Kankaanpää City

Kankaanpää, Finland, 2009-

Local master plan and TEKES project for low-energy movement

Land use area: about5800 ha

The local master plan of Kankaanpää centre and vicinity creates an energy efficient and cosy urban structure. The goal is to develop Kankaanpää centre area into a vibrant and diverse urban environment with strengths of proximity to services and work places, as well as interesting street spaces and secure light traffic routes. Low-energy movement city models and transport system were researched during the land use planning as a TEKES project. The main goal is to create a complete and energy efficient city structure that gives the citizens a chance to make conscious decisions at work and in the free time.

On the basis of the local master plan and the reports made from it, three alternative structural models suitable for the area were made as a basis for the follow-up ideas planning. The optimal land use and area dimensioning as well as the center operations, transport system and their connection with the rest of the city structure were researched using the structural models. An optimized city structure model was developed, where the importance of a versatile and comfortable centre area and the maintenance of the vibrant town area were highlighted. The result of the persistent planning was a time-resistant local master plan that meets the challenges of today in all areas of sustainable development.