Tuesday, June 06, 2006
TWO LEGS GOOD, FOUR WHEELS BAD
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***Good readings and graphics on Sustainable Urban Development making places more people friendly***
Articles/Journals
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Shape the Future. Central Ontario Smart Growth Panel Final Report April 2003. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs
www.orht.gov.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_2_12081_1.html
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==SOME GOOD MOTHERHOOD STATMENTS THAT USUALLY DO NOT TRANSLATE INTO EFFECTIVE ACTION:
<<__it is essential to plan carefully for growth to make transit more attractive and cost effective, prevent more gridlock, reduce air emissions, protect natural features, including source protection areas and agricultural areas, and build a diversity of livable vibrant communities__>>
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<<__walkable and bikeable communities are integral to achieving the goals of smart growth because they enhance mobility, reduce negative environmental consequences, strengthen communities, and support stronger communities__>>
Defining Sustainability, Sustainable Development and Sustainable Communities: A working paper for the Sustainable Toronto Project. Daniella Molnar (York University), Alexis J. Morgan (University of Toronto) & David V. J. Bell (York Centre for Applied Sustainability)
www.utoronto.ca/envstudy/sustainabletoronto/resources/SustainableTorontoDefinitionsPaper-FinalDraft.doc
Green Infrastructure: Smart Conservation for the 21st Century, (2001). Mark Benedict, & Edward McMahon.
www.sprawlwatch.org/greeninfrastructure.pdf
==Best quote: "Successful land conservation in the future will have to be: more proactive and less reactive; more systematic and less haphazard; multifunctional and not single purpose; large scale and not small scale; better integrated with other efforts to manage growth and development."
The Local Agenda 21 Planning Guide: An introduction to Sustainable Development (1996) International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI). www.idrc.org/en/ev-84818-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
Dreaming the Sustainable City: Organizing Hope, Negotiating Fear, and Mediating Memory (2003). Leonie Sandercock in Barbara Eckstein (eds) Story and Sustainability: Planning, Practice and Possibility for American Cities
Websites
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC): Canadian crown corporation building healthy and sustainable cities in the third world www.idrc.org/en/ev-1-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Division for Sustainable Development _ Agenda 21
www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/agenda21/english/agenda21toc.htm
EUROPAN
Architectural competition for students and young architects. Some innovative ideas on housing. Ideas make more efficient use of space and more environmentally sound. www.europan.org.uk
Winning project from England
PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES (PPS) website:
Best quote: <<__If you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan for people and places, you get people and places__>>
Approach to Transportation
www.pps.org/transportation/info/transportation_approach
Balancing Street Space for Pedestrians and Vehicles
www.pps.org/transportation/info/trans_articles/balancing_peds_and_vehicles
An Antidote to Sprawl
www.pps.org/transportation/info/trans_articles/sprawl
21 Great Places That Show How Transportation Can Enliven a Community
www.pps.org/transportation/info/trans_articles/great_transportation_places
Lessons from Paris: the campaign to reclaim city streets for people
www.pps.org/transportation/info/trans_articles/paris
Traffic Calming 101
www.pps.org/transportation/info/trans_articles/livememtraffic
Transit-Friendly Streets: Design and Traffic Management Strategies to Support Livable Communities
www.pps.org/transportation/info/trans_articles/transit_friendly_sts
Case Studies:
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Sites worth checking out with innovative ideas making areas pedestrian friendly:
Surrey BC East Clayton:
www.surrey.ca/NR/rdonlyres/3D6F5D5C-3831-45DB-8E01-2F822DF9EE83/0/EastClaytonPresentationMar505.pdf
Excellent slide show with design details. Marketed as sustainable and pedestrian friendly with diverse housing types.
Hammarby Sjostad Sweden www.stockholm.se
High density development along waterfront. 8000 apartments employing environmentally sustainable practices with respect to construction, energy, water, and waste.
University of Manitoba - Sustainable Community Design (7 cases):
www.umanitoba.ca/academic/faculties/architecture/la/sustainable/contents.htm
(Note: the site is temporarily unavailable)
Selected housing developments attempting to be less car dependant, more pedestrian oriented, and have greater environmental sensitivity.
Ecolonia, Netherlands
Kolding, Denmark
McKenzie Towne, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Slagelse Denmark
Viikki, Helsinki, Finland
Windsong Community Co-Housing, Langely, BC, Canada
Compact neighbourhood of freehold townhouses separated by glass covered pedestrian street.
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***Good readings and graphics on Sustainable Urban Development making places more people friendly***
Articles/Journals
------------------------
Shape the Future. Central Ontario Smart Growth Panel Final Report April 2003. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs
www.orht.gov.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_2_12081_1.html
+
==SOME GOOD MOTHERHOOD STATMENTS THAT USUALLY DO NOT TRANSLATE INTO EFFECTIVE ACTION:
<<__it is essential to plan carefully for growth to make transit more attractive and cost effective, prevent more gridlock, reduce air emissions, protect natural features, including source protection areas and agricultural areas, and build a diversity of livable vibrant communities__>>
+
<<__walkable and bikeable communities are integral to achieving the goals of smart growth because they enhance mobility, reduce negative environmental consequences, strengthen communities, and support stronger communities__>>
Defining Sustainability, Sustainable Development and Sustainable Communities: A working paper for the Sustainable Toronto Project. Daniella Molnar (York University), Alexis J. Morgan (University of Toronto) & David V. J. Bell (York Centre for Applied Sustainability)
www.utoronto.ca/envstudy/sustainabletoronto/resources/SustainableTorontoDefinitionsPaper-FinalDraft.doc
Green Infrastructure: Smart Conservation for the 21st Century, (2001). Mark Benedict, & Edward McMahon.
www.sprawlwatch.org/greeninfrastructure.pdf
==Best quote: "Successful land conservation in the future will have to be: more proactive and less reactive; more systematic and less haphazard; multifunctional and not single purpose; large scale and not small scale; better integrated with other efforts to manage growth and development."
The Local Agenda 21 Planning Guide: An introduction to Sustainable Development (1996) International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI). www.idrc.org/en/ev-84818-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
Dreaming the Sustainable City: Organizing Hope, Negotiating Fear, and Mediating Memory (2003). Leonie Sandercock in Barbara Eckstein (eds) Story and Sustainability: Planning, Practice and Possibility for American Cities
Websites
----------
International Development Research Centre (IDRC): Canadian crown corporation building healthy and sustainable cities in the third world www.idrc.org/en/ev-1-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Division for Sustainable Development _ Agenda 21
www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/agenda21/english/agenda21toc.htm
EUROPAN
Architectural competition for students and young architects. Some innovative ideas on housing. Ideas make more efficient use of space and more environmentally sound. www.europan.org.uk
Winning project from England
PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES (PPS) website:
Best quote: <<__If you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan for people and places, you get people and places__>>
Approach to Transportation
www.pps.org/transportation/info/transportation_approach
Balancing Street Space for Pedestrians and Vehicles
www.pps.org/transportation/info/trans_articles/balancing_peds_and_vehicles
An Antidote to Sprawl
www.pps.org/transportation/info/trans_articles/sprawl
21 Great Places That Show How Transportation Can Enliven a Community
www.pps.org/transportation/info/trans_articles/great_transportation_places
Lessons from Paris: the campaign to reclaim city streets for people
www.pps.org/transportation/info/trans_articles/paris
Traffic Calming 101
www.pps.org/transportation/info/trans_articles/livememtraffic
Transit-Friendly Streets: Design and Traffic Management Strategies to Support Livable Communities
www.pps.org/transportation/info/trans_articles/transit_friendly_sts
Case Studies:
------------
Sites worth checking out with innovative ideas making areas pedestrian friendly:
Surrey BC East Clayton:
www.surrey.ca/NR/rdonlyres/3D6F5D5C-3831-45DB-8E01-2F822DF9EE83/0/EastClaytonPresentationMar505.pdf
Excellent slide show with design details. Marketed as sustainable and pedestrian friendly with diverse housing types.
Hammarby Sjostad Sweden www.stockholm.se
High density development along waterfront. 8000 apartments employing environmentally sustainable practices with respect to construction, energy, water, and waste.
University of Manitoba - Sustainable Community Design (7 cases):
www.umanitoba.ca/academic/faculties/architecture/la/sustainable/contents.htm
(Note: the site is temporarily unavailable)
Selected housing developments attempting to be less car dependant, more pedestrian oriented, and have greater environmental sensitivity.
Ecolonia, Netherlands
Kolding, Denmark
McKenzie Towne, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Slagelse Denmark
Viikki, Helsinki, Finland
Windsong Community Co-Housing, Langely, BC, Canada
Compact neighbourhood of freehold townhouses separated by glass covered pedestrian street.
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