The document summarizes key lessons from site visits to developments in Helsinki and Stockholm:
1. Developments focused growth around public transport corridors and nodes to promote sustainable neighborhoods.
2. Projects featured high quality public spaces, community facilities, environmental sustainability practices, and efforts to integrate housing with nature.
3. Engagement with local communities helped overcome resistance and identify priorities for refurbishing existing neighborhoods.
Jo Bacon was invited to speak at the “Happiness in the City” symposium in Kuwait. Together with architect Noor Boushehri she presented on the topic of ‘Culture’.
Jo Bacon was invited to speak at the “Happiness in the City” symposium in Kuwait. Together with architect Noor Boushehri she presented on the topic of ‘Culture’.
Waterfront for All Summit Workshop #5: Who’s in charge: silos vs. coordinatio...Waterfront for All
Workshop Themes
• Complex set of actors across the waterfront.
• Not always clear who is in charge.
• Not always acting with a shared vision.
• How can organizational priorities be better aligned to serve the
public interest?
• Who should be part of priority setting?
Panelists
• Adam Vaughan MP, Spadina-Fort York
• Geoff Wilson, CEO PortsToronto
• Janie Romoff, General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation
• Chris Glaisek, Sr. VP Planning, Waterfront Toronto
• Lorna Day, Director, Urban Design, City of Toronto (TBC)
Seminar on ORESUND BRIDGE.
The Oresund Bridge is a combined railway and motorway bridge across the Øresund strait between Sweden and Denmark.
The concept of a bridge over the Øresund was first formally proposed in 1936 by a consortium of engineering firms who proposed a national motorway network for Denmark.
At 7,845 m (25,738 ft), the bridge covers half the distance between Sweden and the Danish island of Amager, the border between the two countries being 5.3 km (3.3 mi) from the Swedish end
Address: Malmö, Sweden
Construction started: 1995
Total length: 7,845 m
Opened: 1 July 2000
Height: 204 m
Planning utopia: From Howard to Post-Covid via harlowAlliesMorrison
As part of our studio virtual Friday Talks and Drinks, Louise Mansfield revisited the utopian visions of new towns, drawing on a range of examples from the work of Ebenezer Howard to our own more contemporary re-interpretations of Garden City principles.
Private submission as interested community member calling attention to Arden precinct's vulnerability to sea level rise and premature lock in of a turnback at West Footscray.
Waterfront for All Summit Workshop #5: Who’s in charge: silos vs. coordinatio...Waterfront for All
Workshop Themes
• Complex set of actors across the waterfront.
• Not always clear who is in charge.
• Not always acting with a shared vision.
• How can organizational priorities be better aligned to serve the
public interest?
• Who should be part of priority setting?
Panelists
• Adam Vaughan MP, Spadina-Fort York
• Geoff Wilson, CEO PortsToronto
• Janie Romoff, General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation
• Chris Glaisek, Sr. VP Planning, Waterfront Toronto
• Lorna Day, Director, Urban Design, City of Toronto (TBC)
Seminar on ORESUND BRIDGE.
The Oresund Bridge is a combined railway and motorway bridge across the Øresund strait between Sweden and Denmark.
The concept of a bridge over the Øresund was first formally proposed in 1936 by a consortium of engineering firms who proposed a national motorway network for Denmark.
At 7,845 m (25,738 ft), the bridge covers half the distance between Sweden and the Danish island of Amager, the border between the two countries being 5.3 km (3.3 mi) from the Swedish end
Address: Malmö, Sweden
Construction started: 1995
Total length: 7,845 m
Opened: 1 July 2000
Height: 204 m
Planning utopia: From Howard to Post-Covid via harlowAlliesMorrison
As part of our studio virtual Friday Talks and Drinks, Louise Mansfield revisited the utopian visions of new towns, drawing on a range of examples from the work of Ebenezer Howard to our own more contemporary re-interpretations of Garden City principles.
Private submission as interested community member calling attention to Arden precinct's vulnerability to sea level rise and premature lock in of a turnback at West Footscray.
62. 7. Quality of first refurbished block has
changed people’s attitudes
63.
64. 1. Concentrate development around transport nodes
2. Promote Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods
3. Support Local Management Partnerships
4. Working together better
LESSONS FOR LONDON