Imagine, for example, a neighborhood park bordered on one side by a commercial street and on another by a public library. These urban elements work together to form a single place, yet in a typical city that area would likely be managed by a number of public entities, each operating independently of the others. Instead of a unified approach to improving the place, we likely end up with atomized spheres of influence. The Department of Transportation promotes fast traffic on the roadway with little concern for pedestrians, park users, or patrons of local businesses. Park officials don’t factor in library patrons or local shoppers when programming activities. You wind up with a park without popular activities, a street where people don’t feel comfortable walking to the park or library, and local institutions cut off from the surrounding neighborhood.
What If We Built Our Cities Around Places?
Pourquoi est-ce important? Car un tout est toujours plus important que la sommes de ses composants
It’s really a matter of offering a variety of things to do in one spot — whose quality as a place then becomes more than the sum of its parts. A park is good. A park with a fountain, playground, and popcorn vendor is better. A library across the street is even better, more so if they feature storytelling hours for kids and exhibits on local history. If there’s a sidewalk café nearby, a bus stop, a bike trail, and an ice cream parlor, then you have what most people would consider a great place.
2 décembre 2004 à 11 h 46
The Power of Ten
Voilà mis simplement ma conception intuitive de gestion et d’aménagement des espaces publics.
À faire lire par tous les conseillers municipaux et les employés du service d’urbanisme de la ville.
Excellent article, merci de l’avoir porté à notre connaissance!
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2 décembre 2004 à 13 h 16
Ce principe de construire des places publiques caractérisées par la multiplication des usages, c’est ce qu’on essayé d’appliquer les nouveaux cinémas de Ste-Foy et de Beauport. C’est aussi ce principe qu’ont utlisé les Galeries de la Capitale et le West Edmonton Mall avec leurs parcs d’amusement.
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