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Challenges of Urban Planning in a Port
City
Summary of the presentation of matti Kaijansinkko
city of Helsinki, city planning Department
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A new cargo port of Helsinki at the eastern
border of the municipality will be completed by
the end of 2008. Two major existing harbour
areas near the city centre will be changed into
housing and working areas accommodating over
30.000 new inhabitants and 18.000 jobs: the
Jätkäsaari Area and the Kalasatama Area.
Helsinki: Areas of development
The Jäkasaari Area
Jätkäsaari was one of three natural islands which
a century ago were popular for outings and
summer villas. The islands were eventually incorporated
through land reclamation in the present
headland when the harbour was built. Now that
the harbour is to be relocated, the headland will
be further filled in and reshaped, expanding it
from the present 86 hectares to 100 hectares.
When the containers depart, the soil will be decontaminated,
and state-of-the-art infrastructure
will be installed. The whole district is scheduled
for completion in 2023.
The Jätkäsaari skyline will be essentially similar
to that of Helsinki city centre, comprising buildings
five to seven storeys high. However, the
plans include a few landmark-type buildings very
much taller than that. All the housing blocks are
enclosed, with courtyards that can be converted
to meet the residents’ needs. The new district
will run counter to today’s constant growth in the
number of cars; this will be a district designed
primarily for pedestrians, with excellent public
transport. It will have up to three tram lines,
and the Helsinki Metro already runs close to the
northern edge of the area. Cycle paths are being
planned with great care to serve those living and
working in every part of the district.
For the residents’ enjoyment, a beach will be
created on a sheltered cove in the area, with
water suitable for swimming. Just off the cove, a
little island will be built, and on it will be a church
with a view of the open sea from its windows.
Jätkasaari today Future vision of Jätkasaari