URBAN AGE ISTANBUL CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 2009
Andrew Altman London Olympics Legacy Delivery Company
Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and London: Case Studies in Urban Vision
All rights are reserved by the presenter www.urban-age.net Andrew Altman Chief Executive, Olympic Park Legacy Company
City Visions: Washington DC and London’s Legacy
Urban Age, Istanbul, 6th November 2009
To see London’s future, look East London’s growth 1850 - 2050
London’s population continues to grow, to be accommodated within the city boundary Central London Olympic area
The Olympic park area and its surroundings is the focus of London’s rapid growth eastwards. 25% of London’s growth is likely to be housed in this area over the next 20 years. London’s transport system has structured its growth
East London – huge potential for development
2005 “The real challenge of the Olympics is to harness the Games as a means of reducing deprivation in our community. The Games offer an exceptional opportunity to dramatically change our society.”
Sir Robin Wales, Mayor of Newham, 2006
“Everything is being done, not just with the 60 days of the Games in mind, but for a legacy for one of the poorest parts of London”
Rt Hon Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, 2007
The Olympic site before work began
2006 PHOTO SHOWING OLYMPIC PARK UNDER CONSTRUCTION
2009 Successful urban transformations must integrate ECONOMIC + PHYSICAL + SOCIAL + POLICITAL
Economic Integration A new metropolitan centre for London There are multiple centres of growth in London today STRATFORD
A strategically well connected place: Stratford is forecast to be in the top 5 busiest transport interchange in London; it currently handles 27 million passengers per year which will increase to over 40 million per year. Stratford City and Olympic Legacy
Excel Centre + Crossrail
Canary Wharf Greenwich Peninsula
One of inner East London’s four major catalysts for growth Economic integration of Olympic legacy with local communities – a strategic opportunity for East London
Economically Active People in Employment 75
Working Age Population with No Qualifications 70 25
20 65
15 60 10
55 5
50 0 Mar 00-Feb Mar 01-Feb Mar 02-Feb Mar 03-Feb Apr - Mar Apr - Mar Apr - Mar Apr - Mar Mar 00- Mar 01- Mar 02- Mar 03- 2005 2006 2007 2008 Feb 01 Feb 02 Feb 03 Feb 04 01 02 03 04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 5HB London
17.9% of adults have no qualifications, 5.9% more than London average
63.8% of economically active adults are employed, 6.8% less than London Physical Integration
C18th C19th C20th
London’s urbanisation leapt over the Lower Lea Valley Lower Lea Valley, 1930s The physical infrastructure in the LLV creates a very sharp division between existing communities and the areas where major new developments are anticipated
Physical infrastructure: Motorway + Railway Waterway Leyton The physical infrastructure in the LLV creates a very sharp division between existing communities and the areas where major new developments are anticipatedEast Ham Mare Street Forest Gate
Stratford
Upton Park
Roman Road
Bethnal Green
Canning Town Whitechapel
Existing land uses: Crisp Street Residential Industrial Town centre On the ground these severances create huge challenges to achieving physical integration between the Olympic Legacy development and local communities Stadium from Hackney Wick Aquatics centre from Carpenters Estate Today 2030? The Olympics and Stratford City will deliver 30 new bridges and underpasses Social Integration The communities around the Olympic park account for the greatest cluster of deprivation in England and Wales.
In a class of 30 children, at least 12 are living in poverty… Olympic Athletes Village 2,800 housing units completed by 2011 50% of housing will be affordable – creating a diverse community The legacy developments will support socially integrated communities by providing 35% affordable housing, and wide range of housing types. New education campus with 1,800 places for students aged 3-19 The Legacy masterplan promotes the role of clusters of social infrastructure to connect communities Leyton
Homerton
Hackney Wick Stratford The whole area is in flux – within the core Olympic and fringe areas alone there could be up to 70,000 new residents Bromley By Bow Political Integration Complex wider stakeholder and governance arrangements Stakeholders: Partners: London Assembly Sponsors: Host boroughs Parliament London Councils Olympic Delivery Authority London First Trade Unions Government Lee Valley Regional East London Business Alliance Park Authority Homes and Communities Agency CABE Mayor of London London Thames Gateway English Heritage Environment Agency Development Corporation Health and Safety Executive British Waterways British Olympic Association UK Sport Sport England
The Olympic project has fostered partnerships between national, regional and local government Evolution - Growing a piece of city 2013
2012 – Games Time Evolution - Growing a piece of city 2015
2012 - 2014 – transformation and reinstatement Growing a piece of city
2014 - 2019 – First 5 years Growing a piece of city
2025 and beyond… Washington: A History of Planning Washington: A History of Planning Washington: A History of Planning Washington: A History of Planning Washington: Two Waterfronts, Two Realities
Anacostia Potomac Washington: The Anacostia Waterfront in 2000 Vision and Leadership
“By working together, we believe we can cause the dream of a new waterfront to become a reality. This
is a great and good endeavor which will leave an inspired legacy for the future citizens of the District of Columbia and the nation. It is one of the most important partnerships ever made between the District of Columbia and the Federal Government.”
- Mayor Anthony A. Williams Washington: Anacostia off the map Mayor Williams and the citizens of Washington
A Revitalization Agenda Public Housing
Water & Sewer Authority Federal Center Washington Navy Yard
Near Southeast: A neighborhood of closed-off enclaves
Catalytic Public Investment: From Public to Mixed Income Housing
• Project Size: 5.3 acres • Housing Units: 134 townhomes • Units sold through a cooperative structure to families in the following income categories: • 67 families at 50% to 115 % of median income • 34 families at 25% to 50% of median income • 33 families at 0% to 24% of median income • All of the units were sold as of January 2000