1. Against the current
Brussels’ canalquarter as the new city centre
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2. Observations Tegen de stroom in
City centremovingtowards the Canal
No masterplan for the canal
No waterfront in Brussels
Challenges
To work
To live
To meet
To move
Concretisation of ourvision
Fiveurbanprojectsalong the Canal
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3. Observation 2: No masterplan
No masterplan or city planning leads to chaotic development
Speculation by private investors

4. Observation 3: Canal is a frontier / border / wall
Canal has few public open space
Canaldoesn’tconnect different communities and quarters
LittleMorocco and bobo Dansaert
Laken and Schaarbeek
Canal has the potential as meeting spot
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5. Observations Tegen de stroom in
City centremovingtowards the Canal
No masterplan for the canal
No waterfront in Brussels
Challenges
To work
To live
To meet
To move
Concretisation of ourvision
Fiveurbanprojectsalong the Canal
MyCanal.be

6. Economy: Logistics
- very low job creation per m2
economicvaluecalculatedby the lengths of the quays
second hand car industrie, junkyard, TIR Warehouse…
- 78% of all industrie along the Canal does notuse the water
-Logistics in the middle of living quarters, nourbancompatibility
- Port of Brussels and minister Grouwels: “No marina, but cargo port”

7. Economy: Invest in new industries
- Economicvalueshouldbecalculatedby the number of workers
-Reallocate heavy industrie and logistics to the extremities of Brussels
-Favour the link with the water
- Invest in creative and high-tech industries as well as urbaneconomy
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8. Housing: Overcrowded & underequiped
- Fragmented chaos of overcrowdeddistricts and high vacancyrates
- No link with the Canal
-Danger of social displacement (gentrification) and nosocial mix
=>Visionintegratingdemographic boom, social mix and qualityhousing
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9. Meeting place: Canal doesn’t connect
- Socially and culturallytwoseperatedworlds
-Poorlydesigned public space, no meeting spot
-Cultural and touristicalinteresting spot notvalorised
- Green city not present in the denselypopulateddistrictsalong the Canal
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10. Meeting place: Green connection of districts
- Public spaceredesigned as to invite forencouter
-Strengthenedattractions and a cultural landmark for the Canal
- Lobcity: a green-blue link through the city withaccess to the districts
- Public space = Recreationarea (e.g. public open air swimming pool)
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11. Mobility: Parking with a view?!
-Crossing the Canal = traffic jam
-Verydifficultforbikers, pedestrians, public transport to cross the Canal
-Impossible to move along Brussels’ riverfromAnderlecht to Schaarbeek
-Tworiverbanksnotlinkedproperly
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12. Mobility: Rethinking urban mobility
- More bridgesforpedestrians and bikers
-Reorganisingexistingcrossings as public meeting spaces
BridgesVandevelde, Ninove, Van Praet
-Movingalong the canalforpedestrians, bikers and public transport
-Discouragingcaruse and parking along the Canal
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13. Observations Tegen de stroom in
City centremovingtowards the Canal
No masterplan for the canal
No waterfront in Brussels
Challenges
To work
To live
To meet
To move
Concretisation of ourvision
Fiveurbanprojectsalong the Canal
MyCanal.be

14. - Retainexistingprojects and development
- Protest againstnon-urbanprojects
Uplace, Just Under The Sky, Shell-site, widening ring…
-Proposing 5 ideas in 5 areas along the Canal
-Introducing 10 waterfrontprinciples
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15. Station area and Logistics Port
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16. Urban park
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17. Start a ripple, watchitgrow

18. A newurbandynamic
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19. More jobs
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20. Waterfrontprinciples
Create a waterfrontforeveryone
Live on the riverbanks in a social mix
Set up a policyfor decent and affordablehousing
Embrace the different identities and cultures as a trumpfor Brussels
Connect the denselypopulatedwitheachother
Garrantysustainable jobs in anurbaneconomy
Attractcreative entrepreneurs and innovative industries
Improvemobility of pedestrians, bikers and public transport
Developurbanlogisticfacilitieswithwaterwayaccess
Prioritize public spacewithanambitiousarchitecture
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