URBAN LIFE ACCOUNTS - Itera

1.3 Urban life meanspeace and quietPEDAL-POWERED COFFEE SHOPA new type of service on wheels has hit the Copenhagen streetsin recent years. Pedal-powered coffee shops and motorized juicebars offer Copenhageners access to drinks and snacks in thestreets, parks and city squares. Previously, stationary vendingstands, such as the hotdog stands, were the main type of streetkitchen in Copenhagen, and the hotdog stands are still populartoday. But mobile street vending is growing rapidly, and in just afew years it has given the Copenhageners a much wider choice ofquick access to refreshments.For Copenhagen residents and visitors the mobile street vendorsadd variation to urban life with a new type of recreational spacethat comes and goes. The mobile carts can adapt to the flow ofpeople in the city, go to places with a peak in demand and seekout events in the urban space.2010 was the first year that the City of Copenhagen issuedpermits to mobile street vendors. A total of 128 permits wereissued, 61 of them for the inner city. The inner city is the only areawhere the permit costs money. In the inner city, 49 permits wereissued for both summer and autumn/winter, while 12 were issuedfor autumn/winter only.NUMBER OF PERMITS ISSUED TOMOBILE STREET VENDORS IN 2010inner city 61The rest of Copenhagen 67Source: Traffic Department, City of CopenhagenURBAN LIFE IS ABOUT FEELING SAFECopenhagen’s safety index for 2009 has twomain figures for people’s sense of safety: onefor the daytime and one for the night-time:91.6% feel safe during the daytime62.5% feel safe at night-time.There are considerable gender differencesbehind these two figures. In a poll from 2010,11% more women than men agree or stronglyagree that they do not like being outside afterdark (Copenhageners in general: 20%). 18%more women than men agree or strongly agreethat they worry about becoming a victim ofcrime when they travel in their local area afterdark (Copenhageners in general: 22%).Kilde: Catinét + Københavns Kommunes TryghedsindeksAhhh...An attractive urban life includes the ability to find oases of peace and quiet.Peaceful, beautiful places that make Copenhageners bring a book or a laptopoutdoors or take a walk to clear their mind. When asked why they visit squares andshopping streets, 27% replied that they seek peace and quiet.Generally, Copenhageners find the city fairly noisy. 54% say that they find the citynoisy, and a slightly smaller group, 39%, says that they find their local area noisy.The latter figure matches the fact that 58% say that they are satisfied with theirability to find peace and quiet in their local area. 14% are somewhat unsatisfied,while 9% are very unsatisfied with their ability to find peace and quiet in their localarea.There are considerable age differences in perceptions of noise in the local area.The ones who feel most bothered are the 30-49-year-olds; in this group 46% saythat they perceive their local area as noisy. This age group has the largest share ofparents with infants, which is probably a factorI am satisfied with the availability of peace and quiet in my local area 58%To some degree or a high degree I feel that the cemeteries in my neighbourhoodare places where I can relax and find peace and quiet 94%I find the city noisy 54%I find my local area noisy 39%To some degree or a high degree I am bothered by the city’s business and culturalactivities (for example businesses, cafés, cultural events) 20%Source: Megafon. Catinét1011