Code Patras

Team 6: Jean-Frederic Python| Sotiria Achilleos | Sofia Vagiota ¡ Persefoni Georgoulia | Ivo Speck

Design location

Europe: On a national level it can derive that West Greece can become therefore a gateway to east Europe (Patras main port), an example of regional cooperation and one of the competitive regions in Europe. Greece: •The city of Patras is located at the intersection of two major roads •Facilitates communication between Greece and Italy (thus Europe) •The Rio-Antirrio bridge Provides a permanent link •Patras geographical position close to Athens •Third urban complex •West Greece is one of the competitive industrial areas in the country.

Working on a several scales of approach…..

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Main study questions

What are the future urban impacts and potentials of the construction of a transport link (high speed train) for the city

of Patras?

New connections open up possibilities for urban transformations and development

•Does a transport link create new centralities?

•How we can facilitate of the existing qualities and potentials?

•What is the design scale of approach?

•What are the design objectives?

•What are the future urban impacts and potentials in the city?

•Can an infrastructural investment be the driving force in regional

development independently of other factors or it has only an enabling role?

Design location

There is a need to study….. how to: •define region's existing qualities; decide which we are going to point out or not •improve connectivity between the main city the WATERFRONT and its suburbs •strength regional economy 'its productive capabilities‘ •attract business investors •define the positive and negative effects

Strength Weakness

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• suburban train can connect the city with its surroundings and

with High speed train in Rio, so with Athens

• space for high quality urban

development in the middle of the city (old train station – waterfront)

• extension of Patras as a main passenger port to Europe

• no connection from the city centre to the waterfront (division through road and train)

• high toll for use of the Rio – Antirrio bridge

• lost direct train connection to Athens.

Thre

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• developement of Patras port as a main cargo port leads to traffic, air, noise pollution inside the city (cargo corridor through city)

• urban sprawl because of good road connections

• High speed train stops in Roddodafni because the city tunnel is not bankable (bad connection to Athens with 2 changes).

SWOT Analysis

Regional Perspective:

Regional Perspective

Strategic Aim: is to create a balanced network that can maximize the potentials of the proposed infrastructure network & the most affected urban center

(Patras)

Key figures: 25 km ca. 60 min.

Suburban Train Network

Rio, infrastructure node

extension

Connection to the high road

Infrastructure node

Historical City Center National Old Port

Toronto

Historical City Center

Toronto

Historical City Center

Toronto

New harbor – Economic Center

New economic center

Suburban train

New suburban station-renovated building

activities

Pedestrian and road

total cost (mio. €) remarks

suburban train 100 – 180 25 km partially new

transport infrastructure 20 - 40 Rio node, central tramway station

urban development 35 - 60 seafront, old harbour, museum

Total 155 - 280 partially financed through PPP

Comparison: New double track high speed train only from Rio to the new harbour station will cost between 300 to 600 mio. €.

Cost

Timeline

• Goal: prove of proposed strategy

• Initiation of the process and steering comittee: Railway company, city of Patras and district authorities

• Invitation of 4 national and international teams and selection of the experts

• Time needed: 1 year

• Total cost: € 500‘000

Test planning process

Thank you for your attention.

• reactivate old city station

• high quality urban development

• connect seafront to the city centre (no division)

Old Harbour and Historical centre

marina

main tramway station castle

leisure zone

leisure zone

museum

Visualisation

marina

main tramway station castle

leisure zone

leisure zone

museum

• connection with the suburban train • tram maintenance and depot station

(replacement of the one in the city centre) • place future development (start-up-

company) • reserve corridor for double track train

New Harbour

• connection with the suburban train • tram maintenance and depot station

(replacement of the one in the city centre) • place future development (start-up-

company) • reserve corridor for double track train

New Harbour

Strassbourg

Strassbourg

Bus lines in Patras

Historical City Center National Old Port

Historical City Center

Historical City Center

Historical City Center

Historical City Center

Historical City Center