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Our Urban Future in a Competitive and Changing Global Environment: Reflections on Sustainable Endeavors in
Helsinki (IFME Conference – APWA Global Solutions)
Vienna (EURA2012 Conference)Prague Budapest
Pittsburgh (ITE Conference) Orlando
Bill Burns Ph.D., P.E., AICP
APWA Global Initiatives
Helsinki IFME Conference (APWA Global Initiatives)Vienna EURA 2012 Conference s June 2012
Finland: What came to my mind
Lasse Viren: One of Finland’s greatest Olympic athletes
Statue in front of Olympic Gymnasium Memories of the 1972 Munich Olympics
1952 Olympics
Passport in pouch ‐ hopped on Lufthansa ‐ arrived in Helsinki!
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Helsinki Rail Line ConstructionHelsinki Market
Helsinki
Helsinki Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities Exclusive and Separated
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Helsinki UndergroundMaster Plan
Helsinki 2030Helsinki 2013
Helsinki 2030 Helsinki 2030 Helsinki Bicycle Viaduct from New Harbor Development
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APWA Reporter Article September 2012
APWA advocates policies that:create livable communities and
economic growth on behalf of all levels of government.
APWA’s public policy objectives are guided by these principles:
• Support for adequate investment in public infrastructure.
•Respect for local authority.
•Reasonable regulations and protection from unfunded mandates.
•Support for streamlining government oversight.
•Support for sustainability and environmental stewardship.
APWA Advocates Policy Priorities
• Surface Transportation
• Sustainability, Environmental Protection and Public Health
• Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure Funding• Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure Funding
• Comprehensive Stormwater Management and Funding
• Emergency Management
Six Priorities to Guide Congress as they develop their next transportation bill
• Establish Accountability for Responsible Investment
• Invest to Compete in the 21st Century
• Invest for Multiple Payoffs in Solving Our Energy, Air Quality, and Climate Challenges
• Reward and Support Smart Local Land Use Planning
• Invest for Public Health and Safety
• Find New Ways to Pay for What We Need
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EURA 2012 ConferenceVienna University of Technology
European Urban Researchers Association EURA 2012 conference Vienna, Austria
“sea of change..” demographic, urbanization, technology, transportation, energy challenge, appropriate regional governance
Livable CityConnected CityEntrepreneurial City
Global ForcesPopulation growth(Developing v. Developedcountries)
Urbanization trends
Preferences/Cultural shifts
Financial constraints
Envision™ Sustainable Infrastructure Rating System
A joint collaboration between:
Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design& Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
• Quality of Life
• Leadership
R• Resource
• Natural World
• Climate And Risk
World PopulationHabitation Change
World Population Concentration / Fertilization Rates / Developing v. Developed Countries World Economic Concentration
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World PopulationGeographic Change
U.S. Mega Regions: + 3.3 M people/yr (births-deaths = 1.6M + 1.7 M immigration) U.S. Fertility Rate 2.03, greater than all other developed nations
European Mega Regions Globalization / Technology / What is your City / World competition for Creative Talent
Asian Mega Regions / Rate of Urbanization in Developing Countries v. Developed Industrialized Countries
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Vienna to Prague Rail& Prague Tram
Prague to Vienna
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Paha (Prague) Rail Station
Prague
Budapest
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Prague and BudapestManhole Covers
Helsinki and BudapestClocks
Wind Energy ProductionVienna to Bratislava
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Orlando Venues: Creative Village, Citrus Bowl, Church Street, Amway Center Area & Orlando Performing Arts District
Orlando Creative Village
City of OrlandoFire Station One(downtown Orlando)
Bill Burns, City of Orlando
Proposed Vertical Mixed Use Downtown FireStation (60K SF Public)+ Class A OfficeSpace(150K SF Private)
GreenRoof andSolarThermal
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GreenRoof
Exfiltration System:48” CMP
Green Roof reduced system as impervious areareduced
Larger Building Footprint enabled due to footing design
My Region.org - Estimated development patterns 2050
Model of Growth – Traditional Neighborhood Design with Transit Connections v. Status Quoof Suburban Sprawl on Greenfields
Less sprawl = Less Greenfield impacts / more Sustainable (transportation, energy, economic production, …)
John Nolen – Preeminent American PlannerGarden City
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Conceptual Three Construct Study Model
The Policies and Planning of Healthy CommunitiesHealthy Community Ethos‘sAn Examination of the Presumed Relationships between
Land Use Mix (using Walk Score metric),
Neighborhood Outdoor Public Realm Engagement (Walking and Cycling)
Neighborhood Social Capital
(using Respondent data from Internet Questionnaire)
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Stockholm, Sweden Organization
Avalon Park, Orlando, FloridaThoughtful or Thoughtless Bicycle Facility Design?
Bike Lanes / Two lane posted speed 25mph / Thoughtful?
Bruges, Belgium
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Budapest
HelsinkiVienna, Austria
Vienna, AustriaVienna, Austria
Brussels
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BrusselsThank You!
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