Comments on: The Art Of The Temporary Park http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/09/18/the-art-of-the-temporary-park/ America Under Construction Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:58:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Pop-up parks « Freshkills Park Blog http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/09/18/the-art-of-the-temporary-park/comment-page-1/#comment-10754 Pop-up parks « Freshkills Park Blog Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:50:30 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=4978#comment-10754 [...] (via The New York Times, Treehugger, and The Infrastructurist) [...] [...] (via The New York Times, Treehugger, and The Infrastructurist) [...]

]]> By: Bells http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/09/18/the-art-of-the-temporary-park/comment-page-1/#comment-7973 Bells Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:36:42 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=4978#comment-7973 Streets should not just be arterial routes to get cars from point A to point B. If that were true, all streets would be freeways. Street parking - and I would say, even temporary double parking - has its place in the modern city, and provides a crucial touchpoint between car and pedestrian, driver and walker. While it's true it does create traffic due to cruising for spaces, I would argue that this form of traffic is healthy and locally relevant. Streets should not just be arterial routes to get cars from point A to point B. If that were true, all streets would be freeways. Street parking - and I would say, even temporary double parking - has its place in the modern city, and provides a crucial touchpoint between car and pedestrian, driver and walker. While it’s true it does create traffic due to cruising for spaces, I would argue that this form of traffic is healthy and locally relevant.

]]> By: Ian Turner http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/09/18/the-art-of-the-temporary-park/comment-page-1/#comment-7971 Ian Turner Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:59:40 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=4978#comment-7971 As an aside, note that decorative bollards can inexpensively enhance the visual appearance of a community, as exampled in these photos: http://www.infolink.com.au/c/Leda-Vannaclip/Leda-Vannaclip-s-Cairo-pre-cast-concrete-bollards-at-Supreme-Court-in-Perth-n812850 http://www.mapinconline.com/urban.html As an aside, note that decorative bollards can inexpensively enhance the visual appearance of a community, as exampled in these photos:

http://www.infolink.com.au/c/Leda-Vannaclip/Leda-Vannaclip-s-Cairo-pre-cast-concrete-bollards-at-Supreme-Court-in-Perth-n812850
http://www.mapinconline.com/urban.html

]]> By: Ian Turner http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/09/18/the-art-of-the-temporary-park/comment-page-1/#comment-7970 Ian Turner Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:57:40 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=4978#comment-7970 Alex, Protecting pedestrians from traffic can be done more effectively and with far less space using bollards. The strange thing is that in New York, we use bollards to protect hard things like fire hydrants and pay phones, but never to protect people, made of flesh and bone. Pictures and more information here: http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/31/setting-the-agenda-on-pedestrian-safety/ Cheers, --Ian Alex,

Protecting pedestrians from traffic can be done more effectively and with far less space using bollards. The strange thing is that in New York, we use bollards to protect hard things like fire hydrants and pay phones, but never to protect people, made of flesh and bone.

Pictures and more information here:
http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/31/setting-the-agenda-on-pedestrian-safety/

Cheers,

–Ian

]]> By: Streetsblog New York City » Todays Headlines http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/09/18/the-art-of-the-temporary-park/comment-page-1/#comment-7965 Streetsblog New York City » Todays Headlines Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:06:34 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=4978#comment-7965 [...] Day 2009: Relive the Reclamation (News, AP, Infrastructurist, Dot Earth, [...] [...] Day 2009: Relive the Reclamation (News, AP, Infrastructurist, Dot Earth, [...]

]]> By: John http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/09/18/the-art-of-the-temporary-park/comment-page-1/#comment-7901 John Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:49:55 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=4978#comment-7901 I see street parking as dead space and certainly not helpful in animating sidewalks and street-life. If protection of pedestrians is important than trees and planters do a better job and are certainly more people friendly, attractive and healthier. On wider streets with bike lanes next to the sidewalk, parked cars are a cheaper means of providing protection against fast moving motorized vehicles. Street parking is a major cause of excessive cruising for parking and causes unnecessary traffic jams in the process. I see street parking as dead space and certainly not helpful in animating sidewalks and street-life. If protection of pedestrians is important than trees and planters do a better job and are certainly more people friendly, attractive and healthier. On wider streets with bike lanes next to the sidewalk, parked cars are a cheaper means of providing protection against fast moving motorized vehicles. Street parking is a major cause of excessive cruising for parking and causes unnecessary traffic jams in the process.

]]> By: poncho http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/09/18/the-art-of-the-temporary-park/comment-page-1/#comment-7895 poncho Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:18:49 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=4978#comment-7895 Bells, what youre proposing sounds a lot like this... <a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/99887786@N00/3506348242/' rel="nofollow">Portland Food Cart</a> Just about every surface parking lot in downtown Portland has these along their perimeter lining the sidewalk and has now turned the parking lots into the most active streetscapes in downtown. While these carts arent permanent, they also dont move from their location. Bells, what youre proposing sounds a lot like this…

Portland Food Cart

Just about every surface parking lot in downtown Portland has these along their perimeter lining the sidewalk and has now turned the parking lots into the most active streetscapes in downtown. While these carts arent permanent, they also dont move from their location.

]]> By: alexjonlin http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/09/18/the-art-of-the-temporary-park/comment-page-1/#comment-7894 alexjonlin Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:51:03 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=4978#comment-7894 Street parking works as a buffer so that people on the sidewalk aren't getting blown around by traffic on the street. Street parking works as a buffer so that people on the sidewalk aren’t getting blown around by traffic on the street.

]]> By: Ken http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/09/18/the-art-of-the-temporary-park/comment-page-1/#comment-7884 Ken Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:42:23 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=4978#comment-7884 Bells, in what sense does street parking "animate sidewalks and streetlife overall,"? In any case, I do agree that urban development is hamstrung by parking lots, both those that are stand-alone and those that are part of a single business or strip mall. So much dead space, and this kind of auto-focused development doesn't allow any of the business to face the street, leaving many cities' main boulevards looking like a tunnel of walls! Yuck! Bells, in what sense does street parking “animate sidewalks and streetlife overall,”? In any case, I do agree that urban development is hamstrung by parking lots, both those that are stand-alone and those that are part of a single business or strip mall. So much dead space, and this kind of auto-focused development doesn’t allow any of the business to face the street, leaving many cities’ main boulevards looking like a tunnel of walls! Yuck!

]]> By: admin http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/09/18/the-art-of-the-temporary-park/comment-page-1/#comment-7879 admin Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:53:13 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=4978#comment-7879 Correct, and a worthy clarification. Correct, and a worthy clarification.

]]> By: Bells http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/09/18/the-art-of-the-temporary-park/comment-page-1/#comment-7878 Bells Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:34:56 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=4978#comment-7878 The problem isn't street parking. Street parking is often necessary and helpful to animate sidewalks and streetlife overall. The problem in many places is that urban development is hamstrung by parking lots. Cheap, good cash flow, not going to be built up anytime soon. What someone should really do is rent out a parking lot for the day and put up temporary building facades along the street. The problem isn’t street parking. Street parking is often necessary and helpful to animate sidewalks and streetlife overall.

The problem in many places is that urban development is hamstrung by parking lots. Cheap, good cash flow, not going to be built up anytime soon. What someone should really do is rent out a parking lot for the day and put up temporary building facades along the street.

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