Today, I’ll take you to Basel, at Dornacherstrasse 192,where an old factory has been transformed into a neighborhood center, Gundeldinger Feld. The history of this place could be the same as many other places around the world: a 19th century factory in the inner city suddenly moving to the suburbs in order to look for [...]
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The future of automobile infrastructure: Antonio Segni Bridge, Rome
Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.2 - cycling, 2.4 - cars, B - Trends, D - reflections, tagged highways, pedestrians, reflections, rome, streets, trends on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Usually, a highway is a mono-functional road, designed to carry cars from one place to another at a maximum speed. But, sometimes highways don’t carry so many cars as expected, and other uses start to appear. An example of the re-use of highways was the Antonio Segni Bridge in Northern Rome, the east-west road in [...]
Shared Space
Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.4 - cars, C - Tips, D - reflections, tagged cars, pedestrians, public spaces, reflections, tips on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Two kind of space exist: The highway, regulated by signs, and the public realm, regulated by social rules. But lots of public realms are designed as highways. source: shared space
Google maps now gives walking directions!
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, A - News, B - Trends, tagged google, maps, news, pedestrians, trends on July 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Look at the google map above here. Don’t you see something different? Yes, it’s true: something has changed. The “walk until …” direction has turned into something more precise and more similar to the driving instructions. More things are still to be implemented, but, just like Walkscore some days ago, this is the sign of [...]
Learning from Copenhagen
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.2 - cycling, 2.4 - cars, D - reflections, tagged bikes, denmark, italy, pedestrians, reflections, streets 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)
Free hugs campaign: the best example of the Flash Mob test
Posted in 1.4 - public spaces, 3 - events, B - Trends, tagged community, events, flash mob, pedestrians, spaces, streets, trends on July 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This video shows a classic of flash mobs, the Free Hugs Campaign, and shows us how the flash mob test reveals the different visions of public space carried by different actors: police officers viewed it just as a circulation space, while users viewed it as a place to meet and as an informal stage. It’s [...]
Events on a pedestrian street: the flash mob test
Posted in 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 3 - events, B - Trends, C - Tips, D - reflections, tagged events, flash mob, fun, lausanne, pedestrians, reflections, streets, tips, trends on June 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A well designed pedestrian street can host lots of different events. There can be official events, sponsored by the city hall, and improvised events, organized by street users. An example of unofficial event is the flash mob: (video: thierryweber.com) A Flash mob is a good test to check the status of a space. If the [...]
Sunday street
Posted in 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.2 - cycling, 3 - events, C - Tips, tagged bikes, events, lausanne, pedestrians, streets, tips, traffic on June 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If your town is still not able to match the criteria for a successful pedestrian street, another option is the Sunday street. 1) Choose a street long enough to be covered by bike in about 45 mins. (3 to 6 km) 2) Close the street for a day (Sunday) 3) Advertise the event in order [...]
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