  |
       |
 |
 |
|
               |
|
Note: this is a list of official site articles only. For other articles use the search function. Click the subject area to jump ahead: — Traffic — traffic calming, traffic reduction, school traffic — Creating vibrant public space — Community consultation — Improving creativity in bureaucracies — Personal creativity — Building a sustainable local economy What is second-generation traffic calming? A new approach which is more holistic than traditional traffic calming. Integrating second-generation traffic calming into an existing traffic calming program. Suggestions on staged implementation for cities. Does increasing intrigue and uncertainty compromise safety? David Engwicht answers the major objection to Street Reclaiming. Street Reclaiming - Introduction. This is followed by a series on street reclaiming. Reclaiming through activity. Reclaiming through design. And Instant Street Reclaiming Events. Or you can get all these articles, together with pictures, in one convenient eBook of 22 pages - 721kb. Liability and street reclaiming. For cities concerned about liability. The lost tradition. Nine traditional functions that streets once served and the inherent logic of this tradition. Eight reasons kids reckon they should walk. A collection of material from Adventure Books created as part of the first ever Red Sneaker Week. No parent could ever drive their child again after reading this! PDF file 215KB The 5R's of Traffic Reduction. Traffic in cities can be reduced by up to 50% using resource management techniques. Guidelines for residents and cities with practical examples. The eight myths of traditional traffic planning. Keeping the spirit of the Pace Car. The thinking behind the Pace Car Program. Essential reading for anyone wanting to start a program or develop a similar program. Apple pie and the Pace Car story. David Engwicht recount how the Pace Car program was invented. Key background information for anyone wanting to start a Pace Car program. The speed myth: why speed is not the key to getting people riding transit. Debunking this myth opens up a whole new way of promoting public transport. [top^] Creating creative cities. Covers: How belief systems shape urban environments — How urban environments can inhibit creativity — Our flight from the creative potential of the city — Implications for urban design. Planning and placemaking as a form of fundamentalism. Why creating great public space is really a 'spiritual' act. Explores how to avoid the pitfall of becoming a fundamenatist placemaker. The connection between religion and planning. A 25 page research paper that looks at the history of the symbotic relationship between urban planning and religion. 168KB PDF file. [top^] The Third Space Project: Addressing the crises in community consultation. Beyond adversarial forms of consultation and politics. How to turn people's contradictory desires into creative new approaches to issues. A 19 page eBook (PDF 182KB) which is a working document for one of Creative Communities major projects. [top^] Improving creativity in bureaucracies While we do not have a specific article for this, you will find important background information in: The Third Space, Creating creative cities and Unlock your creative genius. [top^] Unlock your creative genius. A synopsis of an unpublished book that proposes a radical new theory of creativity. This thinking forms the basis of much of the material on this site. See also Creating Creative Cities. [top^] Building a sustainable local economy Towards vibrant local economies: Creating
new stories. Exposes 9 myths underlying current economic thinking
and the implications for building strong local economies. A 14 page
eBook (215KB PDF file) — a working document for a Creative Communities
focus area. [top^] |
|
 
   Get all the infomation, including pictures, in one free eBook. 22 page Pdf file 721K. 
|
|
|
   |