WALKABILITY: "Mean Streets"...or motivating?
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WALKABILITY: Mean Streets…or Motivating?
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Some urban streets are impossible to walk…
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…others are just plain boring.
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Yet others offer visual treats on the street…
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…that increase our motivation to walk, such as:
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“Nepenthes”
Dan Corson
Portland, Oregon 1 Solar-powered landmarks
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Mural by Uber5000
Kensington Market
Toronto, Ontario Crazy-happy laneway murals 2
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“Woodpecker Column”
Fastwurms
Toronto Convention Centre Supersized wildlife 3
``The Birds`` (18’ sparrow)
Myfanwy MacLeod
Vancouver, British Columbia
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“PAUSE”
Exploratorium with Gehl Architects
Market Street, San Francisco, CA 4 Experiments in interactivity
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Portland, Oregon and
Detroit, Michigan 5 Small business personalities
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artist: Moses Kofi
Kensington Market
Toronto, Ontario Assembly-line escapees 6
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Busker wildlife 7
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BUSKER
BAROMETER
ordinary
unique characters
The Violin Monster
Zachary Storey
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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8 Heidelberg Project
Tyree Guyton & Friends
Detroit, Michigan Signature streets
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Links to the past Plaza walkway on former industrial lands
Olympic Village Site
Vancouver, British Columbia 9
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Temporary installations “Balloon Forest”
100in1day
Toronto, Ontario 10
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Aspirational statements “Keep Portland Weird”
Dante’s
Portland, Oregon 11
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Exuberant walkways MBAD’s Bead Museum
Olayami Dabls
Detroit, Michigan 12
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Supersized plant life “Sonic Bloom”
Dan Corson
Seattle, Washington 13
“The Silicon Forest”
Brian Borello
Portland, Oregon
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Socio-economic reflection 14 Heidelberg Project
Tyree Guyton
Detroit , Michigan
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Art from memories and detritus 15 Heidelberg Project
Tyree Guyton
Detroit , Michigan
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Milonga Al Fresco Michigan Argentine Tango Club
Regent’s Plaza
Ann Arbor, Michigan 16
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Below grade parking
Pearl District
Portland, Oregon Ventilation with vitality 17
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18 Irresistible interactive sculpture “Endover”
Tony Rosenthal
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Astute architectural color 19 Dan Tel Aviv Hotel
Yaacov Agam
Tel Aviv, Israel
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“Urban Hydrology” (carved granite)
Fernanda D'Agostino
6th Street Transit Mall, Portland, Oregon Diatoms on the swales 20
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Sea Life Skate Stops
Rincon Park, Embarcadero
San Francisco, California Functional artistry 21
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Designed by students of
B. F. Day School
Fremont, Seattle, Washington Pavement patterns 22
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"Uniform Measure/Stack“
Stephen Cruise
Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario District artifacts 23
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Bus Stop Seating
Woodward Avenue, DDOT
Detroit, Michigan Gestures of civic kindness 24
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Croft Lane
Toronto, Ontario Garage door commentary 25
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Faces in the ‘hood 26 Heidelberg Project
Tyree Guyton
Detroit , Michigan
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“Man in the City” Project
John Sauve
Detroit, Michigan Reasons to look up 27
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Mirvish Village
Markham Street
Toronto, Ontario One of a kind streets 28
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Detroit, Michigan and
Toronto, Ontario Presence of youth 29
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“Inside/Out” temporary display
from Detroit Institute of Arts on
Liberty St., Ann Arbor, Michigan Boundary-free art museum 30
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Is your walk mean…or motivating?
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Nature is essential, but cities need art and artistry.
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Could your street use a few visual treats?
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Sharon VanderKaay, Farrow Partnership Architects @farrowpartners