The life and death of urban highways : A methodological approach towards the transformation of Enköpingsvägen in Sundbyberg

• Main Author: Grimell, Ola
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: KTH, Stadsbyggnad 2013
• Subjects: Citizen Participation; Sustainable Urban Planning and Design; Urban Redevelopment; Urban Design; Urbanization; Architecture; Arkitektur
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-124514

Through a methodological approach this project examines possibilites for a more flexible and direct citizien participation within the framework of an urban design project. Allthroughout the process opportunities to influence the progressing workflow is exemplified by recurring phases of participation. The case study of examining the transformation of a motorized highway into an urban street network also serves as an interesting plattform which from an analytical perspective presents a variety of different presets that exposes valuable assets for the development.