Toison d'Or - Boulevard de Waterloo

type

Participation

Context

Bruxelles Mobilité decided to launch the redevelopment of Avenue de la Toison d'Or and Boulevard de Waterloo. This part of the Petite Ceinture (small ring) is one of the most emblematic parts and one of Brussels' main commercial hubs. It concentrates the main luxury shopping hub of the Region. It is also an important multimodal hub in the upper city. The perimeter therefore concentrates a large number of issues and actors who support the redevelopment of public spaces.

Mission

CityTools is in charge of the participatory support of the project at all stages of development: design, permit, construction.

Approach

The proposed methodology consists in involving a diversity of actors in the different stages. Considering the project's complexity and its sensitive nature, it was advisable to propose a methodology which allows information to be correctly transmitted in the neighbourhood, and to organise the discussions as well as possible. In the design phase, various methods of exchange with the field were put in place: individual meetings to present the project, online platform with information on the project, online survey (1,000 responses), discussion workshops by target group (traders, residents, etc.) or by theme (soft mobility, shops, uses). A summary report was produced in order to raise concerns in the field and feed the design team's thinking.

client

Bruxelles Mobilité

location

Bruxelles

date

2018

status

Completed

Équipe

Citytools

Atelier Bruno Fortier

Polo architects

Arcadis

Createlli

Surface area

4 ha