6 team 6

Code Patras

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

Design location

Working on a several scales of approach…..

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.

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?

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•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

SWOT Analysis

Threats

Opportunities

Strength

Weakness

• suburban train can connect the city with its surroundings and with High speed train in Rio, so with Athens

• no connection from the city centre to the waterfront (division through road and train) • high toll for use of the Rio – • space for high quality urban Antirrio bridge development in the middle of the city • lost direct train connection to (old train station – waterfront) Athens.

• extension of Patras as a main passenger port to Europe • 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).

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)

Suburban Train Network

Key figures: 25 km ca. 60 min.

Infrastructure node Rio, infrastructure node

extension

Connection to the high road

National Old Port

Historical City Center

Toronto

Historical City Center

Toronto

Historical City Center

Toronto

New harbor – Economic Center

Pedestrian and road Suburban train

New economic center New suburban station-renovated building

activities

Cost

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. €.

Timeline

Test planning process

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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

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Old Harbour and Historical centre

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reactivate old city station high quality urban development connect seafront to the city centre (no division)

main tramway station

marina

castle

leisure zone museum

Visualisation

main tramway station

marina

castle

leisure zon

museum

leisure zone

New Harbour

• connection with the suburban train • tram maintenance and depot station (replacement of the one in the city centre) • place future development (start-upcompany) • 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-upcompany) • reserve corridor for double track train

Strassbourg

Strassbourg

Bus lines in Patras

National Old Port

Historical City Center

Historical City Center

Historical City Center

Historical City Center

Historical City Center

Historical City Center