Spaces for People Papers
"The Play" - Copenhagen, Denmark
Poster 3 of 3 | J. Rosenberg
Summary: In an effort to measure the invisible dimensions of desirable pedestrian environments, the measurement tool has become the use of an experiential device we call the Play. ... More
"The Play" - Kyoto, Japan
Poster 2 of 3 | J. Rosenblatt
Summary: In an effort to measure the invisible dimensions of desirable pedestrian environments, the measurement tool has become the use of an experiential device we call the Play. ... More
"The Play" - The Black Forest Mountain Range, Baden, Wurttemberg, Germany
Poster 1 of 3 -please search | J. Rosenblatt
Summary: In an effort to measure the invisible dimensions of desirable pedestrian environments, the measurement tool has become the use of an experiential device we call the Play. ... More
(re)Presenting Suburbia: image and identity at the citys edge
Kelvin Walsh
Summary: This paper presents the changing representation of suburbs and suburban culture during the 20th century and provides a global scan of new directions in suburban development and their implications for creating walkable cities. The role of the suburb in the metropolis is not as clear as it once was. The edges between city and suburb, suburb and country, and between the core and periphery have become increasingly blurred in the polycentric city. This presentation will explore the representation of suburbs and suburbia in contemporary culture (film, literature, art) and map its changing culture. This is presented alongside the manner in which city design professionals have discussed suburbs. Weaving the two simultaneous discourses provides a deeper understanding of the suburbs, its culture and the opportunities for improving city sustainability in the broadest sense. The presentation will demonstrate the way in which identity, geography, psychology, ecology, planning, population complexity and economy contribute to the complexity that is suburbs. It is vital that, as practitioners, we understand this complexity if we are to turn the visions of a new walkable culture into practice in the suburbs. The presentation concludes with a discussion of new directions in the development of suburbs and provides a global scan of developers emerging trends including the introduction of irony in suburbia, transposing urban ideals to the suburban context, the play on nostalgia and the importance of ecology. ... More
103 Greenways - Repurposing Right of Way
Policy and Implementation | Amalia Leighton, Dave Rodgers
Summary: With the all of the uses competing for space in the right-of-way, we need to look closely at the policies and practices that guide redevelopment and retrofitting of our streets. This presentation will review successful projects that demonstrate that a paradigm shift is underway - cars need to share the streets with other uses. Research and practice show that the time is now to promote local and regional policies that support street and public right-of-way design of projects that support pedestrian and other healthy activities. ... More
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