Cities Built For Change: Adapting our Public Realm
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Transcript of Cities Built For Change: Adapting our Public Realm
Cities Building for ChangeResearch Project for the
Vancouver City Planning Commission(VCPC)
Keltie CraigUBC SCARPDec.19, 2007
VCPC Public Realm Subcommittee
Agenda
1. Introduction2. Drivers of Change
-Physical
-Social/Cultural
3. Case Studies-Portland
-Chicago-Glasgow
4. “Idea Bits”5. Questions/Comments
Introduction
Urbanization:60% of world’s population will live in cities by 2030
RESPONSE:
Building for Change
-Flexible, temporary, moveable architecture
-Adaptable public space
-Supportive public policies
Drivers of Change
Physical and Social/Cultural Factors
1. Physical-Climate Change
-Peak Oil
-Energy Efficiency in Material and Construction
-Developable Land Supply Constraints
Drivers of Change
Physical and Social/Cultural Factors
• Social/Cultural-Aging Population
-Multi-Ethnic, Multi-Cultural Societies
-Non-Traditional Family Structures & Living Arrangements
-Politics of Development
-Advances in Communication Technology
-Search for Personal Meaning
Case Study: Public Art in Portland
Art and Planning –
part of larger discussion about the shared values of the city.
1. Outdoor Rooms
2. Shared Visions
3. Support for Artists
Pod, 2002. P.Beeman
Intersection Repair
Case Study: Green Permitting in Chicago
Green Permit Program provides developers and owners with an incentive to build green by streamlining the permit process timeline for their projects.
more green building elements = shorter timeline to get permit
Chicago's first green roof, atop City Hall
Case Study: Public Realm Planning in Glasgow
Glasgow City Centre Millennium Plan Public Realm Programme – Phase 1
-Perimeter Gateway Projects
-Address the Civic Squares
-Primary Retail Streets
Idea Bits
Visual dictionary of firecracker ideas
Experimental Space:
Brooklyn Parking Lot – to – Plaza
Pearl Street Triangle Plaza, a similar project Willoughby Pedestrian Plaza, Brooklyn
Mobile Community Tea House
The T-Horse is a winged vehicle that travels to and transforms
neighborhood events throughout the city during the summer months.
Design for a changing demographic: children
Colourful panels are hung at a child’s eye level
to create a more visually stimulating environment
Stairways have multi-level railings so
small children can learn to climb stairs
“Living Smart”: In-fill houses in Portland, OR
Vargas Plan, 1700 square feet
Car-Free Streets in France: Paris Plage
Pedestrians enjoy the Paris Plage
Retractable Bollards:
Controlled Access Pedestrian Zones
Rising bollards near Darwin College, Cambridge. Removable bollard, Seattle, WA
Festival Streets
Davis Festival Street, Portland, OR
Water and Change:
Stormwater Management and Recreation
Children's Rain Garden in Arlington VA.
Fountains at Hastings Park, Vancouver BC
Park(ing) Day, San Francisco
Swing Space, New York City
Outdoor Market, Paris
Photo: Frank Ducote
Photo Frank Ducote