As communities turn from sprawl and work to retrofit existing districts and corridors, misfits between street and land use types often compromise livability, sustainability, and economic development. We’ll look at how some cities have responded by designing streets that go beyond the conventional arterial-collector-local street classification system and have implemented innovative streets with flexible spaces and uses - often overlapping the single-use functions of typical street "zoning." Presentation delivered at CNU 17, Denver, CO on June 12, 2009.
American parks Landscape design Central park new york case studyAr.Farooqh A
Authors : Farooqh pasha , Dhanush Vinod
A landscape design analysis on american parks. and a case study on Central park, new york,USA. An architectural perspective.
As the flagship project for the next downtown Boston neighborhood slated for growth, Atlantic Wharf will be the city of Boston’s first LEED Gold mixed-use development. CBT Architects presents a case study on this new one million square foot project that includes approximately 65 residential units, ground-level retail and public spaces, six stories of below-grade parking, and 31 floors of office space that will bring urban activity directly to the Fort Point Channel water’s edge.
The new sustainable development is at the base of a series of restored and renovated historic structures that preserve the texture and streetscape of this site, integrated with a modern highrise glass tower. By preserving the south and east façades of the historic warehouses, using a very energy-efficient curtainwall, and employing green roof technologies, Atlantic Wharf will be the a centerpiece of Boston's green development.
American parks Landscape design Central park new york case studyAr.Farooqh A
Authors : Farooqh pasha , Dhanush Vinod
A landscape design analysis on american parks. and a case study on Central park, new york,USA. An architectural perspective.
As the flagship project for the next downtown Boston neighborhood slated for growth, Atlantic Wharf will be the city of Boston’s first LEED Gold mixed-use development. CBT Architects presents a case study on this new one million square foot project that includes approximately 65 residential units, ground-level retail and public spaces, six stories of below-grade parking, and 31 floors of office space that will bring urban activity directly to the Fort Point Channel water’s edge.
The new sustainable development is at the base of a series of restored and renovated historic structures that preserve the texture and streetscape of this site, integrated with a modern highrise glass tower. By preserving the south and east façades of the historic warehouses, using a very energy-efficient curtainwall, and employing green roof technologies, Atlantic Wharf will be the a centerpiece of Boston's green development.
report of dance, drama and music academy and auditoriumShourya Puri
case study of triveni kala sangam and kala kendra, goa.
site analysis of gurugram
literature study of dance, drama and music studio and auditorium
about gurugram
This modular housing based in Belapur, New Mumbai, is designed by Ar. Charles Correa. This project, which was constructed in the 1980s, stands as a perfect example of affordable and high density housing, which is the need of the hour.
The Design of Spaces by William W Whyte
An article taken from the author's book "The city: Rediscovering the center"
Read & presented & discussed in class of ARCT421- Introduction to Urban design and planning by architecture student from the DAUP - Department of Architecture & Urban Planning - Qatar University
report of dance, drama and music academy and auditoriumShourya Puri
case study of triveni kala sangam and kala kendra, goa.
site analysis of gurugram
literature study of dance, drama and music studio and auditorium
about gurugram
This modular housing based in Belapur, New Mumbai, is designed by Ar. Charles Correa. This project, which was constructed in the 1980s, stands as a perfect example of affordable and high density housing, which is the need of the hour.
The Design of Spaces by William W Whyte
An article taken from the author's book "The city: Rediscovering the center"
Read & presented & discussed in class of ARCT421- Introduction to Urban design and planning by architecture student from the DAUP - Department of Architecture & Urban Planning - Qatar University
Form-Based Codes have proven to be highly effective tools for enabling communities to implement their sustainability goals in many aspects ranging from reducing carbon emission by promoting compact development to promoting green infrastructure, stormwater management, and the integration of agriculture into projects. In addition, the Organizing Principle of the Transect is being used to create systems and standards for everything from complete streets and sustainable infrastructure to standards that address complex environmental thresholds at a regional scale. This session will discuss how these tools are being utilized to effectively implement various aspects of sustainability.
Brian Canin, President of Canin Associates, discusses ongoing research into a model for Transit Ready Design based in Central Florida including Restoration, a major development project that is expected to include a project funded streetcar line.
Learn the basics of Form Based Codes in this slideshare of Orange County APA's lunch program from January 17, 2013.
Presented by Kaizer Rangwala, AICP, CEcD, CNU-A
Rangwala Associates
http://www.rangwalaassoc.com/
Eligible for 1.5 credits of AICP Certification Maintenance
Form-based Codes: When and How They are UsefulThe Cecil Group
Form-based Codes are not all created equal and one size does NOT fit all. Steve Cecil of Boston’s The Cecil Group gave a presentation at the Vermont Developers Conferences explaining how form-based codes can be highly effective and when it is advised to go a different route.
The inventory and assessment section of the Mohawk Towpath Byway Scenic Conservation Action Plan including an inventory of existing conditions and an overview of scenic conservation initiatives in the Byway’s community’s comprehensive plans.
Marmion Way Corridor, Metro Gold LIne Light Railfredglick.1
Mr. Glick worked with LA Metro from 1995 - 2003 on the Metro Gold Line LRT Project. Initial work consisted of trouble-shooting the project\'s five-year stalemated status. Mr. Glick led the agency through a process that included preparing for and holding four corridor-wide workshops over a six-week period, assessing the Marmion Way corridor design relative to community / agency goals, and generating a corridor design resolution that included complete urban design, civil design and systems design changes. The resulting transitway design essentially became a "complete street" within a designated historic district. Corridor design features combined to form a context sensitive composition. Mr. Glick led the project team through completion of the 30% urban design documents for the corridor and the Highland Park station vicinity. These included a two-block-long transit plaza, street trees, benches, landscaping, pergola, pedestrian lighting, paving design commemorating the historical roots of the neighborhood and arts and crafts era architectural compatibility. Mr. Glick oversaw quality assurance and quality control during the design-build construction process for the Metro Gold Line Construction Authority. The Highland Park Station Transit Plaza and Marmion Way Corridor were dedicated on Saturday, May 10, 2003, led by Los Angeles City Councilmember Ed Reyes.
Metro Gold Line Light Rail Transit Project, Metro Gold Line Construction Authority (2000-2004), South Pasadena, California. Formerly known as the Pasadena Blue Line Light Rail Transit Project, Phase 3 involved completion of the 30% urban design documents for the portion of Marmion Way from Avenue 50 through Figueroa, including the design of the Avenue 57 Station vicinity. Pedestrian amenities there include: a two block long pedestrian/transit plaza, street trees, benches, landscaping, pergola, special paving design commemorating the historical roots of the neighborhood, and Arts & Crafts era architectural compatibility. Fred Glick coordinated the contract for the Construction Authority for quality assurance/quality control from 2001-2003. Construction is now complete. The Avenue 57 Station Transit Plaza and Marmion Way Corridor dedication was held on Saturday, May 10, 2003. Recipient of 2004 National Transportation Planning Award of Excellence, Safety Conscious Planning, sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration and the American Planning Association, Washington, D.C. Awards Jury consisted of ITE, AASHTO, APTA, and AAA.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation instituted a “Complete Streets” policy in 2009, joining a handful of other states that have adopted policies to plan, design and build state roads that are accessible to all users, not just cars. More than a dozen New Jersey local governments have followed suit, implementing policies that apply to local roads and streets. The city of Hoboken has been an early leader, becoming one of the first municipalities on the East Coast with a public bike repair facility and has doubled the number of bike racks near transit and striped its first “buffered” bike lane. Jersey City also has a Complete Streets policy and the city’s Route 440 boulevard project may serve as a valuable case study in renovating state highway corridors. Complete Streets policies have multiple benefits and have recently been identified as an obesity prevention tool by Shaping New Jersey and the New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids.
Presentation by Rick Hall, PE at Great Streets-Healthy Communities program hosted by ULI Memphis and the University of Memphis Partnership for Active Community Environments in Memphis, TN on April 21, 2010.
by Neal Payton in Tel-Aviv for the Israeli Mayors Institute, founded by the Movement for Israeli Urbanism - www.miu.org.il
Deferential Urbanism: The Charrette Process and its Effect on Place-making and City Design
The Art of Construction Staging: Design with the public in mind.
Improving mobility upon groundbreaking for major transportation and institutional projects.
The proposed vision is to create economically tangible development that will be sensitive to existing conditions, current traffic pattern, and gradually build the park in a span of ten years.
Danny Pleasant, Key Business Executive/Director in the City of Charlotte's Department of Transportation discusses phasing and the development of Charlotte's successful light rail system which is continuing to expand.
Kevin Nichols, Senior Planner, City of Arvada, CO discusses planning in anticipation of FasTracks light rail expansion with several stops of differing urban character within the City of Arvada.
A well-written form-based code can ensure that the community vision is actually what gets built. This session includes an awards presentation and in-depth analysis of the 2009 Driehaus Form-Based Code Award winners. Discover the exemplary features of each winner, and hear about the lessons learned from the winning communities.
Carol Wyant, Executive Director, Form-Based Codes Institute
Mary E. Madden, Principal, Ferrell Madden Lewis, LLC
Peter Park, Manager, Community Planning and Development, City of Denver
Daniel Parolek, AIA,, Principal , Opticos Design, Inc.
Sam Poole, Shareholder, Berger Singerman Attorneys
Can AI do good? at 'offtheCanvas' India HCI preludeAlan Dix
Invited talk at 'offtheCanvas' IndiaHCI prelude, 29th June 2024.
https://www.alandix.com/academic/talks/offtheCanvas-IndiaHCI2024/
The world is being changed fundamentally by AI and we are constantly faced with newspaper headlines about its harmful effects. However, there is also the potential to both ameliorate theses harms and use the new abilities of AI to transform society for the good. Can you make the difference?
Book Formatting: Quality Control Checks for DesignersConfidence Ago
This presentation was made to help designers who work in publishing houses or format books for printing ensure quality.
Quality control is vital to every industry. This is why every department in a company need create a method they use in ensuring quality. This, perhaps, will not only improve the quality of products and bring errors to the barest minimum, but take it to a near perfect finish.
It is beyond a moot point that a good book will somewhat be judged by its cover, but the content of the book remains king. No matter how beautiful the cover, if the quality of writing or presentation is off, that will be a reason for readers not to come back to the book or recommend it.
So, this presentation points designers to some important things that may be missed by an editor that they could eventually discover and call the attention of the editor.
Expert Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Drafting ServicesResDraft
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Between Filth and Fortune- Urban Cattle Foraging Realities by Devi S Nair, An...Mansi Shah
This study examines cattle rearing in urban and rural settings, focusing on milk production and consumption. By exploring a case in Ahmedabad, it highlights the challenges and processes in dairy farming across different environments, emphasising the need for sustainable practices and the essential role of milk in daily consumption.
New Street Typologies/New Street Types - Getting more out of the same R.O.W.: Overlap Space Street Types -- Greg Tung - CNU 17
1. New Street Typologies/New Street Types
Getting more out of the same R.O.W.:
Overlap Space Street Types
CNU 17
June 12, 2009
Gregory Tung, Principal
Freedman Tung & Sasaki
San Francisco, California
www.ftscities.com
2. Street Types and New Urbanism
The body of work of new urbanists (and in
recent years, working with partners like the
ITE) has been instrumental in laying out a
range of street types and elements tied to the
urban transect.
Source: SmartCode v9.0
5. American street designers (and users) have often been “jealous”
of what European street designers achieve as apparent “standard
practice” – e.g. various types of shared & multimodal street
spaces
Gothenburg, Sweden
Gothenburg, Sweden
6. But we’re seeing that type
of “adaptive re-use” of
American street spaces
starting to happen
Photo: John Marshall Mantel, NY Times
Photo: Hiroko Masuike, NY Times
7. City of Huntington Beach
Life Magazine
YET: one of our biggest challenges is the retrofitting of suburbia
(and of suburban forms imposed on our older cities)
9. Forces of economic and demographic change create needs and
opportunities for restructuring of focal places and streets
10. As we retrofit our suburban districts and corridors, streets need to
be similarly “retooled” to support the desired multimodal, alive,
beautiful and loved public places we know they need to be
21. East 14th Street (CA-85) in San Leandro, CA 1991
EXISTING:
• Wide enough sidewalk, few pedestrians
• 4 lanes
• Curbside parallel parking
• No bike lanes
• Almost no trees or furnishings
22. East 14th Street (CA-85) in San Leandro, CA
TODAY
CHANGE:
• Continuous Street Tree Canopy Planting
• 4 lanes to 3 lanes + narrowing
• Added Bike Lanes
• Basis for sidewalk “zones” established
NO CHANGE::
• No R.O.W. expansion
• Same curbside parallel parking
• No curb reconstruction
• No changes to drainage
24. …But what if you need to do
more with the R.O.W. than
the existing width allows?
25. Two Techniques of Existing ROW
/ Street Modification that can
squeeze more functions –
especially the usually minimal
pedestrian “share” - out of the
same right-of-way:
1. Spatial Overlap
2. Use Overlap
42. Whittier Blvd in downtown
Montebello, CA TODAY
SUCCESSES:
• “Healed” street proportions
(though not as emphatic as on
narrow main street type)
• Recognizable downtown
segment along strip
• “Family of objects” furnishings
& landmarks
LESSONS/OBSERVATIONS:
• Some trees & pylons have
been hit by cars – arterial
setting less tolerant than main
streets
• Streetscape completed in
2007; infill development
interest is present but
proposals slowed by recession
45. School Street in downtown
Lodi, CA TODAY
SUCCESSES:
• “Healed” street proportions
• Larger tree canopies, better
shade in 100º sun
• Sidewalk colors/paving help
define zones
• “Family of objects” furnishings
& landmarks
LESSONS/OBSERVATIONS:
• Bollard tree protection @
parallel parking tree islands
didn’t work well (OK w/mature
trees now)
• Remaining complaints about
lost street parking due to trees
despite new parking structure
1 block away
47. Auto-dominated space – before and after
SUCCESSES:
• Improved street proportions
• Modest cost, modest intervention
• Lighting operates well
• Reinforced pedestrian scale
48. Pedestrian realm – before and after
LESSONS/OBSERVATIONS:
• Effect not as strong as trees in parking,
but still useful
49. Key Streets in Downtown Phoenix, AZ: Second, Adams, Monroe
1994: #1 Issue of Downtown Visioning – Lack of Pedestrian
Friendliness
50. Second Street before project
2nd Street’s verticals in
parking lanes – pylon
streetlight columns -
reproportioned the
street
51. SUCCESSES:
• Improved street proportions
• Modest cost, modest intervention
• Reinforced pedestrian scale
LESSONS/OBSERVATIONS:
• Effect not as strong as trees in
Monroe Street before project parking, but less problematic for
visibility
Other streets were reproportioned with palms and shade trees
centered in parking lanes, and 1-way to 2-way conversions
52. Summary – Spatial Overlap at the
pedestrian/car interface (using verticals)
• Allows the reproportioning • Tree in pkg. feasibility a
of ped/car “turfs” where no function of U/G utilities
additional ROW is available • Trade-off of lost on-street
& w/out curb moves “teaser” parking, may
• Most effective overall at require district parking
narrower streets (2-3 supply & strategy
lanes), but sidewalk space • Trade-off of higher
always made better maintenance costs
• Efficiency of investment – • Snow area issues
“spend $$ on verticals, it’s • Young tree trunk protection
what people see” @ parallel parking an issue
• Regular spacing important • Tree pits may merit load
• Tree or pylon uplighting bearing design such as
recommended in focal structural soils or “Silva
areas cells”
53. The Strategic Placement of
Horizontal Surface Types –
the “Weak Force” in
streetscape design
54. Colored textured asphalt topping at center turn lane narrows visible
roadway width, changes the “feel": State Highway 114, Barrington, RI
55. Colored textured asphalt topping at aprons narrow the visible roadway
width, articulates bikeway/shoulder: State Highway 16, Capay, CA
56.
57. Summary – Spatial Overlap at
pedestrian/car interface (using horizontals)
• No interference with • Topping products are only
existing road space usable for low traffic
allocation applications (shoulders,
• Effect is purely visual - no “medians”) and do not
safety conflicts, but effect have the lifespan of unit
also not as strong pavers or stamped
• As such, more readily concrete
approvable by DOT’s • Pavers are expensive and
• Relatively new topping require higher
product treatments make maintenance in most cases
this more affordable than
unit pavers
58. …OK, but what if overlapped
visual space is not enough –
what if I want pedestrian
activity to expand –
especially if there isn’t
enough R.O.W.?
85. Summary – Use Overlap at the
pedestrian/car interface (Flexible Zones)
• Accommodates change of • Trade-off of some lost on-
parking/pedestrian use per street “teaser” parking -
changing business needs, requires district parking
w/out construction supply & strategy
• Maximizes the visibility of • Trade-off of higher
pedestrian retail district maintenance costs
assets – on street parking • Snow area issues
AND street life activity • Needs permit procedures
• Relatively higher cost due & required furnishings for
to wall-to-wall re-do and outdoor dining uses plus
regrading “early adopter” incentives
• Requires a 2 step curb OR • Requires specialized
a flush transition between furnishings (“level change
sidewalk and flexible zone, devices”) and tree well
NOT a single level curb detailing
87. Downtown Bothell, WA – SR-527
New Expansion
Opportunity
SR-527 today
SR-527 Historic
Downtown
Core
Main
Stree
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SR-522 ealignment
Park at
Bothell iv er
Landing Sammamish R
91. An essential factor in livability
is “buffering” of fronting rooms
of buildings from the effects of
fast traffic
92. Would you want your
living room this close and
this exposed to arterial
traffic?
Will this hold value over
time?
93. Avenue Daumesnil, Paris
Dwellings are buffered from fast
traffic by 2 rows of trees and
slow speed, pedestrian friendly
environment
Photo: Payton Chung
96. Boulevard D’Arcole, Toulouse, France
Flexibility: Individual block-lengths of side lanes may
be closed off to host farmers’ markets, street fairs, etc.
97. The Multiway
Boulevard is a
composition of two
“opposite” AASHTO
street types
Source: AASHTO
99. Pervious pavers
at side slow lanes Pervious
drain runoff water Unit
into structural soil Pavers
beneath, and
provide tactile Rain
and visual design Garden
cues for slow
speed and
pedestrian use.
LED streetlighting
also reduces
energy &
maintenance
101. As we build more compact (and dense) communities, so must we
increase the quality and variety of urban open spaces – including
streets – to live up to promises we are making about urbanism