1. Virpi PastinenSCATTER WORKSHOP 24.10.2003 SCATTER SPRAWLING CITIES AND TRANSPORT: FROM EVALUATION TO RECOMMENDATIONS SCATTER WORKSHOP MILAN OCTOBER 24 th, 2003 Urban sprawl as experienced in Helsinki

2. Virpi PastinenSCATTER WORKSHOP 24.10.2003 Urban sprawl as experienced in Helsinki  Urban growth, migration and structural change  Spatial / functional structure of Helsinki Metropolitan Area  Driving forces and identified impacts  Policy measures and urban sprawl

3. Virpi PastinenSCATTER WORKSHOP 24.10.2003 URBAN GROWTH, MIGRATION AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE

4. Virpi PastinenSCATTER WORKSHOP 24.10.2003 Helsinki Metropolitan Area and Surroundings Source: Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council 150 km 50 km 100 km

5. Virpi PastinenSCATTER WORKSHOP 24.10.2003 10 km Shaping the spatial structure of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area in the 1900s

6. Virpi PastinenSCATTER WORKSHOP 24.10.2003 Language barriers To safeguard the status of the minority languages in the municipality. Dispersal elsewhere or development of a compact capital region? Helsinki SIPOO

7. Virpi PastinenSCATTER WORKSHOP 24.10.2003 Population and Workplaces

8. Virpi PastinenSCATTER WORKSHOP 24.10.2003 Most important factors shaping Helsinki Metropolitan Area’s urban structure are: long term structural changes in the global and national economy increase in the total population of the area increase in household income decrease in travel times due to the road network and public transport services housing market (housing prices lower in the periphery than in the city core) the availability of government subsidies for rural activities (tax subsidies for commuting) appeal of rural ambience and of low density settlements language barriers building law

9. Virpi PastinenSCATTER WORKSHOP 24.10.2003 Increased need of transport 1 million inhabitants 250 000 inhabitants 100 000 inhabitants 30 000 inhabitants

10. Virpi PastinenSCATTER WORKSHOP 24.10.2003 Average trip length in Helsinki Metropolitan Area 1993 1999 (10,6 km) (12,3 km)

11. Virpi PastinenSCATTER WORKSHOP 24.10.2003 Helsinki area now

12. Virpi PastinenSCATTER WORKSHOP 24.10.2003 … and Helsinki area in future ?

13. Virpi PastinenSCATTER WORKSHOP 24.10.2003 …or new construction within existing structure

14. Virpi PastinenSCATTER WORKSHOP 24.10.2003..or along transport corridors

15. Virpi PastinenSCATTER WORKSHOP 24.10.2003 …or have it all!

16. Virpi PastinenSCATTER WORKSHOP 24.10.2003 Identified policies against urban sprawl Consistency between urban planning and transport policies Pricing policies Establishing urban development plans that limit construction on undeveloped sites Enforcing a housing policy that promotes the construction of tightly-packed residential areas Parking limitations in city centres Reserved rights-of-way for public transport vehicles Impacts of these policies?