Overview of the seminar Looking for Legacy: for a sustainable impact of major sports infrastructure

By The City Factory

Major sports infrastructures are a great asset when it comes to the remodelling of a city. They are a unique opportunity to launch large urban renewal projects, and they also answer the need for social cohesion. To achieve legacy, these facilities have to be designed anticipating the decades to come. This means conceiving facilities which... en savoir plus

What is it that drives public action on urban mobility issues?

26th-27th March 2012 - Paris

The City Factory and the City on the Move Institute are organizing, in partnership, a colloquium about public action issues regarding mobility. The event will take place on March 26th and 27th at La Bellevilloise in Paris. This two-day conference will bring together all the teams from around the world... en savoir plus

After the Games

By Richard BROWN

Presentation of Richard Brown, Strategy Director of the Olympic Park Legacy Company at La Fabrique de la Cité Seminar held in London January 25th around the topic of "Looking for legacy: for a sustainable impact of major sports infrastructure".  en savoir plus

Economic Impact of major sports infrastructure

By Bridget ROSEWELL

Presentation of Bridget Rosewell, Consultant Chief Economic Adviser of The Greater London Authority, at La Fabrique de la Cité Seminar held in London January 25th around the topic of "Looking for legacy: for a sustainable impact of major sports infrastructure". Bridget Rosewell talks about the economic impacts of major sports infrstructure and... en savoir plus

Sports infrastructures

By John BARROW

Presentation of John Barrow, Senior Principal in the consulting firm POPULOUS, at La Fabrique de la Cité Seminar held in London January 25th around the topic of "Looking for legacy: for a sustainable impact of major sports infrastructure". en savoir plus

The Olympics and Urban Regeneration

By Kay HUGHES

Presentation of Kay Hughes, Project Sponsor and Principal Design adviser of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) at La Fabrique de la Cité Seminar held in London January 25th around the topic of "Looking for legacy: for a sustainable impact of major sports infrastructure".  en savoir plus

Co-creating the digital city

Some 75 percent of French people consider that digital sciences have made useful contributions to the transportation sector; however, one in three do not consider that digital technology is useful for the environment, agriculture or art. Those are the findings of a barometric survey presented by the Institut National de Recherche en... en savoir plus

The reversible city ? (only available in french)

Study on “The reversible city?” by students in the regional and urban planning graduate program at ENPC (École nationale des Ponts et Chaussées) (national school for bridge and road construction) in partnership with The City Factory. en savoir plus

Contactless technology in the service of mobility

By Didier Durand

Didier Durand, Director of Orange Wireless Mobile Services, addresses the following question: How can contactless mobile services contribute to mobility? en savoir plus

Travel easy with your mobile

By Dominique DESCOLAS

Dominique Descolas, Director of Expert Digital Systems at Veolia Transdev, discusses how mobiles make travel easier, by presenting the BPASS service used in Nice. en savoir plus