctional city Analysis
Primary schools (6-12 jr)
Secondary schools (12-18 jr)
Professional education (>16 jr)
Koningin Wilhelminaschool: 521
Anne Frank school: 165
Koninklijke scholengemeenschap: 1.445
ROC: 8.244
Fotovakschool (in 2010): 350
Schools in the city centre
0 100 200 300 400 500
Den Sociale Højskole
Fyns Musikkonservatorium
Syddansk Universitetca. 4 km.
Det Fynske Kunstakademi
Tietgen Business College
University College Lillebælt
TietgenSkolen
VUC
VUC
Odense Katedral Skole
VUC
VUC
Teknisk Skole
60
18419
650
1.028
600877
326
144
21.538
187
5002.100
Primary schools (6-12 jr)
Secondary schools (12-18 jr)
Professional education (>16 jr)
Koningin Wilhelminaschool: 521
Anne Frank school: 165
Koninklijke scholengemeenschap: 1.445
ROC: 8.244
Fotovakschool (in 2010): 350
Schools in the city centre
Students in the city centre
• Congregation of public schools north of the city centre,
close to Oranjepark.
• Youth education south of the station.
• No university faculties.
Comparison:
OdenseOdense has more educational institutions placed in the
city centre and a large number of students on a daily
basis.
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Analysis A monofunctional city
Age and gender - Hoofdstraat
Hoofdstraat 11.00
Hoofdstraat 17.00
Hoofdstraat 13.00
Hoofdstraat 19.00
Hoofdstraat 15.00
Hoofdstraat 21.00
12%
5%5
13%
8
40
69%
29
2%
Hoofdstraat 11.00
Perc
ent
Age
0-6 7-14 15-30 31-64 65+
women
men
women
men
1%
22
53%
31
14
35%
21
7%5%
Hoofdstraat 13.00
women
women
men
Perc
ent
Age
0-6 7-14 15-30 31-64 65+
men
5%
11%
48%
36%
30
18
20
16
1%
Hoofdstraat 15.00
Perc
ent
Age
0-6 7-14 15-30 31-64 65+
women
men
women
men
Hoofdstraat 17.00
5% 6%
59%
30%37
22
19
11
0%
Perc
ent
Age
0-6 7-14 15-30 31-64 65+
women
women
men
women
men
0% 0%
51%48%
21
30
12
36
0%
Hoofdstraat 19.00
Perc
ent
Age
0-6 7-14 15-30 31-64 65+
women
women
menmen
0% 0%
36
28
17
19
0%
Hoofdstraat 21.00
64%
36%
women
men
Perc
ent
Age
0-6 7-14 15-30 31-64 65+
women
men
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A monofunctional city Analysis
Age and gender surveys were performed on Hoofdstraat
and Marktstraat in the inner city to determine how the
public realm is used by males and females and different age
groups. A representative segment of pedestrians have been
recorded at 11.00, 13.00, 15.00, 19.00 and 21.00.
The average of all people recorded on Hoofdstraat on a
summer weekday:
Children ( 0-14 years): 9%
Young people (15-30 years): 45%
Middle aged (31-64 years): 45%
Elderly (65+ years): 1%
• The young people (15-30 years) and the middle aged
(31-64 years) account for the most of the pedestrians
throughout the whole day. These groups also cover the
largest age span and represent the most commercial
active part of the population.
• The group of children are biggest in the morning and in
the afternoon. The children (0-14 years) have disappeared
from the street life after 17.00.
• The elderly above 65 years are present on the streets in
the morning. The elderly above 65 years have disappeared
from the street life after 15.00.
• Women are strongly represented in the daytime, where
they account for 52%. Generally speaking it has been
observed that the supply and demand on Hoofdstraat
especially appeal towards the group of commercial active
women.
• However when the shops are closed men are the highest
representative on Hoofdstraat with 57%.
Age and gender - Hoofdstraat
Gender distribution on Hoofdstraat (15-64 years) between 11.00 - 21.00
48%
34%
women
men
11:00 13:00
52%
36%
women
men
15:00
50%
34%
women
men
17:00
56%
33%
women
men
men
19:00
66%
33%women
Hoofdstraat - Men and women
men
21:00
47%
53%women
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Analysis A monofunctional city
Age and gender - Marktstraat
Marktstraat 11.00
Marktstraat 17.00
Marktstraat 13.00
Marktstraat 19.00
Marktstraat 15.00
Marktstraat 21.00
7%
2%
14
24%10
35
62%27
6%
Marktstraat 11.00
Perc
ent
Age
0-6 7-14 15-30 31-64 65+
women
men
women
men
4%8%
19
32%
13
0%
32
57%
25
Marktstraat 13.00
Perc
ent
Age
0-6 7-14 15-30 31-64 65+
women
women
men
men
43%
38%
20
18
19
24
10%
1%
8%
Marktstraat 15.00
Perc
ent
Age
0-6 7-14 15-30 31-64 65+
women
men
women
men
5%
0% 0%
33
55%
32
12
30%
18
Marktstraat 17.00
Perc
ent
Age
0-6 7-14 15-30 31-64 65+
women
men
women
men
43
43
52%
47%
4
9
Marktstraat 19.00
0% 0% 0%
Perc
ent
Age
0-6 7-14 15-30 31-64 65+
women
men
women
men
78%
11
11
78
Marktstraat 21.00
0% 0 0%0%
22%
Perc
ent
Age
0-6 7-14 15-30 31-64 65+
men
men
women
women
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A monofunctional city Analysis
Age and gender - Marktstraat
Age and gender surveys were performed on Hoofdstraat
and Marktstraat in the inner city to determine how the
public realm is used by males and females and different age
groups. A representative segment of pedestrians have been
recorded at 11.00, 13.00, 15.00, 19.00 and 21.00.
The average of all people recorded on Marktstraat on a
summer weekday:
Children ( 0-14 years): 8%
Young people (15-30 years): 40%
Middle aged (31-64 years): 52%
Elderly (65+ years): 1%
• There are no significant changes in the different age
groups represented in Marktstraat compared with
Hoofdstraat in the morning.
• Women are represented by 49% in Marktstraat when the
shops are open (52% on Hoofdstraat)
• However the picture is totally different after the shops are
closed - where men are very strongly represented. After
19.00 87,5% of the pedestrians account for men (57% on
Hoofdstraat)Gender distribution on Marktstraat (15-64 years) between 11.00 - 21.00
49%
37%
women
men
11:00 13:00
51%
38%
women
men
15:00
44%
37%women
men
17:00
51%
44%women
men
86%
19:00
13%
men
women
Marktstraat - Men and women
89%
21:00
11%
men
women
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4A city with public spaces of low quality
Potentials• A green identity.
• Fine-grained urban structure, fine walking
streets, human scaled places.
• Low and dense city offering a wonderful micro-
climate.
• High amount of pedestrian orientated areas.
• Recently upgraded Stationsplein.
• Many active ground floor frontages in the city
core.
• High level of outdoor serving areas.
• High number of café seats.
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Challenges• Close missing links in the public space network.
• Make each public space have a distinct character.
• Improve the physical appearance of public space.
• Alleviate wind problems at the canal.
• Improve capacity for walking and stationary activity in
Nieuwstraat.
• Connect fragmented green network.
• Increase level of stationary activities.
• Create a more diverse activity pattern.
• Provide more and improve quality of public benches.
• Link benches in the pedestrian network.
• Spread outdoor serving areas to rest of city.
• Address problems with privatization of public space.
• Activate ground floor frontages in the cultural precinct,
Nieuwstraat, Station precinct, Marketplein.
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 200952
Analysis A city with public spaces of low quality
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Leije
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Mar
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Data collected: Saturday 12th September 2009Weather:Sunny, cloudy in the afternoon windy about 20 degrees
Stationary activity counts
• Average number of stationary activities found in the period
between 12:00 and 16:00 on a summer weekday.
• Very low level of activity. Raadhuisplein is the most popular
public space.
• Average number of stationary activities found in the period
between 12:00 and 16:00 on a summer Saturday.
• The activity level is 250% higher than weekdays, but still
extremely low.
On Marktplein 75% of the stationary activities between 12pm and 4pm are made up of commercial activities (people selling goods in market stands and thus not people choosing to spend time due to the quality of space).
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A city with public spaces of low quality Analysis
• The most important story to tell about Apeldoorn is
displayed here. The graphs to the left display that although
a substantial number of pedestrians come to Hoofdstraat
on a summer Saturday (33.550) very few of them choose
to spend time there. Very few people engage in stationary
activities or go visit other parts of the city centre.
• There is an enormous potential in working out how more
people can be invited to spend more time and engage
in different activities while they are in the city. No new
visitors are needed. People are already there, they just
need the proper invitations for them to start doing other
things than just walking up and down Hoofdstraat.
Stationary activity vs. pedestrian traffic in Hoofdstraat
The quality of public space is an overriding factor for
the success of the public life that can take place in a
city.
A city consisting of high quality public spaces with
wonderful conditions for enjoying the climate, with
a multitude of events and activities that people can
choose to participate in and with strong links to the
pedestrian network and the amenities is generally a
successful city with a flourishing and diverse public
life.
Public space quality
Unfortunate and unused recently upgraded public space.
Caterplein is in need of an upgrade and a re-think.
Kanaal promenade is a waiting potential.
Stationsplein is a very successful upgrade.
In Apeldoorn the overall message is that something is
lacking. People are not spending a long time in the city
centre and their activities while in the city tend to be
somewhat the same every time they visit, with shopping as
a predominant activity.
This relates to a number of reasons of which one factor has
to do with the current quality level of the public spaces.
Some public spaces are worn down and in need of a brush
over, including a new thinking regarding the general layout
of the space, the design profile and the future use e.g.
Caterplein. Others are unfortunately rather new and are the
result of a misconception of what public space is and should
be.
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A city with public spaces of low quality Analysis
Comparison:
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Kan
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Sta
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27
Sta
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6
Mar
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428
Ora
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377
Leije
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11
Kap
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Vos
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67
Hoo
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149
Bra
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Klæ
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Pas
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153
Fisk
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36
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99
HC
And
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68
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Skt
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On Marktplein 75% of the stationary activities between 12pm and 4pm are made up of commercial activities (people selling goods in market stands and thus not people choosing to spend time due to the quality of space).
Comparison between city centres
OdenseStationary activities - Average number of stationary
activities found in the period between 12:00 and 14:00 on
a summer Saturday.
Stationary activities
• Average number of stationary activities found in the period between
12:00 and 14:00 on a summer Saturday.
• Compared to Odense the stationary activity level is 60% lower in the
city centre of Apeldoorn. (The people selling goods on Marktplein
have been withdrawn in the calculation).
• Compared to Odense the activities cover a larger geographical area
and thus puts more of the city into play.
Physically active
Culturally active
Commercially active
Children playing
Lying down
Café chairs
Secondary seating
Benches
Standing
Waiting for transport
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 200956
Analysis A city with public spaces of low quality
Comparison between mainstreets, Saturday
• 1,5% of all activities take place after 18:00
• 63% of all people are standing
• 19% of all activities take place after 18:00
(13X more than Apeldoorn Hoofdstraat)
• 72% of all people are sitting on café chairs
• Although Apeldoorn enjoys many more
visitors to the main street, very few of them
choose to stay for a while and linger or
engage in other activities than walking.
Ode
nse
Ves
terg
ade
Ape
ldoo
rn H
oofd
stra
at
Stationary activity on a Saturday
1.340
Pedestrian traffic on a Saturday
19.100
33.550
480
Ode
nse
Ves
terg
ade
Ape
ldoo
rn H
oofd
stra
at
34
158
45
139134
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
Time
num
ber
of p
erso
ns
010:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00
480
33.550
Ape
ldoo
rn H
oofd
stra
at
Pede
stria
n tra
ffic
-on
a Sa
turd
ay
Stat
iona
ry a
ctiv
ity
-on
a Sa
turd
ay
total
480
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450 438
133
375
142 148
105
Time
num
ber
of p
erso
ns
010:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00
19.100
1.340O
dens
e V
este
rgad
e
total1.340
Pede
stria
n tra
ffic
-on
a Sa
turd
ay
Stat
iona
ry a
ctiv
ity
-on
a Sa
turd
ay
Odense Apeldoorn vs. Odense Apeldoorn
+75%
+180%
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 2009 57
A city with public spaces of low quality Analysis
4.
Oranjepark total 143
Kanaalpark total 22
10 12 14 16 18 20
0
100
200
10 12 14 16 18 20
Num
ber o
f per
sons
Num
ber o
f per
sons
Time
Lotzes Have total 659
Num
ber o
f per
sons
Time
H.C. Andersen Have total 362
Num
ber o
f per
sons
TimeTime
0
100
200
0
100
200
10 12 14 16 18 20
10 12 14 16 18 20
719 26
55
1125
0 2 7 4 3 4 9
31
10585
104
28
173
300
200
100
0
400
365
65
36
182
Oranjepark total 143
Kanaalpark total 22
10 12 14 16 18 20
0
100
200
10 12 14 16 18 20
Num
ber o
f per
sons
Num
ber o
f per
sons
Time
Lotzes Have total 659
Num
ber o
f per
sons
Time
H.C. Andersen Have total 362
Num
ber o
f per
sons
TimeTime
0
100
200
0
100
200
10 12 14 16 18 20
10 12 14 16 18 20
719 26
55
1125
0 2 7 4 3 4 9
31
10585
104
28
173
300
200
100
0
400
365
65
36
182
Oranjepark total 143
Kanaalpark total 22
10 12 14 16 18 20
0
100
200
10 12 14 16 18 20
Num
ber o
f per
sons
Num
ber o
f per
sons
Time
Lotzes Have total 659
Num
ber o
f per
sons
Time
H.C. Andersen Have total 362
Num
ber o
f per
sons
TimeTime
0
100
200
0
100
200
10 12 14 16 18 20
10 12 14 16 18 20
719 26
55
1125
0 2 7 4 3 4 9
31
10585
104
28
173
300
200
100
0
400
365
65
36
182
Oranjepark total 143
Kanaalpark total 22
10 12 14 16 18 20
0
100
200
10 12 14 16 18 20
Num
ber o
f per
sons
Num
ber o
f per
sons
Time
Lotzes Have total 659
Num
ber o
f per
sons
Time
H.C. Andersen Have total 362
Num
ber o
f per
sons
TimeTime
0
100
200
0
100
200
10 12 14 16 18 20
10 12 14 16 18 20
719 26
55
1125
0 2 7 4 3 4 9
31
10585
104
28
173
300
200
100
0
400
365
65
36
182
Comparison between parks
Odense• Lotzes Have has 360% more act.
than Oranjepark.
• HC Andersens Have has 1550%
more act. than Kanaalpark.
Apeldoorn• Very low numbers of people
using the public parks.
Especially Kanaalpark is
quite under-utilized.
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 200958
Analysis A city with public spaces of low quality
1016
40
80
136
180
25
60
10
10
20
60
6050
15
320
128
335100
110
35
16
337
190
1585
10
40
30
40
120
15
190
265
131
96
30
53
120
128
330
30
120
110
26
160
30
30
64
75
100
120
60
20
20
main walking routes
secondary walking routes
supporting walking routes
15+ seats
10-14 seats
5-9 seats
1-4 seats
Public benches source: observations july 2009
main walking routes
secondary walking routes
supporting walking routes
15+ seats
10-14 seats
5-9 seats
1-4 seats
Public benches source: observations july 2009
Total number of seats:
Comparison:
Rotterdam Extensive public seating in
the city centre
0 100 200 300 400 500
Public benches and pedestrian routes
• No direct link between the main pedestrian routes and the
supply of public benches.
• Very few options for resting along pedestrian routes.
Comparison:
378 seats
750seats
Odense RotterdamApeldoorn
1520 seats
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 2009 59
A city with public spaces of low quality Analysis
Public benches and pedestrian routes
Public seats
When inviting people to walk and enjoy the public
realm it is important that different opportunities for
pausing and resting are provided.
Apart from the number of public seats, other factors
are important in order to provide good quality seating.
Experience shows that the most popular seating is
of good quality, has a nice view, sufficient sun/shade
and shelter, and most importantly is located close to
important pedestrian routes and destinations.
Good comfortable seating in the right location provides
visitors with rest and an opportunity to stay longer,
which contributes to a more lively city. This is one of
the keys to encouraging people to walk, enjoy and
spend time in the streets.
Especially the elderly need a rest, Hoofdstraat.
Over-crowded seating arrangement in Hoofdstraat.
There is a substantial lack of public benches and other
seating arrangements in the city centre of Apeldoorn.
Seating possibilities are few and are often placed far
apart. As such the most central locations where the
most people come are without any seating whatsoever.
Hoofdstraat which should be a welcoming main street
offer approximately 10 benches for its 34.550 walking
visitors during Saturdays. The general lack of benches
and of proper seating environments tell people to keep
walking and it discourages the elderly and families with
children from visiting at all.
Uncomfortable seating options, Hofstraat.
Secondary seating options are popular in a city
without benches.
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 200960
Analysis A city with public spaces of low quality
Outdoor serving areas
120 + seats
80-119 seats
40-79 seats
20-39 seats
1- 19 seats
Number of outdoor serving areas in study
site during shop hours
source: observations july 2009
Total number of terrace seats: 2.182
(excl. standing tables Caterplein)
Total number of seating in studysite 3.036
Terrace seats: 2.182 (72 %)
Primary seating 378 (12 %)
Secondary seating: 476 (16 %)
120 + seats
80-119 seats
40-79 seats
20-39 seats
1- 19 seats
Number of outdoor serving areas in study
site during shop hours
source: observations july 2009
Total number of terrace seats: 2.182
(excl. standing tables Caterplein)
Total number of seating in studysite 3.036
Terrace seats: 2.182 (72 %)
Primary seating 378 (12 %)
Secondary seating: 476 (16 %)
2.180 seats
2.040seats
6.300 seats
Odense RotterdamApeldoorn0 100 200 300 400 500
• High number of café seats
• Concentration of outdoor serving areas in Caterplein, in
Leienplein and in Raadhuisplein
• No outdoor serving areas along the Kanaal, in Oranjepark,
in Asselselaan or in the Stationsplein.
Comparison:
Rotterdam Extensive café seating
in the city centre
16
8
8
32
2844
168
15
26
8
75 3030
24
12
4
3
80
20
10
10
10
20
9
10105
1010
15
16
40
75
73
40
170
30
24
80
60
16
80
26
24
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 2009 61
A city with public spaces of low quality Analysis
Outdoor serving areas
Recreational city life
The culture of outdoor cafe life has developed rapidly in
many countries around the world. This has significantly
changed the usage patterns of city centres. Today
summer activities are of a much more recreational
nature. Drinking coffee is an uncomplicated way of
combining several attractions; being outdoors, enjoying
pleasant views and the ever present entertainment of
watching people pass by.
Cafe chairs on Asselsestraat in December.
Outdoor serving furniture are of a wide range and
quality. Part of this variety adds to the flavour and
colourfulness of the city, where each cafe gets to
express their specific character. Unfortunately this
also opens for a different interpretion of what quality
is. As such a number of bulky elements have been
introduced, that might be secured for vandalism, but
which do little good for the quality of the public realm.
A different aspect is the tendency of leaving the
furniture outside during all four seasons, well aware
that winter is not really an option for outdoor dining.
These forgotten piles of seating arrangements do little
good for the city during winter and detracts from the
overall experience of a nice city, as squares and streets
are turned into meer storage facilities.Poor quality furniture in front of Stadhuis.Oversized commercial parasols of poor quality in Caterplein.
Light array of moveable chairs and tables.
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 200962
Analysis A city with public spaces of low quality
0 100 200 300 400 500
• Not surprisingly, the privatisation of public space is most
evident in the areas with the highest activity levels (bars,
restaurants) mainly found in Caterplein, Raadhuisplein and
in Leienplein.
• The congregation of these privatised areas represent
severe obstacles in the pedestrian landscape.
• The privatised areas often contribute to a visual
pollution, given that there are no common rules for visual
appearance and that shop owners are reluctant to put
much money into something they might be asked to
remove again.
Privatised public space
Informal terrace seating in public space
Fenced off terrace seating in public space
Major terrace squares (almost totally privatised !)
Privatised public spacesource: observations july 2009
Unfortunate addition to a beautiful building in Caterplein.
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 2009 63
A city with public spaces of low quality Analysis
Lack of landmark buildings along Hoofdstraat
Hoofdstraat is THE most important street in Apeldoorn
in terms of number of visitors, both during the week but
especially during the weekend.
As such Hoofdstraat holds a quite significant position and
should reflect this in the general layout, the furniture, the
paving and the buildings along. Of special significance are
the buildings that form gateways in and out of Hoofdstraat
as well as the buildings that communicate the starting
point (Caterplein) and the point where Hoofdstraat curves.
These buildings are landmarks and can be seen from afar.
As such these buildings should be of the same scale as
the surrounding city, but hold a special high quality in their
design.
Rather insignificant building at Caterplein. Starting point of Hoofdstraat. Where Hoofdstraat curves, this rather unfortunate building can be found. The scale is wrong and nothing positive can be said for the design.
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 200964
Analysis A city with public spaces of low quality
Public space that has sun all year around(based on shortest day 21/12 14.00 analysis)
Microclimate: Sunsource: shadow analysis 3D model innercity, afdeling RI
0 100 200 300 400 500
Public space that has sun all year around(based on shortest day 21/12 14.00 analysis)
Microclimate: Sunsource: shadow analysis 3D model innercity, afdeling RI
• Many sunlit places in the city centre, due to the low
buildings.
• No sun along Hoofdstraat. Sunlit places along the main
street.
• No direct links between the sunlit places and the
placement of benches.
• Sunny spots are not celebrated with extra attention or
facilities such as public benches.
Microclimate: Sun
A sunny corner on Stationdwarsstraat.
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 2009 65
A city with public spaces of low quality Analysis
Climate factors public space: windsource: observations july 2009
Fast high wind areascircular winds from highrise buildings that makes adjecent public place uncomfortable to be in
0 100 200 300 400 500
Climate factors public space: windsource: observations july 2009
Fast high wind areascircular winds from highrise buildings that makes adjecent public place uncomfortable to be in
Microclimate: Wind
• Three buildings are causing disadvantage to surrounding
public space.
• One of the problems with high buildings is the micro-
climatic conditions created at the base.
• When strong winds meet a tall free-standing building
turbulence and fast down winds will sweep the nearby
streets in unpredictable ways.
• Fast winds lower the temperature of streets and public
spaces, minimising the comfort for people walking or
staying nearby and effectively preventing public life.
• Additionally, high-rise casts long shadows limiting the
recreational values of city streets and squares.
Conflicts with public life
One of the problems with high buildings is the micro-
climatic conditions created at the base. When strong
winds meet a tall free-standing building turbulence
and fast down winds will sweep the nearby streets in
unpredictable ways. Fast winds lower the temperature
of streets and public spaces, minimising the comfort
for people walking or staying nearby and effectively
preventing public life. Additionally, high-rise casts long
shadows limiting the recreational values of city streets
and squares.
However grand it may appear as both skyline and from
within its apartments or offices, poorly placed and
designed high-rise buildings can render public space
useless as a place for public life activities. The inevitable
result is public space with an absence of public life.
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 200966
Analysis A city with public spaces of low quality
A ACTIVE• Small units, many doors. (15-20 units per 100 m)• Diversity of functions.• No closed or passive units.• Interesting relief in frontages.• Quality materials and refined details.
C 'SOMEWHERE IN-BETWEEN'• Mixture of small and larger units. (6-10 units per 100 m)• Some diversity of functions.• Only a few closed or passive units.• Uninteresting design of frontages.• Somewhat poor detailing.
E INACTIVE• Large units with few or no doors.• No visible variation of function.• Closed and passive frontages.• Monotonous frontages.• No details, nothing interesting to look at.
B PLEASANT• Relatively small units. (10-14 units per 100 m)• Some diversity of functions.• Only a few closed or passive units.• Some relief in the frontages.• Relatively good detailing.
D DULL• Larger units with few doors. (2-5 units per 100 m)• Little diversity of functions.• Many closed units.• Predominantly unattractive frontages.• Few or no details.
Quality of ground floor frontages
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 2009 67
A city with public spaces of low quality Analysis
E INACTIVE• Large units with few or no doors.• No visible variation of function.• Closed and passive frontages.• Monotonous frontages.• No details, nothing interesting to look at.
Quality of ground floor frontages
Inactive Ground Floor Frontages
• The culture/entertainment area has closed ground floor frontages.
• Most of Marktplein has closed frontages .
• The station quarter and the south portion of Nieuwstraat have many closed and
passive frontages that make those areas feel unsafe.
• Buildings in these areas are often large scale with over-sized, closed and passive
ground floor frontages that make it impossible for people to interact at street level.
Active Ground Floor Frontages
• Active frontages are primarily found in the retail heart on Hoofdstraat (and side
streets) and on Asselsestraat.
Dull- larger units with few doors- little diversity of functions- many closed units- predominantly unattractive frontages- dew or no details
Inactive- large units with few or no doors- no visible variation of function- closed and passive frontages- monotonous frontages- no details, nothing interesting to look at
Dull- larger units with few doors- little diversity of functions- many closed units- predominantly unattractive frontages- dew or no details
Inactive- large units with few or no doors- no visible variation of function- closed and passive frontages- monotonous frontages- no details, nothing interesting to look at
Active- small units, many doors- diversity of functions- no closed or passive units- interesting relief in frontages- quality materials and refined details
Pleasant- relatively small units- some diversity in functions- only a few closed or passive units- some relief in the frontages- relatively good detailling
Active- small units, many doors- diversity of functions- no closed or passive units- interesting relief in frontages- quality materials and refined details
Pleasant- relatively small units- some diversity in functions- only a few closed or passive units- some relief in the frontages- relatively good detailling
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 200968
People first, cars second
Potentials• Traffic calmed inner city core.
• Parking structures are situated in the periphery of the inner city.
• A good public transport network.
• Close links between the public transport network and the pedestrian
network.
• A compact city with a high level of cycling traffic.
• Short distances to key destinations.
• Low city with a human scale.
• Good climatic conditions for cycling.
• A fine network of cycle routes linking the city centre with the
surrounding areas.
• A whole range of bike parking facilities placed close to main cycling
routes.
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 2009 69
Challenges• Close missing links in the overall traffic structure.
• Mitigate very wide traffic streets with oversized
junctions outside the inner city core.
• Address noise problems along heavy trafficked streets.
• Address problems caused by the centrally located
parking structures that create extra traffic in the areas
adjacent to the inner city core.
• Improve bicycle parking at "hot spots" for unorganized
parking.
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 200970
Analysis People first, cars second
Loolaan:
in: 4.438 veh.
out: 4.838 veh.
Deventerstraat:in: 8.849 veh.out: 11.693 veh.
Wapenrustlaan
in: 8.503 veh.
out: 10.408 veh.
Matenpoort
in: 7.692 veh.
out: 8.183 veh.
Koning Stadhouderlaan:
in: 10.132 veh.out: 10.317 veh.
PWA laan:
in: 4.175 veh.
out: 3.942 veh.
Asselse straat
in: 2568 veh.
out: 2028veh.
Sprengenweg:
in: 3.982 veh.
out: 5.409veh.
Kayersdijk:
in: 9.804 veh.
out: 6.971 veh.20-25.000
20-25.000
15-20.000
5-10.000
5-10.000
P
P
P
P
P• Heavily trafficked roads are surrounding the city centre,
especially to the west and the south.
• These traffic corridors are either borders that need need to
be crossed to reach the city centre or passages that also
softer transport modes, cyclists and pedestrians, need to
travel along.
• In the city ring road is a number of major intersections
where main traffic arteries meet. The intersection at Grote
Kerk is such an example, where the intersection is even
more complicated by the addition of a couple of minor side
streets that are allowed direct access to the intersection.
• There are a number of roads and intersections that appear
over-scaled in relation to the actual amount of traffic they
carry, e.g. Prins Willem Alexanderlaan. This relates to the
demand for a high service level for all transport modes and
the unwillingness to restrict and simplify vehicular traffic
also in the inner city periphery.
Through traffic
Through traffic in city centre ( in 24 hr)source: mobility model, afdeling mobiliteit 2008
< 1000 motorvehicles
1000 - 5000 motorvehicles
5000 - 10.000 motorvehicles
10.000 - 15.000 motorvehicles
15.000 - 20.000 motorvehicles
20.000 - 25.000 motorvehicles
25.000 - 30.000 motorvehicles
> 30.000 motoverhicles
Through traffic in city centre ( in 24 hr)source: mobility model, afdeling mobiliteit 2008
< 1000 motorvehicles
1000 - 5000 motorvehicles
5000 - 10.000 motorvehicles
10.000 - 15.000 motorvehicles
15.000 - 20.000 motorvehicles
20.000 - 25.000 motorvehicles
25.000 - 30.000 motorvehicles
> 30.000 motoverhicles
Through traffic in city centre ( in 24 hr)source: mobility model, afdeling mobiliteit 2008
< 1000 motorvehicles
1000 - 5000 motorvehicles
5000 - 10.000 motorvehicles
10.000 - 15.000 motorvehicles
15.000 - 20.000 motorvehicles
20.000 - 25.000 motorvehicles
25.000 - 30.000 motorvehicles
> 30.000 motoverhicles
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 2009 71
People first, cars second Analysis
Major traffic intersection in front of Grote Kerk having a substantial deteriorating effect on the surroundings and especially the church.
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 200972
Analysis People first, cars second
53 dB(a)58 dB(a)63 dB(a)68 dB(a)
Climate: traffic noise source: statistics Kadaster en dienst RI 2008Railway line:53 dB(a) contour58 dB(a) contour63 dB(a) contour68 dB(a) contour
Car traffic:less than 48 dB(a): areas behind buildings or away from traffic where traffic noise is not present 48 - 63 dB(a): a normal urban environment where traffic noise is present but not a disturbing factor
63 + dB(a): a stessful traffic dominated environment where traffic noise becomes a disturbing factor
Climate: traffic noise source: statistics Kadaster en dienst RI 2008Railway line:53 dB(a) contour58 dB(a) contour63 dB(a) contour68 dB(a) contour
Car traffic:less than 48 dB(a): areas behind buildings or away from traffic where traffic noise is not present 48 - 63 dB(a): a normal urban environment where traffic noise is present but not a disturbing factor
63 + dB(a): a stessful traffic dominated environment where traffic noise becomes a disturbing factor
Climate: traffic noise source: statistics Kadaster en dienst RI 2008Railway line:53 dB(a) contour58 dB(a) contour63 dB(a) contour68 dB(a) contour
Car traffic:less than 48 dB(a): areas behind buildings or away from traffic where traffic noise is not present 48 - 63 dB(a): a normal urban environment where traffic noise is present but not a disturbing factor
63 + dB(a): a stessful traffic dominated environment where traffic noise becomes a disturbing factor
Climate: traffic noise source: statistics Kadaster en dienst RI 2008Railway line:53 dB(a) contour58 dB(a) contour63 dB(a) contour68 dB(a) contour
Car traffic:less than 48 dB(a): areas behind buildings or away from traffic where traffic noise is not present 48 - 63 dB(a): a normal urban environment where traffic noise is present but not a disturbing factor
63 + dB(a): a stessful traffic dominated environment where traffic noise becomes a disturbing factor
• Severe noise problems for residents, pedestrians
and cyclists along: Wilhemina Drucker Straat /
Vosselmanstraat.
• Also noise problems along Deventerstraat, straight past
the town hall.
Traffic noise
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 2009 73
People first, cars second Analysis
Fountain Oranjeparkworks as major noisebarrier for traffic noise and replaces it with a pleasant
sound which make even the edges of the park ‘traffic noise free’
Grass curves BeekparkLandscaped grass curves work as soundbarriers and position the trafffic noise mentally outside the park
Fountain MarktpleinFountain sound ‘fills’ part of the space. The sound of water adds a postive audial experience in this space.
Sound: percieved positive and negative influence of sound source: observations august 2009
Streets and spots where traffic noise is percieved as ‘dominating’ and negative.
Streets and spots where traffic noise is percieved as ‘present’ but without being negative.
0 100 200 300 400 500
Fountain Oranjeparkworks as major noisebarrier for traffic noise and replaces it with a pleasant
sound which make even the edges of the park ‘traffic noise free’
Grass curves BeekparkLandscaped grass curves work as soundbarriers and position the trafffic noise mentally outside the park
Fountain MarktpleinFountain sound ‘fills’ part of the space. The sound of water adds a postive audial experience in this space.
Sound: percieved positive and negative influence of sound source: observations august 2009
Streets and spots where traffic noise is percieved as ‘dominating’ and negative.
Streets and spots where traffic noise is percieved as ‘present’ but without being negative.
Percieved noise
• Several installations have been made to downscale the
impact of traffic noise
• No installations along the heavily trafficked roads
like Deventerstraat, Stationsstraat and Kalverstraat /
Molenstraat
Hofstraat is a street where traffic noise is perceived as
'present' but without being negative.
Example:
Public Spaces Public Life Apeldoorn 200974
Analysis People first, cars second
P
P
P
PP
bus
Total number of (marked) parking places: 4.455
in parking garages: 2.450 (55 %)along streets: 718 (16 %)in public squares: 434 (10 %)in innercourts: 853 (19 %)
sites of private outdoor parking spaces (not free use for public)
sites of non marked parking in streets (within residential zoning): minor numbers: not counted
sites of temporary (illegal?) parking on derelict terrains
Parking in relation to traffic flows and volumes
P
Total number of (marked) parking places: 4.455
in parking garages: 2.450 (55 %)along streets: 718 (16 %)in public squares: 434 (10 %)in innercourts: 853 (19 %)
sites of private outdoor parking spaces (not free use for public)
sites of non marked parking in streets (within residential zoning): minor numbers: not counted
sites of temporary (illegal?) parking on derelict terrains
Parking in relation to traffic flows and volumes
P
Total number of (marked) parking places: 4.455
in parking garages: 2.450 (55 %)along streets: 718 (16 %)in public squares: 434 (10 %)in innercourts: 853 (19 %)
sites of private outdoor parking spaces (not free use for public)
sites of non marked parking in streets (within residential zoning): minor numbers: not counted
sites of temporary (illegal?) parking on derelict terrains
Parking in relation to traffic flows and volumes
P
4.455
3.750
2.700
9.000
Odense Copenhagen RotterdamApeldoorn
0 100 200 300 400 500
• A total of 4.455 parking spaces, which is a high number for
a city this size!
• 2.450 in parking structures and 2.005 on streets and on
squares
• Streets along the Kanaal and around Oranjepark are used
for parking. Probably the most misplaced parking in all
of the city centre where the on street parking spaces
seriously downgrade the general experiences of walking
along and enjoying the beautiful green and blue amenities
of Apeldoorn.
Comparison: Total parking
Parking
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People first, cars second Analysis
Loolaan:
in: 4.438 veh.
out: 4.838 veh.
Deventerstraat:in: 8.849 veh.out: 11.693 veh.
Wapenrustlaan
in: 8.503 veh.
out: 10.408 veh.
Matenpoort
in: 7.692 veh.
out: 8.183 veh.
Koning Stadhouderlaan:
in: 10.132 veh.out: 10.317 veh.
PWA laan:
in: 4.175 veh.
out: 3.942 veh.
Asselse straat
in: 2568 veh.
out: 2028veh.
Sprengenweg:
in: 3.982 veh.
out: 5.409veh.
Kayersdijk:
in: 9.804 veh.
out: 6.971 veh.
20-25.000
20-25.000
15-20.000
5-10.000
5-10.000
P
P
P
P
P
Total number of (marked) parking places: 4.455
in parking garages: 2.450 (55 %)along streets: 718 (16 %)in public squares: 434 (10 %)in innercourts: 853 (19 %)
sites of private outdoor parking spaces (not free use for public)
sites of non marked parking in streets (within residential zoning): minor numbers: not counted
sites of temporary (illegal?) parking on derelict terrains
Parking in relation to traffic flows and volumes
P
PP
P
P
P
P PP
PP
P P P
Parking and traffic volumes
• Apeldoorn has a very high number of parking
spaces in the city centre offering good
conditions for cars but also increasing the
problem of traffic in the city centre.
• Parking structures are placed at the periphery
and inside the inner city core. Especially
the parking structures in the shopping mall
'Oranjerie' attracts a high level of traffic.
Comparison:
Rotterdam Parking structures in the inner city.
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Analysis People first, cars second
Cycle network
• Well developed cycle network.
• Quality issues with some routes.
Cycle traffic
• Cycling is a desirable transport mode.
• Relatively heavily cycling traffic going in/out the city centre from the south and
the east.
Dedicated bicycle tracks & Main cycling routes
Main cycling routes source: bicycle counts 2008
1000 - 2500 bicycles / 24 hr
2500 - 5000 bicycles / 24 hr
5000 -- 7000 bicycles / 24 hr
7000 - 10.000 bicycles / 24 hr
> 10.000 bicyles / 24 hr
Dedicated bicyle trackssource: observations july 2009
Track: Raised / separated Bicycle
Lane: (colour)marked lane combined with cars.
Signposted cycling routes within the pedestrian area (no special tracks)
Main cycling routes source: bicycle counts 2008
1000 - 2500 bicycles / 24 hr
2500 - 5000 bicycles / 24 hr
5000 -- 7000 bicycles / 24 hr
7000 - 10.000 bicycles / 24 hr
> 10.000 bicyles / 24 hr
Dedicated bicyle trackssource: observations july 2009
Track: Raised / separated Bicycle
Lane: (colour)marked lane combined with cars.
Signposted cycling routes within the pedestrian area (no special tracks)
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People first, cars second Analysis
Odense
Rotterdam
Copenhagen
Apeldoorn
19%
29%
31%
22%
31%
28%
36%
19%
26%
19%
37%
4%
47 %
5 %
48 %(includes pedestrians)
Comparison: Model split
Cycling
• Apeldoorn has an impressive modal split with
a very high level of bicyclists. Compared to
Rotterdam Apeldoorn has doubled its cycling
population.
• Many initiatives have been made to maintain and
even expand this number. These initiatives need
to be supported as the large cycling population in
Apeldoorn form the basis for a traffic calmed city
centre, with ample space for people activities.Stationsplein south
Zwolseweg
Odense
Rotterdam
Copenhagen
Apeldoorn
19%
29%
31%
22%
31%
28%
36%
19%
26%
19%
37%
4%
47 %
5 %
48 %(includes pedestrians)
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Analysis People first, cars second
1800800
500
180
700
Bicycle parking facilities and main cycling routes
Main cycling routes / volumes(source: bicycle counts 2008)
1000 - 2500 bicycles / 24 hr
2500 - 5000 bicycles / 24 hr
5000 -- 7000 bicycles / 24 hr
7000 - 10.000 bicycles / 24 hr
> 10.000 bicyles / 24 hr
Bicycle parking facilitiessource: observations july 2009
indoor parkingfacility (free): 3980 (74%)For the indoor facilities, 600.000 bikes parked per year (source: analyse bezetting Felua 2008)
bike standards in public space: 1388 (26%)
1- 9 bikes
10-19 bikes
20 + bikes
Main cycling routes / volumes(source: bicycle counts 2008)
1000 - 2500 bicycles / 24 hr
2500 - 5000 bicycles / 24 hr
5000 -- 7000 bicycles / 24 hr
7000 - 10.000 bicycles / 24 hr
> 10.000 bicyles / 24 hr
Bicycle parking facilitiessource: observations july 2009
indoor parkingfacility (free): 3980 (74%)For the indoor facilities, 600.000 bikes parked per year (source: analyse bezetting Felua 2008)
bike standards in public space: 1388 (26%)
1- 9 bikes
10-19 bikes
20 + bikes
0 100 200 300 400 500
• Substantial supply of bicycle parking facilities
• Several with indoor bicycle parking facilities
• Strong links between the cycle network and the placement
of parking facilities
Bicycle parking on Kanaalstraat
Example:
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People first, cars second Analysis
Unorganised bicycle parking during daytimesource: observations july 2009
1-10 bikes
more than 10 bikes
Main cycling routes / volumes(source: bicycle counts 2008)
1000 - 2500 bicycles / 24 hr
2500 - 5000 bicycles / 24 hr
5000 -- 7000 bicycles / 24 hr
7000 - 10.000 bicycles / 24 hr
> 10.000 bicyles / 24 hr
Bicycle parking facilitiessource: observations july 2009
indoor parkingfacility (free): 3980 (74%)For the indoor facilities, 600.000 bikes parked per year (source: analyse bezetting Felua 2008)
bike standards in public space: 1388 (26%)
1- 9 bikes
10-19 bikes
20 + bikes
Main cycling routes / volumes(source: bicycle counts 2008)
1000 - 2500 bicycles / 24 hr
2500 - 5000 bicycles / 24 hr
5000 -- 7000 bicycles / 24 hr
7000 - 10.000 bicycles / 24 hr
> 10.000 bicyles / 24 hr
Unorganised bicycle parking
• Although a substantial number of parking facilities have
been put in place there are still problems with unorganised
parking.
• Hot spots are mainly located close to Raadhuisplein and in
the southern part of Hoofdstraat, where the most people
access the pedestrian network.
Example:
Unorganised bicycle parking on Deventerstraat.
0 100 200 300 400 500
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Analysis People first, cars second
• Close links between public transport and the pedestrian
network
• Public transport has been developed to form a star shaped
network of closely interlinked timetables. This secures that
the possibilities for interchange are good and that the city
is free of buses the majority of the time.
• When the bus interchange do happen, streets tend to be
heavily congested and to be relieved after a short time
span.
Example:
The star shaped network.
Public transport
Main pedestrian routessource: observations and interpretation team 2009
main walking routes
secondary walking routes
supporting walking routes
Public transport
bus routes
bus stops
main bus- / trainstation
Main pedestrian routessource: observations and interpretation team 2009
main walking routes
secondary walking routes
supporting walking routes
Public transport
bus routes
bus stops
main bus- / trainstation
0 100 200 300 400 500
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People first, cars second Analysis
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Overview of recommendations
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3
Ensure an even better city for walking
4Ensure an upgraded public space network
Ensure a city centre with a 21st century traffic system
Ensure a city centre that is liveable and viable
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Make the most out of Apeldoorn´s unique setting by
improving the connections to the amenities.
Respect and cherish the heritage buildings
Maintain a human scale city
Develop strong links between the city centre and
the surrounding landscapes
Create a green ring around the inner city
Develop a network of green boulevards
Celebrate the parks
'Greening the desert'
Integrate the Kanaal with the city
Celebrate the streams
'Irrigating the desert'
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Built characterRespect and cherish the heritage buildingsProtection of the city centre's few historical buildings and features is an essential priority. This
contributes substantially to the city's special character and provides a characteristic context
for new developments. The heritage buildings represent valuable assets not only as historic
reminders and beautiful landmarks, but also as potential buildings for attracting alternative
business to the city. Further the historic buildings make out the unique urban fabric of
Apeldoorn, that should be maintained.
• Maintain the historical, low rise city, and make sure that new areas obtain similar qualities.
Protect, develop and refine the qualities which already exist.
• Emphasise the historical and architectural heritage. Study and publish what is the essence
of the Apeldoorn city plan, the city quarters, the streets and squares, and the buildings.
Communicate the uniqueness of Apeldoorn to the wider public.
• Develop guidelines for successful integration between new developments and heritage
buildings.
• Ensure that the heritage buildings individual qualities are reflected in ground floors and
that there is a clear architecturally designed link between the ground floor and the building
above.
• Develop a sign policy for commercial buildings to avoid low quality commercial signage
causing detriment to the building and the surrounding streetscape.
• Investigate how e.g. post industrial heritage buildings can offer low cost opportunities for
creative businesses and act as drivers in new developments.
Maintain a human scale city• Ensure that new public spaces are created in a human scale and are integrating with the
existing network of streets and squares.
• Control building heights and protect the micro-climatic conditions in streets and squares.
Identify areas where high rise is acceptable outside the city centre and introduce a height
limit for buildings in the city centre, to avoid conflicts with the micro-climate in central public
spaces and to preserve the urban form.
• Develop planning controls for the inner city area to maintain the present average building
height of maximum 5 storeys with a general height of 3 or 4 storeys.
• Identify areas outside the inner city area where high rise can be built without causing
detriment to public space at ground floor level.
Recommendations Ensure a city centre that capitalises on its amenities
Increase density and ensure that there are no /few "missing teeth". Develop a collected plan for the city centre identifying blank spots /determined or potential development sites. Develop a framework that future buildings and spaces should fit into. (Building heights, materials, functions etc.)Use events as the triënnale to add focus to these future development sites and to enable a public discussion of future uses.
Older buildings often have a more comfortable human scale that invite relaxed and sociable uses. New Road, Brighton
A low rise city offers excellent opportunities for enjoying the positive aspects of the climate, even in early spring. Copenhagen
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Green characterDevelop strong links between the city centre and the surrounding landscapes• Make the most of the unique location of Apeldoorn close to vast landscapes, which is
something special in a Dutch context.
• Develop a network of clearly identifiable, recreational cycling and walking routes that link the
city centre with the river IJssel and the Nationalpark De Hoge Veluwe.
• Ensure that these routes link straight into the city centre and are followed by recognisable
elements, that may be interactive or offer various treats. The routes need to raise awareness
of the closeness to the natural reserves and invite people to make use of them.
• Create a nature centre in the city centre, linked to the recreational routes, which cater for
tours to the landscapes and tell the story of the landscapes, the plants and the wildlife to
visitors through exhibitions, a bookstore, interactive medias and educational services to
schools and groups. The concept could be broadened to enclose landscape and cultural
history as well.
Create a green ring around the inner city• Identify the extent of the inner city area by identifying "border-streets" or connections
(southern edge) between the inner city centre and its surroundings.
• Develop a clearly defined green ring around the city centre to identify where the city centre
ends and begins by distinguished street tree planting. Preferably the same type of trees.
Existing, significant trees should be kept. At certain points the green ring may overlap the
existing ring road.
• Ensure that the green ring clearly marks the entry points to the city centre, possibly by being
supplemented by other planting, paving, lighting, artwork or other. Often entry points would
be traffic intersections.
• The traffic layout along the green ring, should include a high quality environment for
pedestrians and cyclists, as well as including public transport and vehicular traffic. The street
layout and the intersections along should clearly indicate city streets and not urban highway.
• Areas inside this green ring need to reflect an inner city character and public space, in terms
of streets, squares and parks, would need special attention to be recognised as city streets
etc.
• The green ring indicates that attention is needed in terms of densification and investment in
public space primarily inside the ring. The ring also indicates to what degree the inner city
heart should be expanded.
Ensure a city centre that capitalises on its amenities Recommendations
A connected green network needs a signage program which ensures easy wayfinding. Odense
Recreational cycling and walking routes.Prags Boulevard, Copenhagen
Create a green ring around the city centre. This is to be understood primarily as a visual border and not a functional border or a ring road. Marking the border between the centre and the surrounding areas with a continued line of street trees.
Establish green routes connecting the city centre with surrounding nature. Austria
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Develop a network of green boulevards• Identify key streets that lead to the city centre and the green ring, e.g. Loolaan.
• Develop a boulevard strategy for turning these key streets into clearly identifiable
boulevards offering good conditions for walking and cycling as well as including public
transport and vehicular traffic. (see map on opposite page for selection of streets).
• Introduce street trees and preferably a green median on the boulevards.
• Ensure good condtions for crossing the boulevards on foot and on bicycle.
Celebrate the parks • Create clearly visible walking and cycling links to the city parks - Beekpark, Brinkpark, and
Oranjepark. But also links to Wilheminapark and Marialust.
• Ensure that the parks are part of the city's event program.
• Create distinctive parks clearly different from each other, offering multiple choices for use.
(see more in recommendations, chapter 4).
'Greening the desert'• Supplement the general street tree strategy by a flexible planting strategy, introducing
temporary greenery in selected spots, e.g. Leienplein.
• Use different types and species to create individual identities for different streets and areas.
• Use temporary greenery to support festivals or other public life programs.
• Combine the temporary greenery with artwork and let 'green artists' play with the various
elements.
• Introduce 'green streets' in selected spots. Green streets deal with storm water treatment
as in e.g. Portland, USA.
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Movable greenery can also be used as elements to define the use of the street. Place de la Bourse, Lyon
Trees in the boulevard frame the pedestrian zone. Frederiksberg Allé, Copenhagen
Recommendations Ensure a city centre that capitalises on its amenities
Moveable tree planters designed for specific seasonal locations.ACEC HOF, Apeldoorn
Green bicycle parking.BBC White City, London
Movable flower exhibitions add sensory experiences.Herald Square, Sydney
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Deventerstraat
Laan Van De Mensenrechten
Asselsestraat
Sprengeweg
Prins W
illem
Alexanderlaa
n
Loolaan
Vosselmanstraat
Konig Stadhouderlaan
Wilhelm
ina Druckerstraat
Burg.Jhr. Q
uarles Van Uffordln
Ensure a city centre that capitalises on its amenities Recommendations
'Green Streets', recycling and filtrating water in the city
Rain water from roofs and storm water from
streets and passages can either be cleaned before
discharging into the Kanaal, or be reused in the city.
Structures for collecting water add interest to the
streetscape and allow people to notice how much
water falls, where it goes, and how clean it is. Other
benefits of water recycling include habitat and water
quality improvements in the Kanaal, and reductions in
water treatment and supply costs.
Street-side filtration cells are a simple and unobtrusive way to add green to the streets. SW 12th Street in Portland, Oregon Photo by Kevin Robert Perry
Filtering storm water. Simple approaches to slowing or delaying storm water run off make pockets of green in the streets, and have multiple benefits for water quality and municipal water infrastructure.Siskyou Street, Portland, Oregon
Strengthen the green identity of Apeldoorn by introducing a green ring that clearly communicates the extent of the city centre, and a network of green boulevards that lead into the surrounding parts of Apeldoorn.
Green ring
Green city boulevards
Green route
Parks
Greening the dessert(Suggested points)
Nature centre(suggested function and location)
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Blue character
Create squares and direct access to the water and give people opportunity to touch the water. Århus
Activities on the water. Havneparken, Copenhagen
Model ships in Tuillerie Gardens. Paris
Recommendations Ensure a city centre that capitalises on its amenities
Integrate the Kanaal with the city• Create a strong physical and mental link between the city and the Kanaal by extending the
renewed Hofstraat street layout to include Kanaalstraat (east-west running part). (see idea-
collage on the opposite page)
• Ensure that new developments along the Kanaal are well integrated in the general urban
fabric and do not offer solely a front side to the Kanaal, but also adresses the hinterland.
• Set up a walking and cycling promenade /path along the Kanaal to link with surrounding
landscapes. Ensure public access along the Kanaal.
• Ensure interesting experiences and public functions along the waterfront for all user groups,
visitors and locals. Intensify this where Hofstraat /Kanaalstraat runs to the Kanaal. Activities
and functions along the waterfront should be a supplement to the already existing offers in
Apeldoorn.
• Improve links between the city and the water physically and visually by identifying the
streets that lead to the Kanaal. Create interesting end points for these streets at the water,
like bridges, artwork, cafés or recreational facilities.
• Identify the most central section of the Kanaal, between Deventerstraat and Kanaalstraat
and intensify the use of this strip:
• a. by programming ground floors with shops, cafés, restaurants, canoe hire etc.
• b. by adding pavillons where needed to add extra floor space for public functions
• c. by developing programs for the promenade along the water; Programs like recreation, art
walks, sculpture walks, art work / lighting, water zoo, playgrounds, fitness, dog training, city
beach etc.
• The Kanaal and its immediate surroundings should have something to offer on various times
of the day and year.
• Introduce activities on the water: city beach, sailing with canoes / kayaks and model ships,
fishing from pontons in the water, events on the water etc.
• Develop a unique design profile for the Kanaal to strengthen the character and to make the
Kanaal environments stand out as something special and something recognisable. This
design profile can cover the paving, the landscaping, the furniture, the lighting, the artwork
and the signage program.
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BeforeVision Kanaalstraat
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Celebrate the Streams• Install the Hofstraat /Beurtwaartstraat scheme in its full length as a wonderful addition to
the city.
• Support the existing stream strategy to ensure that the collected system of old and historic
streams in Apeldoorn are reflected visually in streets and squares.
• Develop new ways of signalising the old streams through artwork, lighting, artificial
streams, fountains etc.
• Use 'green streets', filtering storm water, as ways of signalising where the streams used to
be.
'Irrigating the desert'• Celebrate the water through the integration of water features in the public realm in selected
streets, squares and parks.
• Create a 'Blue Plan' pointing out key locations and connections to be celebrated.
• Introduce artistic water elements (water acupuncture) in the city, stressing the city centre
as a canal district.
• Utilise water from the Kanaal and the Streams when possible.
• Celebrate views to and from the Kanaal.
• Offer playful water elements that kids can engage with.
• Introduce humerous water elements that engage with the wider public.
• Introduce larger water installations where traffic noise should be muffled, e.g. Prins Willem-
Alexanderlaan /Brinkpark, where the Kanaal meets larger traffic roads /Deventerstraat /
Centrum /Molenstraat and in Vosselmanstraat /Beekpark.
• Use water in its various shapes - mist, fog, ponds, stream, waterfall, frozen state (at
wintertime) etc.
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Water jets offering fun for everybody. Place de Terreaux, Lyon
A simple water feature creates a quiet retreat.Thorvaldsens Plads, Copenhagen
Playfull, tranquil and sensuous water elements. Water elements integrated in the pavement. Varde Torv
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Deventerstraat
Prins W
illiam Alex
anderla
an
Asselsestraat
Loolaan
Regentesselaan
Poolstraat
Molenstraat Centrum
Kanaalstr
aat
Havenw
eg
Wiepkingstraat
Celebrate the Streams -also without digging them up!
Imitation and memory of water; paving stones with light. Holmbladsgade, Copenhagen
Mist from the many jets of water sparks the imagination, especially for children. Solbjerg Plads, Copenhagen
Art installation in the pavement telling the story of a historic stream. Sydney
Ensure a city centre that capitalises on its amenities Recommendations
Let the paving tell stories.New York
Create a strong physical and mental link between the city and the Kanaal by integrating the Kanaal with the city and by celebrating the Streams
Interpretational elements, "the stream"
Kanaal walk
Irrigating the desert
Important links to the water
Main activity point for Kanaal promenade
Active edges along the Kanaal promenade
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Expand the city heart
Celebrate the laneways
Invite more people to walk in the city centre by
offering an interesting, safe and comfortable
pedestrian environment
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2Expand the city heart• Expand the central city area to include more than Hoofdstraat and nearby side streets.
• Include Marktstraat as an important part of the pedestrian circuit system.
• Include Nieuwstraat as a new spine for pedestrian movement offering off-load for
pedestrian traffic along Hoofdstraat and supporting Hoofdstraat with cafés, restaurants,
public functions and cultural institutions.
• Investigate the possibility of making Nieuwstraat a pedestrian priority street for slow
moving errand vehicular traffic, cyclists, pedestrians and the two present bus lines. Avoid
the possibility of vehicular traffic being able to drive straight from north to south (or vice
versa) along Nieuwstraat.
• Develop a versatile pedestrian network in the inner city offering a variety of street types,
pedestrian streets, pedestrian priority streets and city streets.
• Develop a pedestrian network of high quality and attractive walking links, (visually and
functionally) - Roll out the red carpet! Ensure that people are aware when they reach streets
in the inner city. Make the difference apparent by raising the quality level and by using a
significant palette of materials, e.g. Stationstraat or Hofstraat.
• Ensure attractive walking links to public transport and major parking facilities.
• Create direct and attractive walking links to the surrounding city along green city boulevards.
Link these straight into the city pedestrian network.
• Downscale major trafic structures, roads and intersections, to accomodate for the
pedestrian scale. Introduce measures to muffle traffic noise and to lower emissions, where
most needed in connection with the pedestrian network.
• Ensure that there are seating options and possibilities for pauses along main walking
routes. Ensure that benches are placed in attractive environment with good views and best
possible options to enjoy the climate.
• Ensure that the main walking routes are sufficiently lit at night.
• Develop a policy for ground floor frontages, indicating that the attractivity of ground floor
frontages should follow the pedestrian network.
• Ensure that ground floors of new buildings are carefully designed to a human scale
environment and add quality to the pedestrian landscape in terms of interesting, active
frontages with small units.
• Develop annual competitions with price for best commercial ground floor frontages
renovation according to guidelines.
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The one levelled pavement on the pedestrian priority street is divided into patterns defining the different zones for movement and for recreational purposes. Strædet, Copenhagen
A homogeneous paving unifies the street and indicates a high level of shared space. New Road, Brighton
Pedestrian streets are distinct gathering points for a number of people, both locals and visitors. Strøget, Copenhagen
Recommendations Ensure an even better city for walking
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Oranjepark
Cinema
Train and bus station
Stationsplein
Kanaal
LibraryGigant
Raadhuisplein
Museum
Caterplein
Beekpark
Brinkpark
Marktplein
Townhall
Theatre Orpheus
The future pedestrian network should include the main streets and squares and connect the most important destinations
Active and well lit frontages - also at night. Copenhagen
Attractive retail units - many units, many doors, high level of transparency etc. Melbourne
Ensure an even better city for walking Recommendations
Let the activities indoors activate the street life outdoors. London
Primary walking links (The expanded heart)
Primary walking links to surrounding city
Passages
Recreative walking links
Main destinations
Ensure that all streets present themselves as city streets by a defined street layout. Urban highways are unacceptable in the city centre. Reduce street widths and add pedestrian /cyclist amenities in terms of proper footpaths /cycle paths, lighting, benches, planting etc. Ensure active and friendly frontages along especially main routes leading to areas outside the centre.
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A lively passage with shops, bars and restaurants. Melbourne
Experiences in the pedestrian network. A passage with a small hidden courtyard with shops and restaurants. Christchurch
Passage with playful lighting. Brighton
Celebrate the passages• Identify all passages in the inner city area. Create a set of quality criterias for evaluating
these passages looking at connectivity, placement in pedestrian network in terms of
hierarchy, experiences on the way (hidden courtyards or other surprises), beautiful buildings
on the sides, dimensions related to human scale.
• Create a passage strategy looking at different types of passages and how these can be
treated differently. Part of the strategy should also indicate some kind of hierarchy in
implementation.
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'Hidden' courtyard provides recreative surprises in the pedestrian network. Brandts Passage, Odense
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Vision Nieuwstraat Before
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Make the public life more vibrant and the city more
diverse by offering a wider range of activities and
destinations for all user groups.
Work towards a multifunctional city centre
Create a diverse and lively city centre
Invite all user groups
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Work towards a multifunctional city centre• Ensure a wide mix of functions in the enlarged city heart.
• Encourage a better distribution of functions in the city. Break up mono-functional areas
by encouraging mixed use. Strive for a mixture of functions within the block and within a
particular area. Identify a zone, consisting of certain key streets, where multi-functionality
is especially important.
• Develop a policy for minimum requirements regarding mixed use.
• Make use of derelict buildings for alternative, creative uses at low rents.
• Create an extrovert cultural district where the functions inside buildings spill out into the
public realm. Invite the various cultural institutions to make use of squares, parks and
streets for displaying the work that they are doing, e.g. outdoor library in Beekpark, artwalk
along the Kanaal.
• Use festivals, as the Triënnale, to test ideas before making them permanent.
Create a diverse and lively city centre • Create a 24 hour city where activities overlap through the day, week and year, inviting many
different user groups to enjoy the city centre.
• Provide public transport that supports a 24 hour city by increased peak hours in the evening
and by extended weekend services.
• Encourage the use of Hoofdstraat, Stationsplein, Raadhuisplein, Oranjepark, Brinkpark,
Beekpark and the Kanaal all year round.
• Reconquer Marktplein as a city square. Define a certain area towards Stationstraat that can
be used by the market and free up some space for other uses towards the Stadhuis. Ensure
a constant high quality of the market.
• Develop special winter squares; place the city´s outdoor iceskate rink and new year
celebrations on Marktplein and let the city´s christmas tree and christmas market occupy
Raadhuisplein.
Invite all user groups• Create invitations for all user groups.
• Improve conditions for children. Select a few, centrally located, play environments across
the city centre, enlarge and upgrade them.
• Develop more invitations for the elderly. Invite coffée clubs, petanque courts, knitting clubs,
stamp collectors club, club for the physical active elderly to locate at ground floors in central
streets where they are visible.
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Encourage ground floor uses with long opening hours along main links. Malmoe
Create more activities and dedicated spaces for families and children in the city centre. Provide more playful city elements. Bryant Park, New York
Playgrounds may have high sculptural value and thereby add quality to the city as well as providing play space. Sappora
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Deventerstraat
Prins W
illiam Alexanderlaan
Asselsestraat
Loolaan
Regentesselaan
Molenstraat Centrum
Stationsplein
Areas where a more multifunctional use should be encouraged
Encourage activities for elderly in the city. Provide resting places along main routes and in major public spaces. Sardinia
Activities at the weekends can invite people that typically do not visit the city centre. An active city centre during weekends will increase the feeling of safety. Assens
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Create invitations for all user groups. Invitations to play petanque on the local square. Islands Brygge Havnepark, Copenhagen
Primary multifunctional spaces
Secondary multifunctional spaces
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Flexible - optional activities
Fleeting - planned activities
The daily coming and going: to work and school, shopping, picking up children etc. The daily necessary activities become pleasant in beautifulpublic spaces. Public spaces that ensure accessibility for all. Strøget, Copenhagen
The daily waiting for public transport becomes stimulating if the surroundings are comfortable. Swanston Street, Melbourne
... the daily activities often take place on bicycles and a good cycle network will invite more users to choose this form of transport. Nørrebrogade, Copenhagen
Urban recreation: sitting on a bench or take a stroll through the city where the surroundings, the other people, the weather and the window displays etc. can be enjoyed. Strædet, Copenhagen
Social activities: talking to people you meet, spending time together with people you know and enjoying others company. Santiago de Compostella
Physical active recreation: sports, playing, walking your dog etc. Islands Brygge, Copenhagen
Plan for recurrent activities: dancing lessons, market days, sports competitions etc. Activities that are repeated every week, month, year. Strøget, Copenhagen
Plan for events: bigger events that may only occur once. A big concert or festival. Events that encourage many people to participate.Nyhavn, Copenhagen
Plan for activities - for example demonstrations and parades in the public spaces. Nørrebrogade, Copenhagen
Fixed - necessary activities
Introduce a public space hierarchyWith an introduction of a public space hierarchy in Apeldoorn
the character of each public space will be strengthened. A
wider variety of attractions and events can be provided thus
a broader group of residents and visitors can be invited to the
city. It is possible to develop more targeted opportunities for
use, a broader range of uses and user groups, and a higher
degree of variation in layout and design by introducing a
public space hierarchy. (see page 109)
Celebrate the many small and large spaces in the city
centre and clarify the use of the various spaces by giving
them a clear function supported by a unique design profile.
Introduce different kinds of public spaces to accommodate
various activities, some fixed in their use, some flexible
and others more fleeting. Ensure that Apeldoorn has a
variety of spaces which present the best of urban design in
all its different aspects and which have different qualities
attracting different user groups.
Use festivals, as the Triënnale, to test ideas before making them permanent.Develop ideas for temporary use of the Kanaalfront area to
bring the city and the Kanaal together.
Create temporary public spaces with cheap materials and
playful eye-catching designs, invite small businesses on
short-term contracts, introduce a Kanaal festival. Create a
temporary city beach, give concerts by the water and provide
new seating opportunities, possibly outside the traditional
notion of a bench, encouraging stopping, resting and social
interaction. Involve local citizens in initiatives.
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Vision Raadhuisplein Before
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Intensify the work for inviting people to the city, not only
to shop and work but also to have fun; and enjoy the city
and fellow citizens. Help people to use the city in new and
different ways.
Strengthen the public space network
Develop versatile public spaces
Improve the visual quality
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Streets and public spaces can act as an extension of the city’s museums, galleries, theatres and scenes. Copenhagen
Encourage more and better opportunities for resting and relaxing in the public space network Bryant Park, New York
Evening events can be coordinated with new lighting or temporary light art installations to focus on the city after dark. Glasgow
Strengthen the public space network• Introduce a public space hierarchy of streets, squares and parks, which is connected and
clearly legible. Identify a hierarchy in-between the spaces indicating the importance they
hold in the overall network.
• Upgrade each public space and strengthen their individual character, following a gradual
improvement plan.
• Ensure that the public space network supports the walking network and is part of the
overall expansion of the city heart.
• Cater for public spaces that offer a broad range of activities and opportunities to stay longer
than planned.
• Develop the existing parking courtyards (Hof Marktstraat, Hof Hoofdstraat and Grifthof) as
part of the public space hierarchy.
Develop versatile public spaces• Clarify the use of the various spaces by giving them a clear function supported by a unique
design profile.
• Introduce different kinds of public space to accommodate various activities, some fixed in
their use and others more flexible.
• Ensure that Apeldoorn´s individual public spaces offer many types of activities and invite a
wide range of user groups at the same time. Ensure different functions in adjacent buildings
as well as a varied programming of each space.
• Make better use of Apeldoorn´s public spaces in the evening. Encourage evening use in
areas where people are compelled to go because of parking facilities or public transport,
e.g. Stationsplein and Hoofdstraat, or in areas with functions that could cater for an evening
audience, as e.g. Museum passage and Kanaalstraat.
• Improve the building edges of spaces so they contribute to making the spaces active and
attractive, especially at the Stationsplein, Stations passage, Museum passage and the
Kanaalstraat.
• Create a good balance between commercial staying activities and public seating
possibilities and encourage more and better opportunities for resting and relaxing in the
public space network by providing more public benches for formal seating and places to
rest in squares and along streets at reasonable intervals.
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Hof Marktstraat
Marktplein
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Museum passage
Raadhuisplein
Grifthof
Stationsplein
Brinkpark
Oranjepark
Beekpark
Stationsdwarsstraat
Hof Hoofdstraat
Hoofdstraat
Caterplein
Leidenplein
Nieuw
straat
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Create characteristic and welcoming public spacesApeldoorn has a good base for becoming an active and
vivacious city. The analysis of the public space and life in
Apeldoorn can be summarized as - the physical structure
is there, but opportunities for a range of activities need
strengthening. The public spaces have an opportunity to
offer a wider range of activities than they do today. The
lay-out of the public spaces should activate and encourage a
wider range of users.
It is important when planning public spaces that the network
of the different users interact with each other and connect.
This will increase the integration – and because activity
attracts more activity the city will become livelier. That
means the possibility of sitting and enjoying a cup of coffee
is combined with a space where children can play, sports
activities with many young people can be coordinated with
activities for physically active elderly people, recreational
opportunities exist along with daily comings and goings.
The public spaces of Apeldoorn are in general tired in their
layout and design. There is a need for a breath of fresh
air in terms of an upgraded design profile and some more
characteristic and strong design visions. Stationsplein is an
excellent example of a successful turn-around of a public
space, Hofstraat is another example.
Invite for more and different activities for everybody in the city centre. Christchurch
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Primary public spaces
Secondary public spaces
Tertiary public spaces
Green public spaces
Main pedestrian links
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Vision for Stationsdwarsstraat The city's 'coffee room'
An oasis of water and green in the urban city. An intimate space for small breaks;
a coffee and contemplation. Lots of active shop frontages for snacks, cafes and
takeaways. Water jets create a sensuous atmosphere. The small square should link the
city centre with the station area.
Vision for Kanaalstraat The city's 'nature room'
The pedestrian priority street should function as a strong visual and pedestrian friendly
link between the Kanaal and the city centre. A space with active edges linked to the
rest of the city. A new Nature Centre should be an important element of the new
building. The Nature Centre should cater for tours and tell the story of the landscapes,
the plants and the wildlife to visitors through exhibitions, a bookstore, interactive
medias, educational service to schools or to relax and meet friends over a coffee in
stimulating environments.Facing the street the new building will become an important
player, alloving small units on the ground floor for sushi, coffee, sandwich etc.
Vision for Brinkpark The outdoor ‘living room’
A dignified garden with strong focus on qualities for central city residents. The garden
should be a resting space for stationary and recreational activities for all ages - with
playing facilities for children and comfortable staying opportunities. The water from
the Stream should be sensed in the garden. There should be a prime space for staying
activities with shelter and sun in the afternoon that is furnished with movable chairs
so people can 'occupy the space'. The garden should also invite picnicing on the grass,
grandparents on the benches, outdoor evening courses in dancing, cards, wine tasting
etc.
Vision for Beekpark The city's art and event space
An attractive, dynamic and inviting park. An active meeting space for the cultural
visitors. This park could link into the activities in the nearby CODA as well as the plays
in the Theatre Orpheus. The park should - all year round - be able to cater for different
flexible activities. The City Library could have an 'outdoor reading room'. The things
people choose to do, because the park is inviting as well as the activities people
deliberately plan in the public spaces. A space able to adapt to changing outdoor art
exhibition, choral singing and music, recurrent concerts, theatre and events etc.
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Vison for Markstraat – hoek (corner) Beekstraat
The best shopping street
Not ‘just’ a shopping street but with so much more to give. Former historical
buildings are redeveloped as gems in this strongly transformed street. Shops and
other functions such as horeca, residential and leisure functions make this street
interesting to be in 24 h / day and not just during shop hours. The public space itself
provides additional attractions such as play elements, seating under big Apeldoorn
trees, water play along the Grift. The atmosphere is typically Apeldoorn: small
human scale, green, safe and diverse.
Vision for Hof between Hoofdstraat and Marktstraat
The cities green oasis: a hidden treasure
A green, silent oases in the midst of the buzzing network of streets. An enclosed
and intimate space where the old trees are the main focus point supported by
new elements that provide shade, seating and nature experience. Residential
units provide eyes on the street and claim the courtyard as their outdoor living
room. The scale should be intimate, silent and private but welcoming.
Vision for Stat Hoofdstraat – Kanaalstraat
The entrance hall of the city (shopping) centre
The former car street is transformed in a relaxed pedestrian street where only
the city busses pass. The Grift and trees are elaborated and gives character to
this street. Lots of shop frontages from both large stores and small shops creates
a busy atmosphere. The broadness of the street makes it stand out as a major
entrance hall which shows all the city centre has to offer.
Vision for ACEC HOF
The creative courtyard of the cultural quarter
This courtyard breaths the cultural identity of its surrounding. Indoors and
outdoors floats. Sometimes the courtyard is used as outdoor cinema, sometimes
as sculpture garden for the ACEC building and sometimes as stage for concerts.
The public space should be flexible, informal and can differ from the more
classical parts of the city centre.
The City of Apeldoorn has supplemented with further visions for the city centre by fine
descriptions and illustrations of future public spaces.
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Improve the visual quality• Develop a paving strategy and toolbox for paving solutions, emphasizing quality paving in
public spaces.
• Develop a catalogue of city designed street furniture and outdoor serving equipment to
generally raise the quality.
• Develop a catalogue of quality urban elements: tables, chairs, umbrellas, sandwich boards
etc. that can be rented or bought from the municipality.
• Introduce limits for the use of commercial elements such as signs, goods on display,
elements on footpaths, advertising boards etc.
• Ensure that kiosks and pavilions are well placed and adds to the visual quality of the public
realm.
• Develop a lighting strategy, extending the quality lighting to the rest of the pedestrian
network and introducing limitations to commercial lighting.
• Develop lighting schemes to emphasize heritage buildings and landmarks.
• Develop a city art programme that investigates use of public spaces in non-commercial
ways.
• Develop an art strategy that marks and interprets the entries to the city centre.
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Good detailing is necessary for more people to choose to spend time in spaces. Establish a coherent design manual for furniture and elements. Copenhagen
It is comfortable to sit in the sun on a bench with some protection behind such as a green edge or a wall. Public seating is a simple and convenient wayto make streets more sociable. Organise some of the street furniture as ‘talkscapes’ consisting of either benches or chairs.Union Square, New York & Martin Place Sydney
Introduce a city design profile and develop a design manual for the equipment of streets, squares and parks. This should include a set of standard recommendations for high quality street furniture, paving, signage and planting. Part of the design profile should be an art strategy with an overall strategic focus, looking at inserting art as part of a major collected thinking instead of as random individual pieces.
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At intervals the walking experience can be enrichened by artwork, beautiful urban spaces and squares or upgraded passages which add extra quality to the walking experience. Art installation, London
Temporary art in streets and passages creating experiencesBarcelona
Artistic lighting provide unique experiences and can be reasons for people to visit the city and its spaces at night. Copenhagen
Lighting spilling out from entrances to buildings and ground floors gives a sense of activity while reducing dark corners and niches. Jemtelandsgade, Copenhagen
The public realm, streets and spaces should be well lit. Lighting should be directed at pedestrians and of human scale. Solbjerg Plads, Copenhagen
Develop a lighting strategy Develop a lighting strategy to ensure that pedestrian
routes and main public spaces are not only well lit, but
also interestingly lit. Include principles for transparent and
lit street frontages and lighting of entrances to buildings.
Develop strategies for artistic lighting to stage individual
spaces, buildings and areas and to contribute to making the
city centre an exciting and intriguing night time destination.
Invite artists to create light installations that can change the
spaces at night in a playful manner. Work with lighting points
in the pavement or other directional means to indicate key
pedestrian routes or links to nearby destinations.
Extraordinary experiences Let the city centre have that ‘little extra’. Formulate dynamic
strategies for introducing extraordinary experiences and
public art in the city spaces. These experiences may be
permanent or temporary. They may change with the seasons
and create a different atmosphere during the day and night.
They may tell stories in a subtle way. There are many ways
to do this; the sky is the limit! Invite different artists to create
site specific installations, permanent or temporary, to put
focus to certain streets, spaces or areas eg. in the passages,
the Kanaal etc. and engage passers-by.
Develop an art programDevelop a dynamic program for art interventions to create
surprises and exciting experiences in the city environments.
Invite different artists to create site specific installations,
permanent or temporary, to put focus to certain streets,
spaces or areas and engage passers-by. Create a good
balance of permanent and temporary city art. Encourage
playful and interactive elements and introduce artistic lighting
for creating new experiences at night.
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Aim for a traffic calmed city centre and thereby
give higher priority to pedestrians and cyclists.
Avoid through traffic in the city centre
Reduce the amount of parking in the city centre
Provide a well integrated public transport
Create an even better city for cycling
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Avoid through traffic in the city centre• Cut thoroughfares in the city that invite for driving through the city without having any
errands there, e.g. Kalverstraat, Molenstraat and Stationsstraat.
• Downscale urban highways as e.g. Prins Willem Alexanderlaan and Koning Stadhouderlaan.
These need to be turned into city streets and communicate a relation to the adjacent
buildings and the context they are coming through.
• Simplify the Grote Kerk intersection by closing of some of the minor side streets, leaving
only Loolaan and Kerklaan open for access to the Grote Kerk intersection, which could then
be turned into a quiet roundabout offering much better conditions for a space in front of the
church. This type of problem with the complicated large intersections is part of a citywide
problem.
• Introduce a general speed restriction of 40 km/h within the city centre. Lowered speed
limits and general traffic calming schemes will reinforce the perception of streets being city
streets and not thoroughfares.
Reduce the amount of parking in the city centre• Avoid raising the parking capacity in the heart of the city centre any further. The amount
of parking in any city is tightly linked with the amount of traffic coming to the city. The
more parking - the more traffic. Apeldoorn already has a very high level of parking facilities
compared to similar cities.
• Work on a strategy where the city is coming to the parking facilities instead of the reverse
where parking facilities are placed in dense urban areas causing many conflicts with busy
streets and busy pedestrian and cycling areas. This relates to the expansion of the city heart
and a careful treatment of routes leading to and from major parking facilities.
• On- street parking along the Kanaal, in Brinkpark and on the corner of Asselsestraat and
Wilhelmina Druckerstraat needs to be removed to open for new possibilities of upgrading
these spaces.
• Consider a parking zone in the city centre that only offers a limited amount of short-term on-
street parking and review pricing of on street parking.
• Conduct a parking survey of the existing use of parking facilities in the city centre. Improve
accessibility to underused facilities and work with a differentiated pricing system - the more
central, the more expensive.
• Work on the info system to inform drivers where they can park and what their alternatives
to driving are.
Vehicular traffic
Surface in one level with indication of different traffic zones. Church square, Grenå
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Footpaths, lanes and car free streets as aesthetic pleasures, indicating high priority for pedestrians and upgrading `the walking brand´.Bilbao
Not just parking. Cars are allowed to park short time on this host of ‘stars’. When there are no cars the pavement becomes a beautiful part of the space. Solbjerg Plads, Copenhagen
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Provide a well integrated public transport• Advocate for public transport as a sustainable transport mode offering an alternative to
private vehicular traffic.
• Inform the general public of the public transport system. How it works, where it runs, how
to buy tickets, how to get information on routes, any discount packages etc.
• Convey a free circle line bus for inner city traffic. This could be a smaller bus type relieving
some pressure of e.g. Nieuwstraat.
• Introduce dedicated 24 hr bus lanes, ensuring a frequent running 24 hr public transport
system with a high evening and weekend coverage to support public life activities outside
peak periods.
• Expand the use of information pillars that show bus routes, scheldules as well as how many
minutes to the next bus - as a general feature in the city centre.
• Combine public transport seating with general public seating.
• Ensure that waiting areas for public transport, e.g. Stationsstraat, are perceived safe and
attractive - also in the evening.
Create an even better city for cycling• Gradually expand the cycle network to include more routes and even better facilities.
• Establish recreational cycle routes connecting the city centre with surrounding
neighbourhoods and to recreational areas. To the east the IJssel and to the west the
Oderbos, Van Der Huchtbos and the Nationalpark De Hoge Veluwe.
• Continue to develop safe and accessible bicycle parking facilities in the city centre. Ensure
convenient locations for parking facilities.
• Investigate the scale of hot spot illegal parking locations and what can be done to avoid
these.
• Convey whether to take out one, centrally located on street car parking spot and turning it
into a parking spot for 10 bikes instead.
• Investigate the possibilities of integrating public transport with the cycle network.
Public transport and Bicycles
Copenhagen Circle Line bus. A smaller bus type dealing with the inner city traffic. Copenhagen
When is the next bus arriving? Expand the use of information pillars that show bus routes, schedules as well as how many minutes to the next bus - as a general feature in the city centre. Copenhagen
Convert on street parking into bicycle parking facilties. One parking spot equals 10 parked bicycles.Copenhagen
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