srsa 04a rail city open city li

Summary: The s-RSA presents the future spatial policy of the city of Antwerp. This policy consists of a generic or city-wide vision and an active or project-based approach. The generic policy can be described as follows: The generic policy is made up of seven images: water city, eco city, port city, railway city, porous city, villages and metropolis and mega city. These images together form the collective memory of the inhabitants and visitors of the city. From a generic approach, strategic policy means prioritising a number of goals, structured according to the images of the city, which in turn determine strategic selections and measures. These selections form the basis for the selection cards. · The images of the city form the frame of reference that every project relating to Antwerp must take into account. This framework is made up of rules drawn up from each image. Since the generic rules apply to the entire territory of the city, the active policy (the spaces, programmes and projects) must also focus on this. The image of the ‘rail city’ is one of the seven images within the s-RSA. This image argues for the opening of the city by increasing its accessibility. This image, because of the literal meaning of tracks, creates the illusion of focusing only on public transport. In reality, this image encompasses all spatial and functional mobility aspects. With regard to car traffic, the city and the port must remain accessible via motorways. As a result, projects such as closing the ring and separating through and destination traffic are conceived. Both have a major impact on the city's lower network, both spatially and in terms of traffic management. The better elaboration of this fine-meshed network should, together with the parent network, ensure the creation of a city with an open spatial system. However, public transport plays an important role in this picture, as a more developed and efficient public transport network can reduce car orientation and thus increase the accessibility of the city and the quality of life in the city. The improvement of public transport translates into: strengthening the territorial boulevards that run from the districts to the inner city (this type of boulevard always contains a tram), designing radial boulevards that connect the different districts (this type desirable contains a tram), completely redesigning a green Singel (for local traffic) improving the coordination between different forms of public transport and with other modes. Purpose: Visualisation of the selection map 04A_spoorstad_open_stad of the sRSA,The demarcations are not hard boundaries, and can be further specified in the implementation process. The selection map is not a zoning plan or a land use plan. The card does not confirm or deny building rights Creation: The selection maps are the result of the conversion of the seven formatted images of the city into shape format. The autocad maps and the corresponding grids were used as a basis for this. The drawing was done using the large-scale basic map of the city of Antwerp.