URBAN AGE ISTANBUL CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 2009

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1 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

2 Andrew Altman Chief Executive, Olympic Park Legacy Company City Visions: Washington DC and London s Legacy Urban Age, Istanbul, 6 th November 2009

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4 To see London s future, look East

5 London s population continues to grow, to be accommodated within the city boundary London s growth

6 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.

7 London s transport system has structured its growth

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9 East London huge potential for development

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11 2005

12 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

13 2006 The Olympic site before work began

14 2009 PHOTO SHOWING OLYMPIC PARK UNDER CONSTRUCTION

15 Successful urban transformations must integrate ECONOMIC + PHYSICAL + SOCIAL + POLICITAL

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17 Economic Integration

18 A new metropolitan centre for London

19 There are multiple centres of growth in London today

20 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.

21 Stratford City and Olympic Legacy Excel Centre + Crossrail Canary Wharf Greenwich Peninsula One of inner East London s four major catalysts for growth

22 Economic integration of Olympic legacy with local communities a strategic opportunity for East London 75 Economically Active People in Employment Working Age Population with No Qualifications Mar 00-Feb 01 Mar 01-Feb 02 Mar 02-Feb 03 Mar 03-Feb 04 Apr - Mar 2004/05 Apr - Mar 2005/06 Apr - Mar 2006/07 Apr - Mar 2007/08 0 Mar 00- Feb 01 Mar 01- Feb 02 Mar 02- Feb 03 Mar 03- Feb HB 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

23 Physical Integration

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25 C18th C19th C20th London s urbanisation leapt over the Lower Lea Valley

26 Lower Lea Valley, 1930s

27 Physical infrastructure: Motorway + Railway Waterway The physical infrastructure in the LLV creates a very sharp division between existing communities and the areas where major new developments are anticipated

28 Mare Street Leyton The physical infrastructure in the LLV creates a very sharp division between existing communities and the areas where major new developments are anticipated East Ham Forest Gate Stratford Upton Park Roman Road Bethnal Green Whitechapel Canning Town Existing land uses: Residential Industrial Town centre Crisp Street

29 On the ground these severances create huge challenges to achieving physical integration between the Olympic Legacy development and local communities

30 Stadium from Hackney Wick Aquatics centre from Carpenters Estate

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32 2030?

33 The Olympics and Stratford City will deliver 30 new bridges and underpasses

34 Social Integration

35 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

36 Olympic Athletes Village 2,800 housing units completed by % of housing will be affordable creating a diverse community

37 The legacy developments will support socially integrated communities by providing 35% affordable housing, and wide range of housing types.

38 New education campus with 1,800 places for students aged 3-19

39 The Legacy masterplan promotes the role of clusters of social infrastructure to connect communities

40 Leyton Homerton Hackney Wick Bromley By Bow Stratford The whole area is in flux within the core Olympic and fringe areas alone there could be up to 70,000 new residents

41 Political Integration

42 Complex wider stakeholder and governance arrangements

43 Sponsors: Government Mayor of London Partners: Host boroughs Olympic Delivery Authority Lee Valley Regional Park Authority London Thames Gateway Development Corporation British Waterways Stakeholders: London Assembly Parliament London Councils London First Trade Unions East London Business Alliance Homes and Communities Agency CABE English Heritage Environment Agency Health and Safety Executive British Olympic Association UK Sport Sport England The Olympic project has fostered partnerships between national, regional and local government

44 Evolution - Growing a piece of city Games Time

45 Evolution - Growing a piece of city transformation and reinstatement

46 First 5 years Growing a piece of city

47 Growing a piece of city 2025 and beyond

48 Washington: A History of Planning

49 Washington: A History of Planning

50 Washington: A History of Planning

51 Washington: A History of Planning

52 Washington: Two Waterfronts, Two Realities Anacostia Potomac

53 Washington: The Anacostia Waterfront in 2000

54 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

55 Washington: Anacostia off the map

56 Mayor Williams and the citizens of Washington A Revitalization Agenda

57 Public Housing Water & Sewer Authority Federal Center Washington Navy Yard Near Southeast: A neighborhood of closed-off enclaves

58 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