Planning Cities for People ClimateWorks is a San Francisco based foundation whose mission is to support public policies that prevent dangerous climate change and promote global prosperity. This document, Planning Cities for People, was prepared for the Chinese government and contains 8 research-based recommendations that lead to prosperous, low-carbon urban areas. The document uses richly illustrated maps and diagrams to present examples of street-grids that promote walking, prioritize bicycle networks, create mixed-use neighborhoods and support high-quality transit. 
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Planning Cities for People

ClimateWorks is a San Francisco based foundation whose mission is to support public policies that prevent dangerous climate change and promote global prosperity. This document, Planning Cities for People, was prepared for the Chinese government and contains 8 research-based recommendations that lead to prosperous, low-carbon urban areas. The document uses richly illustrated maps and diagrams to present examples of street-grids that promote walking, prioritize bicycle networks, create mixed-use neighborhoods and support high-quality transit. 

exotericenvironmentalism: iPhones, mobility and placemaking. On the day following the passing of Steve Jobs, whom I respect hugely as a personal technology visionary- the BBC article ‘Six ways to never get lost in a city again’ offers some alternative means to using GPS on an iPhone, or the like, to find your way about town and cities… An awareness and appreciation of the surrounding environment, whether it be where we live, or visit, is crucial to generating/appreciating a ‘sense of place’ associated with towns and cities. A key aspect of good urban planning and mobility is that people enjoy, appreciate, and are at ease being in, and moving around, their urban environment. Such an association can only be developed and fostered through individuals engaging and interacting with the places in which they live and move. The benefits of personal technology to allow us to understand, learn and communicate are significant- and for the past 10-15 years Apple have been at the forefront of a revolution to deliver such technology to the general population. From an urban planning perspective, there are numerous examples of how such technology can be used to benefit and improve the places in which people live (a nice, and timely example, being the iPhone app launched by Scottish council, North Ayrshire, for members of the public to identify and report issues such as broken street lighting and littering). However, as the BBC article on finding your way about cities without GPS (or even a map/compass/etc- or asking other people for that matter) demonstrates, there are many clues and signals evident in our natural and built environment that can help us understand and make sense of the places in which we live. Furthermore, engaging with our surroundings, and using our own intuition, logic and powers of deduction, is a fundamental part of human nature and development. While personal technology, typified by the products developed through Steve Jobs’ hugely innovative and visionary leadership at Apple, can contribute to how we develop and navigate the places in which we live and visit- I feel they should be seen as a tool or aid to personal discovery and experience of our towns and cities, rather than an omniscient and infallible guide to getting from one place to another. I think it’s important to understand that by engaging with, and understanding, our built and natural environments (aided, rather than stifled, by personal technology) we can appreciate how we relate to, and affect, the places in which we live- while furthermore generating significant value in fostering our development as individuals, communities and society.
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exotericenvironmentalism:

iPhones, mobility and placemaking.

On the day following the passing of Steve Jobs, whom I respect hugely as a personal technology visionary- the BBC article ‘Six ways to never get lost in a city again’ offers some alternative means to using GPS on an iPhone, or the like, to find your way about town and cities…

An awareness and appreciation of the surrounding environment, whether it be where we live, or visit, is crucial to generating/appreciating a ‘sense of place’ associated with towns and cities. A key aspect of good urban planning and mobility is that people enjoy, appreciate, and are at ease being in, and moving around, their urban environment. Such an association can only be developed and fostered through individuals engaging and interacting with the places in which they live and move.

The benefits of personal technology to allow us to understand, learn and communicate are significant- and for the past 10-15 years Apple have been at the forefront of a revolution to deliver such technology to the general population. From an urban planning perspective, there are numerous examples of how such technology can be used to benefit and improve the places in which people live (a nice, and timely example, being the iPhone app launched by Scottish council, North Ayrshire, for members of the public to identify and report issues such as broken street lighting and littering).

However, as the BBC article on finding your way about cities without GPS (or even a map/compass/etc- or asking other people for that matter) demonstrates, there are many clues and signals evident in our natural and built environment that can help us understand and make sense of the places in which we live. Furthermore, engaging with our surroundings, and using our own intuition, logic and powers of deduction, is a fundamental part of human nature and development. While personal technology, typified by the products developed through Steve Jobs’ hugely innovative and visionary leadership at Apple, can contribute to how we develop and navigate the places in which we live and visit- I feel they should be seen as a tool or aid to personal discovery and experience of our towns and cities, rather than an omniscient and infallible guide to getting from one place to another.

I think it’s important to understand that by engaging with, and understanding, our built and natural environments (aided, rather than stifled, by personal technology) we can appreciate how we relate to, and affect, the places in which we live- while furthermore generating significant value in fostering our development as individuals, communities and society.

Source: exotericenvironmentalism

patrickodowd:

‘Urbanized’ - The new documentary from the director of ‘Helvetica’ and ‘Objectified’. 

Can’t wait to see this. 

Source: patrickodowd

artschool: Very cool subway maps made out of words from Trnsprtnation! There’s one for Boston, Chicago, NYC, London, SF Bay Area, and D.C. I’m proud to say I’ve ridden on all of them : P
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artschool:

Very cool subway maps made out of words from Trnsprtnation! There’s one for Boston, Chicago, NYC, London, SF Bay Area, and D.C. I’m proud to say I’ve ridden on all of them : P

Source: artschool