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- 1. Improving Streets Through Placemaking What If We Built San Francisco Around Places? San Francisco April 23rd, 2009
- 2. • 48 U.S. States, 30 Countries • 2000+ Communities • 3 Million annual web visitors • 35,000 people get our electronic newsletter (1000+ SFers) 34 years of Placemaking
- 3. Program Areas Building Community Through TransportationCommunity Anchors Public Markets & Local Economies Great Places, Great Cities
- 4. If you plan for cars and traffic… you get more cars and traffic.
- 5. If you plan for people and places… you get more people and places.
- 7. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES The best way to handle the problem of ‘undesirables’ is to make a place attractive to everyone else. -- William H. Whyte
- 8. The Power of Ten City/Town Districts/ Destinations Place
- 9. The Power of Ten Layering of uses and amenities to create synergy (Triangulation) Place 10+ things to do
- 10. The Power of Ten Districts/Streets Destinations 10+ Places Place Place Place Place Place Place Place Place Place Place
- 11. District The Power of Ten City/Town 10+ Great Destinations/ Streets/Neighborhoods /Districts Neighbor -hoodDestin -ation District District Destin -ation Neighbor -hood Destin -ation Street Street
- 12. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Crisis driven, Politically initiated Relies on professionals and “experts” Expensive Community is resistant Static designs Results in limited experience of place Narrow Goals Project/DisciplineDrivenApproach
- 13. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES • Empowers Communities • Attracts partners, money & creative solutions • Professionals become resources • Design supports uses • Solutions are flexible • Engagement and commitment grow
- 14. Greater Kennedy Plaza Providence, RI Biltmore Hotel City Hall Kennedy Plaza Burnside Park
- 15. •Placemaking process: Training and developing steering committee •Focus groups (youth, social services, Police, transit agency, BID, etc) •Public workshop with 130 attendees
- 16. Public Square Tuesday •57 non-profit agencies have participated •5-15 agencies each week “Thanks for doing this all summer. I think I am not alone in thinking it was a good way to spend time with people we don’t usually reach - and a great use of public space.” Martha Yager American Friends Service Committee “Look at this –no one would have wanted to relax here last year – it’s amazing!” Sister Ann Keefe St. Michael’s Church Rhythm and Soul Sunday Featuring music by the AfroSonic Collective and resident drummers. 2-8pm.
- 17. Lunchtime and after-work performances Community Stage Wednesdays and Thursdays
- 18. Market Bazaar Thursday Farmers’ Market Friday Sales were up by at least 20% from the previous year, due to moving the market to Kennedy plaza near the improvements.
- 19. “The programming here has made an immediate and positive impact, creating a safer atmosphere.” Sergeant George Smith Providence Police Department “Thanks to the hard work and vision of our community partners, this wonderful space is being transformed into a vibrant gathering place that offers something for everyone,” Mayor David N. Cicilline City of Providence
- 21. Campus Martius Vision: • Detroit's Gathering Place • The Crossroads of Downtown Detroit • Our Town Square • The City's Signature Landmark • A Catalyst for Revitalization • A Place Where the Community Celebrates Major Partners: • City of Detroit • Detroit 300 Conservancy • Detroit DOT “Campus Martius Park will be a place where residents, workers and visitors come together to relax, enjoy, play and celebrate Detroit.”
- 23. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES PRINCIPLES OF GREAT STREETS Attractions & Destinations Identity & Image Active & Connected Edge Uses Amenities Management: Central to the Solution Seasonal Strategy Diverse User Groups Balances Modes Blending of Uses and Modes Protects Neighborhoods
- 24. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Attractions & Destinations Street design should be responsive to adjacent land uses, not a streetscape plan
- 25. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Attractions & Destinations Clustered activity points of interest 10+ destinations – including food and markets, local retail, art, play, education, health/recreation
- 26. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Identity & Image Showcase local assets to create a distinct sense of place Businesses, pedestrians and drivers raise their behavior (conform, respect) to this vision
- 27. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Active & Connected Edge Uses Activate the street with ground floor uses Pedestrians choose their path based on the expectation of a social, commercial or aesthetic experience
- 28. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Narrow cross sections slow traffic and allow the street to connect, rather than divide, both sides of the street Trees and small setbacks improve pedestrian experience Active & Connected Edge Uses
- 29. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Amenities Public and private seating options Triangulate to support use – cluster sidewalk elements like benches, waste baskets, planters, lampposts, cafes
- 30. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Management - Central to the Solution Maintenance and security Programming – daily activity generators and cultural, civic events
- 31. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Flexibility Street design can respond to community use
- 33. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Seasonal Strategies Activate throughout the day, week and year
- 34. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Draws Diverse User Groups No one group or use dominates (ethnicities, ages, interests, economic means, etc.) Design for use
- 35. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Traffic, Transit & the Pedestrian Range of transportation options Complete street design (all appropriate modes are accommodated)
- 36. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Traffic, Transit & the Pedestrian Walkable – there are places to go Connected to adjacent areas
- 37. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Protects Neighborhoods Clear transitions and changes in street character between high and low function roadways
- 38. Diverse Funding Base •Public support •Private sponsorship •Broad partnerships Security -- City Funding 23% Facility - Parks Department 6% Event Rentals 18% Tenant Leases 24% In Kind Donations 17% Event Sponsorships 12%
- 39. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES New York City Street Renaissance
- 40. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES A funnel for downtown traffic... Finn Square – Before
- 41. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES ...can be a defining space for Tribeca. Finn Square – After
- 42. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Lt. Petrosino Square – Before
- 43. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Lt. Petrosino Square – After
- 44. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Astor Place A void between two great neighborhoods…
- 45. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Astor Place …can support and showcase the best of NYC.
- 46. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Allen Street A divider for Chinatown…
- 47. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Allen Street …can become an economic generator and gathering place.
- 48. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Car storage space… Grand Street – Before
- 49. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES …can become the most valuable space in the neighborhood. Grand Street – After
- 50. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES BroadwayCreating and Connecting Great Destinations
- 52. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Union Square Madison Square Herald Square Times Square
- 53. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Union Square Madison Square Herald Square Times Square Bryant Park Rockefeller Center
- 54. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Streets Renaissance Projects Meat Packing District Initiative Grand Army Plaza Coalition, Brooklyn Times Square Alliance Myrtle Ave BID 9th Ave Streets Renaissance Columbus Ave BID Kellogg Food and Fitness Initiative
- 55. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Columbus Avenue Perception 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 ATTRACTIVENESS SAFETYFROM CRIME CLEANLINESS EASE OF CROSSING THE STREET: STREET FURNISHINGS: INFORMATION AND WAYFINDING SAFETYFROM TRAFFIC LOADING AND UNLOADING: PARKING PLACES TO SIT OUTSIDE: NEWS BOXES Poor Fair Good Excellent today tomorrow
- 56. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Gansevoort Plaza An underutilized space in a changing district…
- 57. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Plaza Experiment
- 62. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Overview: Creating and Connecting Great Destinations Columbus Circle Rockefeller Center Times Square Bryant Park Grand Central Terminal Port Authority Penn Station Herald & Greeley Squares
- 63. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Survey (Poor 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 Good) • Urban energy & attractiveness • Lacks seating & refreshment • Smells like urine • Safe from crime not traffic • People enjoy destination retail • Unclear public spaces & activities • sociability - lowest scoring category
- 65. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES Festival with no Crossover Times Square
- 67. Successful Places /Place Capital Economic Development Cultural Development Tourism Public Space Maintenance/ Management Transportation/ Infrastructure Planning Restructuring Government for Placemaking
- 68. PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES When you focus on a place, you do everything differently. Good places breed healthy activity. People attract people attract people. It takes many disciplines and skills to create a place. 80 Percent of the success of a place is due to Management. It takes a community to create a place. Amenities that make a place comfortable are critical. You can’t know what you are going to end up with.
Editor's Notes
- A place-driven, community based approach to public spaces yields much different results
- How to integrate land use and transportation
- New York is a city best enjoyed on foot, yet we plan our streets for cars. New York City’s streets are the soul of its neighborhoods and the pathways to some of the world’s most in-demand destinations. For generations, New Yorkers and visitors have strolled, shopped and socialized on sidewalks and street corners. Pedestrianfriendly streets are the city’s most fundamental assets. Unfortunately, we aren’t making the most of these assets. Instead, our streets are being managed almost entirely for traffic flow. If we continue planning our streets for cars and traffic we will get more cars and traffic; conversely, if we start planning our cities for people and places, we will get more people and places. Around the world, cities are tackling the problems caused by automobile traffic with creative solutions. New York is not keeping up. The choice is clear: either we choose to be defined by worsening traffic and perilous streets or we can define ourselves through great public spaces and lively streets. This exhibition sheds light on the unbalanced, undemocratic, and underperforming condition of New York City’s streets. Through action and dialogue New Yorkers can raise expectations for their public realm and envision better streets for all New Yorkers.
- From the window of the Department of Transportation stands one of the great opportunities to use transportation improvements to create a place and put the automobile in balance with other modes of transportation. Finn Square has many of the ingredients of a great civics square. However, the attractive subway stop, top restaurants, the small park space, and the good historic and contemporary buildings are all assets that currently stand in isolation. 4 lanes going into 2 lanes creates aggressive driving where Varick Street meets Finn Square. Meanwhile, all around Finn Square large swaths of road space go unused. Pulling these assets together with pedestrian improvements and adding a few additional uses will create one of the great community spaces and neighborhood destinations in the city.
- From the window of the Department of Transportation stands one of the great opportunities to use transportation improvements to create a place and put the automobile in balance with other modes of transportation. Finn Square has many of the ingredients of a great civics square. However, the attractive subway stop, top restaurants, the small park space, and the good historic and contemporary buildings are all assets that currently stand in isolation. 4 lanes going into 2 lanes creates aggressive driving where Varick Street meets Finn Square. Meanwhile, all around Finn Square large swaths of road space go unused. Pulling these assets together with pedestrian improvements and adding a few additional uses will create one of the great community spaces and neighborhood destinations in the city.