Video of the week - Green Roofs in New York City

"We took a field trip to the largest green roof in New York City. Then we imagined what the city could be like if all of its roof space was green."

Neighbourhood building blocks

"Neighborhoods vary a lot, but they have five basic characteristics. We keep these in mind when planning a new neighborhood or when carefully updating or restoring an existing one."

1. an identifiable center & edge
2. limited in size
3. a mix of land uses & building types & housing types and prices
4. an integrated network of walkable streets
5. sites reserved for civic purposes

from: https://www.doverkohl.com/blog/2020/5/10/every-neighborhood-should-have-these-five-things

Post pandemic urban planning

"From Auckland to Bogota, urban planners are already adapting our cities to lockdown. But will the changes last, and which more radical design proposals -- be it sewer monitors or "epidemic skyscrapers" -- will shape the post-pandemic city?"



“Six feet could be the new unit we use when we think about cities and public parks.”

from: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/cities-design-coronavirus/index.html

Bus stops

Some things are better when they're further apart?

Bus Stop Balancing from TransitCenter on Vimeo.

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Tactical Urbanism

Transform Your City With Tactical Urbanism from STREETFILMS on Vimeo.

20-minute neighbourhoods

"People generally loved the thought that most (not all) of the things needed for a good life could be within a 20-minute public transport trip, bike ride or walk from home. These are things such as shopping, business services, education, community facilities, recreational and sporting resources, and some jobs"

"The concept is not about travel by car. It is about active transport (walking, cycling) and the use of public transport. The goal is that this combination of modes would offer a reasonably sized catchment area in which people, jobs and services, including recreational opportunities and nature, are accessible."

from:
https://theconversation.com/people-love-the-idea-of-20-minute-neighbourhoods-so-why-isnt-it-top-of-the-agenda-131193

Frank Lloyd Wright - the urban planner

"In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings through his sustainable and green architecture in his designs for Fallingwater and Usonian homes. Specifically, I dig into his ideas of organic architecture, Usonia, and Broadacre City, and look at buildings like Fallingwater in order to come to grips with the balance Frank Lloyd Wright strikes between a love for nature (and green living) and a desire for embracing new technologies."