City boosterism and place-making with light rail transit: A critical review of light rail impacts on city image and quality

Ferbrache, Fiona; Knowles, Richard

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.01.013

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“…However, the question is: in what respect does a public transport system impact on the urban environment and the improvement of the quality of the urban space? As has been considered, it has a significant capacity in "placemaking" [21] and, according to Chen [5], "for Peter Hall, the relationship between transport and development is interwoven and inseparable in creating an overall vision of good cities for better lives".…”

Section: Public Transport Systems Promoting Urbanitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban Mobility and Quality of Public Spaces: The Case of Granada, Spain

Grindlay

Ochoa-Covarrubias

Lizárraga

2020

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

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Different forms of urban mobility have very different impacts on the urban environment and on the quality of the public spaces around them, from the "soft" pedestrian walkways and cycle paths, through the several modes of public transport to the extremely impactful mass use of private vehicles. This paper first analyses the different urban impacts of these forms of mobility, according to their characteristics, with regard to an extensive transport literature review, and they are put into relationship with the factors promoting urban quality and liveability in line with literature on urban design in terms of activity, image and form, among others. The results of this study are contrasted with the experience demonstrated in the case of Granada's metropolitan area, with its fairly adequate bus-based public transport system and the common mobility problems resulting from a high level of private vehicular use, i.e. congestion coupled with severe environmental pollution. However, a new light rail system (LRT) has been developed, with a major urban renewal along its track, and has proved to be very successful, in terms of the number of passengers, after its two years of operation. The LRT has the particularity of having an underground section, with three underground stations, and longer surface stretches with different cross sections, whereby the improvement in quality of public spaces along them can be evaluated. The high quality public spaces are those with no vehicular access whatsoever, providing a completely pedestrianized area, such as in the traditional urban road crossing axes in the towns, which have been completely freed from vehicles and now seem filled with people, for example Royal Street in Armilla, "Jacobo Camarero" Street in Albolote and "Blas de Otero" Avenue in Maracena, and the section along the university central campus which has no catenary.

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Section: Public Transport Systems Promoting Urbanitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban Mobility and Quality of Public Spaces: The Case of Granada, Spain

Grindlay

Ochoa-Covarrubias

Lizárraga

2020

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“…Learning from several countries, construction of LRT in the capital region of Indonesia not only has a positive impact on the economy, but also on the image and quality of the city [8]- [11].…”

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“…Taking into account the vitality of the LRT trains, concerning the safety of people and goods, it is necessary for the LRT trains to have sufficient capacity and ability to withstand the load during operation. LRT was designed for a maximum of 258 people, provided that each passenger has 70 kg in weighs with a maximum capacity of 8 people/m 2 [8], [9]. The load distribution of the train including the equipment is designed for evenly distributed of the weight, and the position of the center of gravity is designed as low as possible to limit the tendency of the train straightening up by maximizing the introduction of adhesives to the rails and minimizing axle loads.…”

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Evaluation of Operational Loading of the Light-Rail Transit (LRT) in Capital Region, Indonesia

Karmiadji

Gozali²,

Anwar³

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In 2015, the Indonesian government issued regulations to accelerate the implementation of integrated Light-Rail Transit (LRT) in the capital region and its surroundings. In order to ensure its operational safety, experimental work is required to test components’ strength of the manufactured LRT structures. Following the JIS 7105 standard test method, the strain and deflection of the structures were measured by vertical load, compression, rotation, and three-point load support test. The critical area estimated in the railroad structure were conducted according to the finite element method, in which strain gauges are installed in areas where the stress concentration exceeds nominal pressure, namely notches, bends, and junction areas. The result shows that the maximum stress on the LRT train structure occurs at the door, where maximum compressive strain value is -1082 μe » -75.74 MPa on the left and the maximum tensile strain value is 597 μe » 41.79 MPa at the right door. The results of fatigue load analysis represent the average stress (σm) and voltage amplitude (σa) at the coordinate system located in the Søderberg triangle. Meanwhile, the camber value with the full vertical load still has a positive value of 3.03 mm, which indicates a safe limit.

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“…More broadly, TOD has helped to enhance urban sustainability agendas through city boosterism and place-making, helping to improve the reputation and aesthetic values of cities (Ferbrache and Knowles, 2017). It has also been linked to social goals including increased ridership levels, formation of civic and public spaces, and in itself is a hub for community development (Bernick and Cervero, 1997;Cervero, 2010).…”

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Introduction to Transit Oriented Development and Sustainable Cities: Economics, Community and Methods

Knowles¹,

Ferbrache²

2019

Transit Oriented Development and Sustainable Cities

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City boosterism and place-making with light rail transit: A critical review of light rail impacts on city image and quality

Cited by 58 publications

References 53 publications

Urban Mobility and Quality of Public Spaces: The Case of Granada, Spain

Urban Mobility and Quality of Public Spaces: The Case of Granada, Spain

Evaluation of Operational Loading of the Light-Rail Transit (LRT) in Capital Region, Indonesia

Introduction to Transit Oriented Development and Sustainable Cities: Economics, Community and Methods

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