Carfree Neighbourhoods in London – Why not?

Steve Melia

www.london.carfree.org.uk

Carfree UK:

37% of households

1.5 million adults

Imagine…Freiburg

Groningen

Hamburg

Vauban, Freiburg

2000 dwellings

5,300 people

3 Types of Carfree Development

1.Vauban (Stellplatzfrei)2.Limited Access3.Pedestrianised Centres

with Residents

1 space/2 dwellings

57% of carfree households gave up

on moving

Annual Declaration

€17,500/space

• Vehicles walking pace pick up/deliver• No parking (some infractions)• Absolute priority for children playing

Stellwerk 60, Cologne

… and for adults

2) Limited Access Type:Stellwerk 60, Cologne

1 space/5 dwellings

€16,000/space

Annual Declaration

How do people travel?

Car club spaces

3) Pedestrianised Centres

The Brunswick, Bloomsbury

Exeter Princesshay120 flats,

23 parking spaces

Would anyone buy them?

Overnight Queue for Phase 1

Groningen (NL) City Centre

No through traffic Half pedestrianised16,500 residents

2,300 residentsparking spaces

75% of city centre households carfree

‘Carfree Housing’ – Camden

• Traffic-free residential area• Designed around travel by

other modes (inc. car clubs)• Limited parking, separated

from the housing

Carfree Development

Anita Street, Manchester

Retrofitting?

So how do we make it happen?

Rose,Autofreiswohnen

Hamburg

Building a Carfree Movement:First Steps

www.carfree.london.org.uk

Inaugural Meeting:

Tuesday 29th September 8pm

Bertrand Russell Room

Conway Hall 25 Red Lion Square, Holborn

www.london.carfree.org.uk

More Information:

Follow Link from:www.london.carfree.org.uk

www.worldcarfree.net