How to design a great street
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Date: 2020-05-07
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microcolonel
I think it would be interesting to do a study on great streets with VR. Then we could try out multi-level terraced enclosure (with and without trees on the terraces, and other things that take considerable investment to build for real. Maybe it would be better to treat it like set-building though, and try different things every weekend until something clicks, then lock it in. I wonder if there's a city that has a budget for enabling that sort of thing. Concord Cityplace in Toronto is horrible, and I'm sure corporate knows it, so maybe they would be interested.
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I think it would be interesting to do a study on great streets with VR. Then we could try out multi-level terraced enclosure (with and without trees on the terraces, and other things that take considerable investment to build for real. Maybe it would be better to treat it like set-building though, and try different things every weekend until something clicks, then lock it in. I wonder if there's a city that has a budget for enabling that sort of thing. Concord Cityplace in Toronto is horrible, and I'm sure corporate knows it, so maybe they would be interested.
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Betican
There has recently been some major moves towards walkability in San Francisco too! Market Street, which is a famous avenue that cuts diagonally through the grid, now restricts private car access to much of its length. Now it has become much easier for pedestrians to navigate and, on top of that, it allows for the roadways to be used primarily by its public transportation, increasing its speed and frequency significantly! Hopefully, better and more walkable street start making that comeback in American cities that so many residence need!
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There has recently been some major moves towards walkability in San Francisco too! Market Street, which is a famous avenue that cuts diagonally through the grid, now restricts private car access to much of its length. Now it has become much easier for pedestrians to navigate and, on top of that, it allows for the roadways to be used primarily by its public transportation, increasing its speed and frequency significantly! Hopefully, better and more walkable street start making that comeback in American cities that so many residence need!
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Columbia
I'm curious your thoughts on the malls like the Taipei City Mall in Taipei or the Joifen markets in Keelung, Tainwan. The first is a modern outdoor mall with almost no car traffic and lots of shelter. Seems like a pretty ideal street according to your standards. The second is an old coal mining village turned mall with incredibly narrow streets that wind up and down across the mountains. Its a popular tourist spot but perhaps its too narrow?
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I'm curious your thoughts on the malls like the Taipei City Mall in Taipei or the Joifen markets in Keelung, Tainwan. The first is a modern outdoor mall with almost no car traffic and lots of shelter. Seems like a pretty ideal street according to your standards. The second is an old coal mining village turned mall with incredibly narrow streets that wind up and down across the mountains. Its a popular tourist spot but perhaps its too narrow?
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Willzoy
I think an interesting case study for an American to examine would be Shop Street in Galway, Ireland. Despite being a micro-city, it suffers from car congestion, with the exception of the much-loved Shop Street, which is pedestrianised, but surrounded on all sides by old, narrow, car-centric roads, creating an interesting atmosphere around the area and in the city as a whole.
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I think an interesting case study for an American to examine would be Shop Street in Galway, Ireland. Despite being a micro-city, it suffers from car congestion, with the exception of the much-loved Shop Street, which is pedestrianised, but surrounded on all sides by old, narrow, car-centric roads, creating an interesting atmosphere around the area and in the city as a whole.
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Samuel
I'd be really interested to hear your opinions on the Skyway system in Minneapolis, I think it might be a really interesting case study into public/private partnership in designing streets characterized by their local environment. There are really interesting pros and cons of the system, and I'm pretty sure it almost wasn't even passed due to different predicted effects.
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I'd be really interested to hear your opinions on the Skyway system in Minneapolis, I think it might be a really interesting case study into public/private partnership in designing streets characterized by their local environment. There are really interesting pros and cons of the system, and I'm pretty sure it almost wasn't even passed due to different predicted effects.
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Major
1: 00 that's funny considering how many inhabitants can't enjoy the picturesque European scenery right outside their doorstep right now Also the Ringstrasse is mostly walked by tourists (commuters tend to go by bike or public transport. Interestingly, the 'nicely walkable' pedestrian only streets are radial streets that connect to the Ringstrasse or Donaukanal
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1: 00 that's funny considering how many inhabitants can't enjoy the picturesque European scenery right outside their doorstep right now Also the Ringstrasse is mostly walked by tourists (commuters tend to go by bike or public transport. Interestingly, the 'nicely walkable' pedestrian only streets are radial streets that connect to the Ringstrasse or Donaukanal
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Bonto
The footage from copenhagen in the first half of the video is all from Amsterdam. It's footage from the 'Nieuwedijk' a busy shopping street in the city centre which is definitly not a well designed street. Other footoage later in the video is from some dutch canalstreets, which are very well designed but sadly not highlighted
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The footage from copenhagen in the first half of the video is all from Amsterdam. It's footage from the 'Nieuwedijk' a busy shopping street in the city centre which is definitly not a well designed street. Other footoage later in the video is from some dutch canalstreets, which are very well designed but sadly not highlighted
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Zylork0122
The hutongs of Beijing are really great streets. 8-15 feet wide and buildings 12-25 feet tall. The shops are usually very narrow. The streets have enough space for a parked car, a through lane, and people walking all over the street. No sidewalk. Highly recommend going!
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The hutongs of Beijing are really great streets. 8-15 feet wide and buildings 12-25 feet tall. The shops are usually very narrow. The streets have enough space for a parked car, a through lane, and people walking all over the street. No sidewalk. Highly recommend going!
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Majoofi
Also Mixed use neighborhoods create longer time period of use for walking. Streets with independent businesses are more interesting than those loaded with monopoly chains. Public benches, drinking fountains, trash cans, regular maintenance all help.
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Also Mixed use neighborhoods create longer time period of use for walking. Streets with independent businesses are more interesting than those loaded with monopoly chains. Public benches, drinking fountains, trash cans, regular maintenance all help.
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