Principles
Application of proximity urbanism: City of 15 minutes in Lisbon;
Promoting walking;
6 Essential urban functions within walking distance:
Commerce, Green spaces, Education, Sport, Culture, Health and Social support
Combining a complete range of shops/services, green space and facilities;
Smooth mobility linking the different functions of the neighborhood;
Housing: diversified offer;
Neighborhoods interconnected by public transport networks, green corridors and cycle paths.
Performance
There's Life in My Neighborhood has two scales of action:
diagnosis of the city
assessment of the conditions of pedestrian accessibility to the existing urban proximity functions in the city of Lisbon
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intervention on a neighborhood scale
public space requalification focused on pedestrian accessibility to nearby facilities and services
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The 6 essential urban functions
Analysis of the six essential urban functions, with specific breakdowns in terms of the type of commercial offer and access to the public transport network.
note: the calculations/studies only include public facilities
Requalification of public space focused on pedestrian accessibility to local facilities and services.
Public space intervention projects in the 24 parishes
Project selection criteria:
Surrounding schools and other public facilities;
Surrounding street shops;
Valorization of squares as community spaces;
Intervention in central streets that are not very comfortable/safe for pedestrians;
Working with the Presidents of the 24 Parish Councils and communities;
Diagnosis of the city: walkable network and proximity offer.
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