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How to create a private space without using fences

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.4 - cars, C - Tips, tagged , , , , , , on August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This image (Geneva, square Pradier, via Microsoft Virtual Earth) shows how to create a calm square and give privacy to a block without using fences or corner buildings. The four external building act as a screen and separate the square from the through traffic of the surrounding roads. Access to the backside of the external [...]

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Spatial organization and human nature

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.3 - third places (bars and cafés), 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.2 - cycling, 2.3 - public transports, 2.4 - cars, 3 - events, D - reflections, tagged , , , , , on August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

If we think, like Le Corbusier, that human nature is bad, social interactions can only lead us away from the Truth, thus shall be discouraged. A “bad human nature city” will have freeways with no sidewalk, windows on nature, shopping centers with security guards preventing unwanted behaviours… If we think, like Jane Jacobs, that human [...]

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Brasilia: the evolution of a modernist masterpiece

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.3 - public transports, 2.4 - cars, B - Trends, D - reflections, E - Reportages, tagged , , , , on July 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »

(image: wikipedia) In 1956, when Brasilia was conceived, cars were the transportation system of the future. “Adapter la Ville à la Voiture” (adapt the city to cars) was the reigning philosophy in those years, and as Brasilia wanted to symbolize the most avanced face of Brazil, all the city was planned around cars. Two big [...]

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A short history of America

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.2 - cycling, 2.3 - public transports, 2.4 - cars, D - reflections, tagged , , , , on July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Some posts ago, we saw the first steps that gave birth to a road. Here is the rest of the story (by R. Crumb) (source: carfree)

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Retrofitting urban sprawl: Learning from Monte Sacro

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.3 - public transports, 2.4 - cars, C - Tips, D - reflections, tagged , , , , , , on July 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »

As gas prices rise, lots of people are wondering what will be the future of suburbia. Will it be able to recycle itself into more dense and pedestrian-oriented neighborhoods, or will it decay and turn into XXI century slums? A visit of Monte Sacro (Rome, italy) can be useful. In the 20′s Monte Sacro was [...]

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Learning from Copenhagen

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.2 - cycling, 2.4 - cars, D - reflections, tagged , , , , , on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

In the 60′s, Copenhagen started an ambitious plan to improve cycling and walking. When the inhabitants were asked about the plan, they were skeptical…”we’re not Italians, we don’t have walking culture”. 50 years later, Italy is overwhelmed by car culture and Copenhagen has become a model for biking and walking… (source: streetsblog)

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Downtown review: Morges

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 1.2 - workplaces, 1.3 - third places (bars and cafés), 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.2 - cycling, 2.3 - public transports, 2.4 - cars, 3 - events, B - Trends, C - Tips, E - Reportages, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on July 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »

With its 15.000 inhabitants, Morges is growing up as a major downtown in Lausanne metropolitan area. Its position, next to Lausanne and Lausanne University, and the developping opportunities, make the town an interesting place in which to relocate and to invest. ENVIRONMENT Morges lies on the shores of Lake Geneva, and offers lots of different [...]

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car sales drop 20%

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.4 - cars, A - News, B - Trends, tagged , , on June 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »

May it be the rise of gas prices and of raw materials, may it be the shift of trends from goods possession to good use, car sales are dropping dramatically. Reports talk about a 20% drop in the last year. On realated articles, business analysts look for new solutions to face the crisis: more ecological [...]

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Sheer transit pleasure

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, 2.4 - cars, C - Tips, D - reflections, tagged , , , , , , on June 26, 2008 |

(video: BMW commercial – note the “sheer driving pleasure” logo at the end) (photo:”Is it not time for a change?” by green idea factory) Public transport has always been seen as the poor alternative to cars. While cars are always pictured as a way to get pleasure and new sensations,  public transports are always seen [...]

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Car efficiency: just like light bulbs and washing machines

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.4 - cars, A - News, tagged , , on June 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »

We are now used to check the energy efficiency label on washing machines and light bulbs. For all those who want to choose a car folowing the same principle, Touring Club Suisse published a guide, downloadable from here. It’s intresting to note that, while almost all light bulbs or a washing machines that can be [...]

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