Cities Built For Change: Adapting our Public Realm
- 1. Cities Building for Change Research Project for the Vancouver City Planning Commission (VCPC) Keltie Craig UBC SCARP Dec.19, 2007 VCPC Public Realm Subcommittee
- 2. Agenda 1. Introduction 2. Drivers of Change - Physical -Social/Cultural 3. Case Studies -Portland -Chicago -Glasgow 4. “Idea Bits” 5. Questions/Comments
- 3. 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
- 4. Drivers of Change Physical and Social/Cultural Factors Physical -Climate Change -Peak Oil -Energy Efficiency in Material and Construction -Developable Land Supply Constraints
- 5. 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
- 6. Case Study: Public Art in Portland Art and Planning – part of larger discussion about the shared values of the city. Outdoor Rooms Shared Visions 3. Support for Artists Pod , 2002. P.Beeman Intersection Repair
- 7. 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
- 8. 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
- 9. Idea Bits Visual dictionary of firecracker ideas
- 10. Experimental Space: Brooklyn Parking Lot – to – Plaza Pearl Street Triangle Plaza, a similar project Willoughby Pedestrian Plaza, Brooklyn
- 11. 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.
- 12. 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
- 13. “ Living Smart”: In-fill houses in Portland, OR Vargas Plan, 1700 square feet
- 14. Car-Free Streets in France: Paris Plage Pedestrians enjoy the Paris Plage
- 15. Retractable Bollards: Controlled Access Pedestrian Zones Rising bollards near Darwin College, Cambridge. Removable bollard, Seattle, WA
- 16. Festival Streets Davis Festival Street, Portland, OR
- 17. Water and Change: Stormwater Management and Recreation Children's Rain Garden in Arlington VA. Fountains at Hastings Park, Vancouver BC
- 18. Park(ing) Day, San Francisco
- 19. Swing Space, New York City