Revitalization through recovery. Transformation of roads into human-friendly spaces on selected examples

Krystian Patyna

k.patyna@pollub.pl
Katedra Architektury, Urbanistyki i Planowania Przestrzennego, Wydział Budownictwa i Architektury, Politechnika Lubelska (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3450-7208

Anna Riekste


Studentka 1 stopnia na kierunku Architektura, Wydział Budownictwa i Architektury, Politechnika Lubelska (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4294-474X

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to analyse the measures taken to revitalise traffic routes and convert them into pedestrian zones. For the purpose of the paper, four cities were selected where heavy vehicular traffic was introduced in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The examples cited are Paris for the revitalisation of the boulevards of the Seine in UNESCO-listed sections, Madrid for the reconstruction of a section of the M-30 ring road cutting off the city's western districts from its centre into traffic tunnels covered by a linear park covering several ten hectares, Utrecht as an example of redevelopment reconstructing the historic course of a city moat, Maatsricht as an example of revitalisation of a degraded area using innovative engineering techniques and with the important participation of local communities. On the basis of the available sources, an archive search was carried out and a descriptive analysis of the historical and current state was developed. In addition, maps were drawn up showing the extent of the area under analysis, with the location of schematic cross-sections showing the state before and after revitalization.


Keywords:

urban planning, urban greenery, revitalisation, sustainable planning

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Published
2023-12-19

Cited by

Patyna, K., & Riekste, A. (2023). Revitalization through recovery. Transformation of roads into human-friendly spaces on selected examples. Teka Komisji Architektury, Urbanistyki I Studiów Krajobrazowych, 19(1), 26–38. https://doi.org/10.35784/teka.3602

Authors

Krystian Patyna 
k.patyna@pollub.pl
Katedra Architektury, Urbanistyki i Planowania Przestrzennego, Wydział Budownictwa i Architektury, Politechnika Lubelska Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3450-7208

Authors

Anna Riekste 

Studentka 1 stopnia na kierunku Architektura, Wydział Budownictwa i Architektury, Politechnika Lubelska Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4294-474X

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