Manual for Streetss
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Manual for Streets
18th April 2011
Manual for Streets
9.45 Places and streets – David Tittle
10.15 Manual for Streets 1 – residential development – Phil Jones
11.15 Break
11.30 Manual for Streets 1 - exercise
12.30 Lunch
1.15 Manual for Streets 2 – wider application of the principles – Phil Jones
2.00 Site visit
3.30 Manual for Streets 2 – exercise
4.15 Questions and discussion
4.30 Close
quality of place matters
urban design london
the value of good design
Health Children Environment Community
HomesClimate Change
MitigationBusiness Inclusion
Economy Road SafetyCrime
PreventionSustainability
“people who can choose better places to live”
“people who can choose better places to work”
“people who can choose better places to visit”
“people who can choose better places to invest”
the qualities of successful places‘By Design’ (2000)
character
quality of the public realm
ease of movement
diversityadaptabilitylegibility
Building for Life
20 questions, four categories:
Environment and community Character Streets, parking and
pedestrianisation Design and construction
www.buildingforlife.org
Building for Life1 Community facilities 11 Building layout takes priority
over roads and parking
2 Accommodation mix 12 Car parking well integrated
3 Tenure mix 13 Streets pedestrian, cycle and vehicle friendly
4 Access to public transport 14 Integration with existing roads and paths
5 Environmental impact 15 Public spaces overlooked
6 Design specific to scheme 16 Public space well designed
7 Exploits existing buildings, landscape, topography
17 Architectural quality
8 Distinctive character 18 internal spaces adaptable
9 Easy to find your way around 19 Advanced construction technology
10 Streets well defined 20 Outperforms statutory minima
Building for Life1 Community facilities 11 Building layout takes priority
over roads and parking
2 Accommodation mix 12 Car parking well integrated
3 Tenure mix 13 Streets pedestrian, cycle and vehicle friendly
4 Access to public transport 14 Integration with existing roads and paths
5 Environmental impact 15 Public spaces overlooked
6 Design specific to scheme 16 Public space well designed
7 Exploits existing buildings, landscape, topography
17 Architectural quality
8 Distinctive character 18 internal spaces adaptable
9 Easy to find your way around 19 Advanced construction technology
10 Streets well defined 20 Outperforms statutory minima
streets
fronts face fronts
overlooking
squares paths and parks
perimeter blocks
the perimeter block
the perimeter block
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so what goes wrong?
city A
city B
town village
the highway
• Regulated
• Impersonal
• Linear
• Single Purpose
• Consistent
• Predictable
• Systematic
• State controlled
• Signs and markings
city A
city B
town village
city A
city B
town village
the street
• Culturally specific
• Personal
• Spatial
• Multi-purpose
• Constantly changing
• Unpredictable
• Contextual
• Cultural / social rules
• Eye contact
the highway• Regulated
• Impersonal
• Linear
• Single Purpose
• Consistent
• Predictable
• Systematic
• State controlled
• Signs and markings
streets are for sharing
• drive
• cycle
• ride (a horse)
• walk
• run
• move by wheelchair
• play
• sell
• eat
• drink
• perform
• push buggy
• discuss• enter• exit• shop• browse• kiss• cuddle• watch• sit• sing• protest• have a party
DRIVE
discuss
enter
exit
shop
browse
kiss
cuddle
watch
sit
sing
protest
have a party
walk
run
wheelchair
play
sell
eat
drink
perform
push buggy
read
discuss
enter
exit
shop
browse
kiss
cuddle
watch
sit
sing
protest
have a party
walk
run
wheelchair
play
sell
eat
drink
perform
push buggy
read
Makkinga, Friesland
Oosterwolde Friesland
Lyngby, Copenhagen
Helsingor, Denmark
Norrköping, Sweden
Shrewsbury
Blackett Street, Newcastle
Manual for Streets
Phil Jones