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Greenwich Village – CC image from lumierefl A few more thoughts on recent discussions of density. Better Cities and Towns offers a summary of Richard Florida’s recent speech (video is corrupted, unfortunately – it gets very choppy 1/3 the way through) at CNU. The twitter summary: quality of place trumps density. Like previous discussions on the topic, Continue reading What do we mean by ‘density’? Bethesda Row – note that you don't even see how tall the buildings are – CC image from faceless b Kaid Benfield’s excellent blog had a post last week on the need for better urban design and management of the public realm in our new, dense infill development. And while I certainly agree with the Continue reading On density and design tradeoffs What is the best method to quantify what makes a place walkable? The Journal of the American Planning Association recently published some powerful documentation from Robert Cervero and Reid Ewing on the value of pedestrian-oriented design (following up on yesterday’s links). Grist has the article (hat tip to Planetizen), citing Laurence Aurbach’s PedShed blog – Continue reading Intersection density & centrality Some suburban items to share today: Design: Infrastructurist takes a look at the problem of culs-de-sac (which I believe is the proper plural of cul de sac). Commenters take note of some serious issues with this particular study, but the general point still stands – culs de sac remove key links from the street network, requiring longer Continue reading Changing suburbia When reading discussions about sprawl, one thing often becomes painfully clear – no one quite knows exactly how to define sprawl. Defining sprawl probably bears some similarities to Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s famous definition of obscene pornography – “I know it when I see it.” Indeed, when we’re talking about a qualitative measure Continue reading Defining sprawl Photo from cacophony76. Density is one of the most important elements of any city, but also one of the most misunderstood. However, the density of a site is often not what it initially seems – people will key on things like height, design, maintenance, and context rather than actually looking at what density means to them. Continue reading Perceptions of density often miss the mark |
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