1. Programme Stedenbaan
Integrating sustainable mobility and urban development in the South Wing of the Randstad Holland
Connected Cities, Brussels Conference
Joost Molenaar, programme Stedenbaan
December 21st 2005

2. Presentation
1) Introduction & context
2) Development of a ‘network city’
3) Government & governance
4) Programme Stedenbaan

3. Introduction South Holland

4. Introduction South Holland 3,5 million inhabitants 60 x 40 km
Economic profile:
Mainport Rotterdam (harbour)
Greenport (vegetables, fruit, flowers)
Knowledge (technical and medical)
International justice (The Hague)
Main urban centres:
Rotterdam (ca ): Harbour-HST-airport
The Hague (ca ): public sector
Delft and Leiden: universities and tourism

7. The Randstad
1950
From: Hybrid Landscapes - Must, 2004

8. The Randstad
2010
From: Hybrid Landscapes - Must, 2004

10. Development of the ‘network city’ (1)
Increasing functional interaction and relations in the urban region of the South Wing – for example:
Housing;
Employment opportunities;
Culture and recreation.
> Different functions, different scales
Severe consequences for transport by car & train and other modes of public transport
> Rethinking the organization of mobility and spatial planning

11. Development of the ‘network city’ (2)
From cities  to agglomerations  to urban regions
the South Wing region (or city….)

12. - no territorial coherency; - no common identity;
Development of a ‘network city’ (3)
However:
- no territorial coherency;
- no common identity;
- no public acceptance;
- and certainly no regional authority
Creates a ‘gap’ between identified spatial and mobility problems and existing territorial organized political structures

13. Government & governance (2)
Current spatial planning system
Hierarchical organization, horizontal;
Three (or four) government levels;
- National, provincial, (regional), local plans
Highly centralised tax-system (>90% national);
Sectoral financial organization;
- Strong position State and dependance decentral authorities in financing infrastructural projects
Strong local autonomy in urban development and land use plans;
- in cooperation with private parties and housing corporations
> proces of decentralisation

14. Government & governance (2)
Semi-formal structures within the formal administrative context;
Institutional & functional bodies and organizations.

15. Public governance in the South Wing
Government & governance (3)
Public governance in the South Wing
Platform South Wing;
Cooperation between the province of South Holland;
Five regions;
and the big(ger) cities
The platform has no formal or legal status
Originally instigated as a platform for lobbying for funds for ‘collective’ goals and projects at national level

16. Government & governance (4)
Development of the Platform South Wing
Organizing collective lobby
Development of collective vision and strategy;
Prioritizing strategic projects
First collective programme:
- programme Stedenbaan

17. Collective vision – the South Wing network

18. Development of regional railsystem; Using existing railinfrastructure;
Programme Stedenbaan
Development of regional railsystem;
Using existing railinfrastructure;
Functioning as a ‘backbone’ for the public transport system in the South Wing;
Supporting the urban development program in the South Wing;
Mainly in existing build-up area’s.

21. Programme Stedenbaan
Background
Free capacity on the existing railinfrastructure with the completion of the HST and the ‘Betuwe-route’
Aimed at the improvement of internal coherency of the South Wing;
Integral approach of transport and urban development

22. Public transport system
Programme Stedenbaan
Public transport system
‘Metro’ of the South Wing
light train
high frequency
high quality
using existing infrastructure

23. Increasing accessibilty

24. - national public transport; - local public transport;
Programme Stedenbaan
Backbone South Wing network
Connecting with:
- national public transport;
- local public transport;
- private transport

25. Surplus value Stedenbaan as transport concept
Programme Stedenbaan
Surplus value Stedenbaan as transport concept
South Wing:
- improvement internal coherency
- enlargement support higher level public transport
Urban area’s related to Stedenbaan:
- connected with South Wing metro
- connecting car - bike - public transport
- modernization stations / new stations
- enlargement support lower level public transport

26. Programme Stedenbaan
Backbone for urbanisation
Development of urban area’s;
Improvement spatial quality of urban area’s;
Creating spatial diversity and cohesion.

27. Programme Stedenbaan
Surplus value Stedenbaan for urbanisation
South Wing
- development of new regional centers
accommodation variaty of urban programs
Urban area’s related to Stedenbaan:
- development of new local centers
- upgrading existing urban area’s

28. ‘Study on profiles’ – Urban Unlimited

29. Differentiation in urban development programmes

30. ‘Governance of the programme’
Programme Stedenbaan
‘Governance of the programme’
Public-public regional cooperation – integrating system:
cie. Bandell - transport authority ‘ avant la lettre’
Public-(private thinktank) atelier South Wing
Study on opportunities and development spatial vision
Project plan at local level in cooperation with private parties:
Pilots Stedenbaan (good practices)
Public-private cooperation with Dutch Rail

31. Programme Stedenbaan
Integrating sustainable mobility and urban development
Efficient use of existing infrastructure and optimizing connections with national and local transport;
Efficient land use; reconstructing and redevelopment of existing build-up area’s and brownfields;
Integral approach by combining these efforts.
Programme Stedenbaan is a long term programme and vision (2030) with different projects (short term strategies) and also short term successes
The ability to sustain the vision and strategy will define the ablility to create a coherent daily urban system in the South of Holland

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