Just another metroline?! Brussels: 19 Ambitions for a layered city

METRO AS PERSONAL TRAINER
Nele Coen
METRO LINE 3
People are getting fatter and fatter and
move less. Nearly half of the Brussels
population is obese. What is the reason
behind this growing bulge? Are the
existing sports not accessible enough?
There are different sports clubs,
swimming pools, ... but these functions
are only available if you are registered in
a sports club or paid entrance fee. The
price makes the threshold for certain
populations too high. The current sports
opportunities are located in the center
of Brussels and around the surrounding
parks. Along the planned subway route
aren’t enough sports facilities.
The work for the metro will be an
opportunity here to change that,
combined with the construction of
the underground, a sport network can
be created. By placing the sport in the
public space the threshold is reduced.
This network will be built on the basis
of 11 principles and 4 scales (metro/
metrostation/neighborhood/Brussels).
These principles all affect on how
people will move through space and will
be encouraged to play sports.
36% 28%
36%
Graphics obesity and movement
Only 36% of the population (age 15 and older) spend at least 30
minutes each day at exercises. 30 minutes is the daily recommended
minimum amount of exercise. 28% of the population (age 15 and
older) don’t do any kind of exercise in their free time. This leads to
health risks. Due this lack of exercises 48 % of the population is
overweight and 11% of them are obese.
Source : Gisle, L., Demrest, S. (ed.), 2013, Gezondheidsenquête 2013, Rapport 2: Gezondheidsgedrag en
leefstijl, Brussel, Wetenschappelijk instituut volksgezondheid
Source : Algemene Directie Statistiek en Economische Informatie, 2008, Statisch overzicht van België:
Kerncijfers 2008, Brussel, FOD Economie
Interference
Size
of
interference
Day or night
influence
11%
37%
Groups
or
individual
Accesable
(public transport)
48% 52%
Passive or active
interference
Goal audience
Influence
on
environment
Matrix potential interventions
These interventions have a different impact on eg. the goal audience,
employability, ... This analysis was decisive in the choice of
interventions for the sport network.
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