Metaspine

Future Mobility Infrastructure

(meta)spine

Ilkim Er Mayra L贸pez Seda Tugutlu

Master in City & Technology

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CONDITIONS: CULTURAL BACKGROUND

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CONTEXT

CONDITIONS: CULTURAL BACKGROUND

* 2011: World Resources Institute

* 2013: Center for Energy and Climate Solutions

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CONDITIONS: CULTURAL BACKGROUND

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CONTEXT

CONDITIONS: GREATER BOSTON

first subway system (1897) 8.1 million people 6th largest statistical area 24th largest city in U.S.A

15 min to Boston 5 min to Harvard 6 min to MIT

* Wikipedia: Boston

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CONDITIONS: GREATER BOSTON

* Housing and Transportation Affordability Index / Center for Neighborhood Technology

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CONDITIONS: GREATER BOSTON

* Greenhouse Emissions / Center for Neighborhood Technology

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CONTEXT

CONDITIONS: SOMERVILLE

11 km2 Population 79,000

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CONTEXT

CONDITIONS: SOMERVILLE

MOBILITY

TRANSIT ACCESS: 9/10 Transit connetivity: 24/100 1.16 vehicles/household 382 annual transit trips

HOUSING

DEMOGRAPHY

ECONOMY

COMPACITY: 8.8/10 31,524 households 5.42 tonnes GHG/household

DENSITY: 16.86 h/acre 76,945 inhabitants 50% millenials

JOB ACCESS: 9.6/10 Employment mix: 73/100 36 co-working spaces (Boston - SO - CAM)

* Neighborhood Datasheet / Center for Neighborhood Technology

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CONTEXT

CONDITIONS: SOMERVILLE BY DESIGN

SomerVision: Comprenhensive Plan 2010-2030 “The plan sets out a vision to make Somerville an even more exceptional place to live, work, play, and raise a family. It is an easy to use guide for future growth and development in the City.” * somervillema.gov

* Somerville by Design

Where do we stand?

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HYPOTHESIS: DEMANDS AND BEHAVIORS

Showcase the implementation of new technologies to question mobility patterns and citizen behaviour for the generation of an adaptable urban ecosystem that is responsive to future demands.

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METHODOLOGY

scalability

adaptability

potential of a system to be enlarged in order to accomodate growth.

flexible capacity of fitting and/or moulding a conceptual, abstract, strategy to specific, concrete or conditions.

Manuel Gausa, Metapolis

03-A SCALABILITY

Human

S

Buildings

M

Neighborhood

L

City

XL

(Union Square)

(Somerville)

Region

(Boston Met Area)

Actions and agents and their impacts in different scales

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MOBILITY

METHODOLOGY: SCALABILITY

INTERVENTIONS

IMPACTS

Sharing over owning

Preference of shared/clean transportation systems.

S

Parking management: from private to public

Private parking space becomes productive or shared space.

M

Conformation of superblocks for hierarchy of streets and functions

Walkable neighborhood: hotspots within reach

L

Design and development of Green Line Station as shared intermodal transportation hub

Availability of transportation modes to commute to surrounding cities.

Increase of shared transportation use.

XL

Management of metropolitan and intercity traffic and connectivity

Regional transportation coherence

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ECONOMY

METHODOLOGY: SCALABILITY

INTERVENTIONS

IMPACTS

Work where you live

High value to urban commons

S

Transformation of housing garages into productive spaces.

Extra Income for owners and activation of urban life.

M

Make regulations more flexible to allow mixed use and denser neighborhoods

Walkable and diverse, car independent neighborhoods.

L

Renewal of old structures and empty lots for start-ups and innovation hubs

Strenghten local economy by increasing opportunities for local entrepreneurs

Decentralize economy by incentivating and supporting local companies

Self-sufficient and renewal economy

XL

03-B ADAPTABILITY

PHASE 1

Mobility +

PHASE 2

Data is the new oil

PHASE 3

Autonomous Cars

now - 2020

2020 - 2030

2030 . . .

Actions and agents with their impacts through time

action plan noun

a statement of the steps that need to be taken to achieve a particular goal or objective

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ADAPTABILITY: ACTION PLAN

mobility noun

the ability to move or be moved freely and easily

03-B

VEHICLES

MOBILITY: TRANSPORT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT

TOD: Transit Oriented Development Maximizing transit ridership through the creation of mixed-use residential and commercial areas around transit station. * Wikipedia / TOD

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VEHICLES

MOBILITY: CAR EVOLUTION

traditional car

electric car as a shared car

driverless car as a space

mobile spaces and infrastructure

driverless car as a battery

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VEHICLES

MOBILITY: CAR EVOLUTION

TRADITIONAL CAR

energy source real-time management autonomous parking shared car system environment sensing data collection car +

Vehicle emissions cause 58,000 premature deaths per year in the U.S. *Air pollution and early deaths in the United States. MIT. 2005

gasoline (fossil fuel) no no no no no no

03-B

VEHICLES

MOBILITY: CAR EVOLUTION

SMART CAR (BETA VERSION)

energy source real-time management autonomous parking shared car system environment sensing data collection car +

electricity no yes yes no yes no

03-B

VEHICLES

MOBILITY: CAR EVOLUTION

AUTONOMOUS CAR

energy source real-time management autonomous parking shared car system environment sensing data collection car +

electricity yes yes yes yes yes office, hostel, meeting room

03-B

VEHICLES

MOBILITY: CAR EVOLUTION

AUTONOMOUS CAR +

+ -

energy source real-time management autonomous parking shared car system environment sensing data collection car +

electricity yes yes yes yes yes battery / office, hostel, meeting room

03-B

TECH

MOBILITY: COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL

physical - digital

+

physical - physical

real-time management autonomous transportation

05-A

TECH

MOBILITY: COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL

data gathering traffic counter, traffic light, speed of vechiles

data processing useful data from raw data

sharing it via a digital surface output of data is a digital interface

03-B

TECH

MOBILITY: COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL

data gathering traffic counter

data processing process data in real-time

autonomous route define the best path according to real-time data

03-B

TECH

MOBILITY: COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL

data gathering physical borders, movements

data processing process data in real-time

autonomous drive new transportation new cities

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HUMAN SCALE

MOBILITY: CITIZEN STORIES

NAME: Mitchell RESIDENCY: Medford LIVES WITH: Husband / Child PROFESSION: CEO at Company X MODE OF COMMUTIING: Car

private car

private car

HOME

WORK

WORK

WORK

HOME

SHOP

shared car

shared car

HOME

WORK

private car

HOME

shared bike

SHOP

HOME

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HUMAN SCALE

MOBILITY: CITIZEN STORIES

NAME: Jamie RESIDENCY: Somerville LIVES WITH: Flatmates PROFESSION: Arch/Urban Planning Student in MIT MODE OF COMMUTING: Car / Bike

bike

bike

HOME

MIT

MIT

SHOP

HOME

shared car

shared bike

HOME

private car

WORK

MIT

HOME

SHOP

HOME

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HUMAN SCALE

MOBILITY: CITIZEN STORIES

NAME: Claire RESIDENCY: Somerville LIVES WITH: Family (Husband / 3 Children) PROFESSION: Professor at University MODE OF COMMUNTING: Car

private car

HOME

SCHOOL

shared car

HOME

private car

private car

WORK

WORK

t-line

SCHOOL

SCHOOL t-line

WORK

WORK

private car

SHOP

shared bike

SCHOOL

private car

HOME

shared car

SHOP

HOME

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HUMAN SCALE

MOBILITY: CITIZEN STORIES

NAME: Linda RESIDENCY: Somerville LIVES WITH: Alone PROFESSION: Retired MODE OF COMMUTING: Bus

bus

bus

HOME

SHOP

HOME shared car

HOME

SHOP

HOME

HOME

shared car

FRIEND’S HOUSE

HOME

diversity noun

constant simultaneity of individual events in global structures: condition that links the local with the global (...) evidencing the impact and emergence- of the singular upon the collective, not as “part of a whole,” but rather as specificity “interconected with the whole”. *Manuel Gausa, Metapolis

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PROJECT

potential nodes

potential nodes

green spine

transformed nodes

intelligent network

green line

metabolic network

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PROJECT: TRANSPORTATION

walkable distance 5 minute walk 500 m (aprox. 1/4 mile)

radius of influence 800 m (1/2 mile)

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PROJECT: CONTEXT

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PROJECT: CONTEXT

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PROJECT: NODES

METABOLIC NODES

GAS STATIONS

GREEN LINE STATION

enhancing already existing (planned) structures for future scenarios

CAR PARKING BUILDING

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PROJECT: SPINE AND NODES

TRANSPORTATION HUBS

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METABOLIC NODES

PROJECT: TRANSPORTATION HUBS

Green Line Extention Mixed-use opportunities

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METABOLIC NODES

PROJECT: TRANSPORTATION HUBS

hybrid spaces monofunctional spaces

new economy and activities

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METABOLIC NODES

PROJECT: TRANSPORTATION HUBS

NEW T-LINE STATION STRATEGY

Co-Working Spaces

Half-Open Air Areas

Food/Coffee Courts

Square

T-Line Station

Bike Parking + Shared Bike

GAS STATIONS

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METABOLIC NODES

PROJECT: GAS STATIONS

What happens when gasoline does not power cars anymore?

Water Treatment

Clean Energy Production Food Production + Exchange

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METABOLIC NODES

PROJECT: GAS STATIONS

Clean Production Nodes Reusing an existing network

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METABOLIC NODES

PROJECT: GAS STATIONS

energy production

water treatment

local economy local production

urban farming

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PROJECT: GAS STATIONS

1

2

3

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CAR PARKING

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METABOLIC NODES

PROJECT: PARKING

What happens when parking demand decreases?

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METABOLIC NODES

PROJECT: PARKING

Densification of Parking Freeing ground space

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METABOLIC NODES

PROJECT: CAR PARKING BUILDINGS

human traffic structures

traditional car parking

energy generation

driverless car parking

adaptable/modular buildings as part of energy infrastructure

driverless car parking V.02

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METABOLIC NODES

PROJECT: CAR PARKING BUILDINGS

21.5 m2 per car

13.7 m2 per car

13.7 m2 per car

human vertical circulation

energy production

energy production internet of things (cars, traffic lights, energy grid)

traditional car parking

driverless car parking

driverless car parking V.02

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METABOLIC NODES

PROJECT: CAR PARKING BUILDINGS

12:3 0 ready

energy production

101

energy storage 310

kw kwh

charging

22:30 energy transfer energy storage

56

kw

1209 kwh

Alex, 56, Somerville

he works in somerville urban farms. and he sells products in marketsomerville. he uses bike in somerville. he prefers T-line to go Boston.

David, 34, Boston he graduated from MIT. he lives in Boston. he works in technoHub in Somerville. now he is looking for a new flat in Somerville to move.

Maria, 26, Somerville

she works in boston. she uses shared bikes and T-line to go to office.

“The mark of a great city isn’t how it treats its special places - everybody does that right - but how it treats its ordinary ones.”

Aaron Renn