Transportation

Commercial Centre

Commercial centres along 7 highway

Although the commercial centres has high accessibility, the lack of attractiveness of these public spaces is dramatic and they are not for active modes as well. Not only the fact that infrastructure for those modes is not facilitated at all, but also the big parking lots with makes it difficult for access by walking. Seeing that Those public spaces are unattractive as well as in looks as in feeling and they are designed for fast in, fast out something must change. For example, as is done in this new sketch (figure 19) of one of the commercial centres.

This new layout of the commercial centre makes for an attractive environment inviting to spend time in and stay. Motivating people to look around, enter more than one store and even finding the time to stay and socialise. In addition to that motivating business and restaurant to open there to created places for people to eat and drink while looking at the central plaza.

With the parking regulated at the backside of the store, with has created the space for a public plaza, there is an less rushed environment. Showing people that they are not so car dependant as they think. Also making space for qualitative routes into the public space for biking and walking.

Figure 19: Commercial centre