(Photo: Bilbao master plan, 1876. Source: wikipedia) On 19th century, Spain was one of the leaders in urban development. In almost all towns, a grid-shaped extension (Ensanche) was planned, and in almost all towns, the Ensanche is one of the most vibrant districts. (photo: plaza de Habana in Gijon. Source: Microsoft Virtual Earth) 150 jears [...]
Posts Tagged ‘streets’
Smart growth goes to Spain
Posted in 1 - spaces, B - Trends, tagged smart growth, spaces, spain, streets, trends on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 cars, reflections, streets, trains, tram 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)
commuter party spreads all over the world!
Posted in 3 - events, B - Trends, tagged party, streets, trains, trends on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
More and more people want the city to change, from an anonymous grid to a big playground, In order to help people to make this change, New Mind Space has publied Metromorphosis, a guidebook about throwing a street party or subway party. Enjoy!
Sunday street in Bogotà: la Ciclovia
Posted in 2.1 - walking, 2.2 - cycling, 2.3 - public transports, 3 - events, B - Trends, tagged bikes, bogota, colombia, events, streets, traffic, trends on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Once famous just for its internal wars, Colombia is experiencing big changes in its architectural and social life. In its capital, Bogotà, quality of life has improved dramatically in the last years: one of the examples of this improvements is Bogotà’s sunday street, the famous “Ciclovia”. (source: streetfilms)
The birth of a Road
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, D - reflections, tagged downtown, reflections, streets on July 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In this video, you can see the first step that will lead, years and years later, to the birth of a road. Then, little by little, activities and houses will come, and a downtown will grow.
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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