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International Symposium

“Railways, Real Estate & the Re-Making of Cities in the 21st Century” Rail Station Area Redevelopment Mega-Projects in Europe & Beyond

Berlin University of Technology
16th & 17th October 2009

Program

Friday, October 16, 2009

Introductory Keynote
Railway Policy & Rail Station Development in Germany – a Critical Review
Heiner Monheim, University of Trier

Session I: Starting at our own doorstep: Railways, Real Estate and the Re-Making of Berlin

Opportunities for Urban Renaissance: Railway stations and their surrounding urban areas in Berlin
Harald Bodenschatz, Berlin University of Technology

Rail Mega-Projects in the Realm of Inter and Intra City Accessibility: Evidence and Outlooks for Berlin
Gabriel Ahlfeldt, London School of Economics

Session II: Key Reference Cases in Germany & Austria: Berlin Central Station, Stuttgart 21 & Vienna Main Station

The Swiss way of politics, planning and participation: Urban development around Zurich's Main Station 1969 to 2009
Richard Wolff, International Network for Urban Research and Action,  INURA Zurich

The Complex Local Politics of Rail Station Mega-Projects: Stuttgart 21 & Vienna Main Station
Johannes Novy, DFG Emmy Noether Group “Urban Mega-Projects”, Berlin University of Technology

‘Transit-Oriented Development’ Around Berlin’s New Central Station - Processes, Pitfalls & Potentials
Deike Peters, DFG Emmy Noether Group “Urban Mega-Projects”, Berlin University of Technology

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Session III: Key Reference Cases from other European cities - London

King’s Cross area: phases, agents, issues
Michael Edwards, University College London

Megaproject as Keyhole Surgery: London Crossrail 2009-2018
Michael Hebbert, University of Manchester

Liverpool Street Station and Broadgate: A Trailblazer of Post-Industrial Restructuring of Inner-City Railway Sites
Cordelia Pollina, DFG Transatlantic Graduate Research Program Berlin – New York, Berlin University of Technology

Session IV: Key Reference Cases from other European Countries - France & Netherlands

Lille Europe: Success story without success?
Mig de Jong, Delft University of Technology

The policy context of key transit-oriented projects for station locations within the Netherlands
Wendy Tan, Amsterdam Metropolitan Studies Institute, University of Amsterdam

Urban quality in rail station area redevelopment: Rotterdam Centraal and Amsterdam Zuidas
Jan Jacob Trip, Delft University of Technology

Concluding Keynote
Unravelling station area projects in Europe: driving forces and evolving frames
Luca Bertolini, Amsterdam Metropolitan Studies Institute, University of Amsterdam