Crowd-Sourcing Ideas For Our Civic Spaces

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Project for Public Spaces & National Center for Biking and Walking

Rethinking and Activating Public Space in Seattle and Boston Abstract: Seattle and Boston are two U.S. cities that have embraced new roles the public sector can play in managing and activating public space, including streets. Seattle's Public Space Management Program and Boston's Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics support innovative public space projects by partnering with city departments, community members, and designers to pilot, test, learn, and scale placemaking initiatives. Presenters will share highlights of their programs and the successes and failures of catalyst projects. Presenters: Presenter: Jennifer Wieland Seattle DOT Co-Presenter: Kris Carter City of Boston Co-Presenter: Nate Cormier SvR Design Company

Presentations & Public Speaking

CROWD-SOURCING IDEAS
FOR OUR CIVIC SPACES
@Kris_W_Carter
@NewUrbanMechs

1. a brief background on New Urban Mechanics 2. the public space invitational 3. three lessons we’ve learned…so far
@Kris_W_Carter
@NewUrbanMechs

WE DON’T BUILD APPS
WE BUILD PARTNERSHIPS
@newurbanmechs
@kris_w_carter

SOURCE. PILOT. SCALE.
@newurbanmechs
@kris_w_carter

SEAT-E
NORTHERN AVE.
ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING

33% OF ALL LAND
IN BOSTON IS CITY OWNED
@newurbanmechs
@kris_w_carter

AND WHEN PEOPLE
THINK ABOUT PUBLIC SPACE IN BOSTON
THEY THINK OF THIS
@newurbanmechs
@kris_w_carter

but 56% of city owned land
THE STREETSCAPE
@newurbanmechs
@kris_w_carter

HOW CAN THE PUBLIC HELP US MAKE PUBLIC SPACE INTUITIVE + DELIGHTFUL?
@newurbanmechs
@kris_w_carter

1.Make it accessible
2.Make it fun
3.Make it rewarding
@newurbanmechs
@kris_w_carter

PSI GUIDELINES
•$1000-$4500
•functional, inviting, & durable
•implement in 6 months
•can be scaled
•6 question application
@newurbanmechs
@kris_w_carter

1.The Streetscape
2.City Hall
3.Random Awesome Designs (RAD)
@newurbanmechs
@kris_w_carter
PSI CATEGORIES

LESSON #1
Talented people want to make a difference in their city
@newurbanmechs
@kris_w_carter

THE PUBLIC SPACE INVITATIONAL
submissions due March 28th
#BostonPSI
“STILL GOT LOVE FOR THE STREETS.”
- Dr. DRE
“DITTO.”- Us
72 ENTRIES
PUBLIC
ART
PLACE-
MAKING
SEATING
TECH
CIVIC
BUILDINGS

PHOTO: METRO BOSTON
PARKLETS
CHARLES RIVER ISLANDS
LOBBY SKY
@newurbanmechs
@kris_w_carter

PHOTO: METRO BOSTON
PARKLETS
PRESS
LOBBY SKY

PHOTO: METRO BOSTON
PARKLETS
TREE OF KNOWLEDGE
LOBBY SKY
@newurbanmechs
@kris_w_carter

PHOTO: METRO BOSTON
PARKLETS
TIDRAPHONE
@newurbanmechs
@kris_w_carter

PHOTO: METRO BOSTON
PARKLETS
SEAT LIGHT CONTROL
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@kris_w_carter

PHOTO: METRO BOSTON
PARKLETS
PORTABLE READING ROOM
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WHAT BOSTON CITY HALL
LEARNED FROM BURNING MAN
@newurbanmechs @kris_w_carter

PHOTO: METRO BOSTON
PARKLETS
THE STAIRS OF FABULOUSNESS
LOBBY SKY
@newurbanmechs
@kris_w_carter

PHOTO: METRO BOSTON
PARKLETS
LOBBY SKY
LOBBY SKY

LESSON #2 FIND WHERE THE SYSTEM IS GOING TO FAIL BY TESTING IT
@newurbanmechs
@kris_w_carter

LESSON #3 IT’S NOT ABOUT THE PROJECTS
IT’S ABOUT THE PROCESS
@newurbanmechs
@kris_w_carter

PHOTO: METRO BOSTON
PARKLETS
LOBBY SKY
@newurbanmechs @kris_w_carter

PHOTO: METRO BOSTON
PARKLETS
@newurbanmechs
@kris_w_carter
PROJECT COSTS
Outside Partners $15,000
City of Boston $20,000

PHOTO: METRO BOSTON
PARKLETS
LESSONS LEARNED
1.there are very talented people who want to make a difference in their city
1.find where the system fails by testing it
1.the process is about partnership
@newurbanmechs
@kris_w_carter

kristopher.carter@boston.gov
@Kris_W_Carter
@NewUrbanMechs
Thank you

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Recreation  activities that you voluntarily participate in during your free time Recreational satisfaction needs: Physiological 4. relaxation Educational 5. psychological Social 6. aesthetics Indoor recreation when the activity is within the premises of your comfort zone at home or inside a building Outdoor recreation when the activity is undertaken in a natural, rural, or open space outside the confines of buildings, usually large land area that is close to nature Lifestyle the way you live your life in an everyday basis, it includes eating habits, physical activity participation and recreational choice Lifestyle change the best way of preventing illness and early death Engage yourself in a regular physical activity Eat healthy foods Find time to manage stress Follow a good personal healthy habits The HELP Philosophy in starting a healthy lifestyle change: Health -- those who believe in the benefits of healthy lifestyle are more likely to engage in healthier behaviour Everyone – healthy lifestyle can be practiced by everyone “health for all” Lifetime – the longer healthy lifestyles are practice, the greater the beneficial benefits Personal – no two people are exactly the same. Your personal needs is the basis of your lifestyle change

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