Today the LA Times had a special report on mixed-use living close to public transportation, but if you’re reading this blog - and have been part of the Quarry Falls discussion - this isn’t news to you.
According to the report, “Forty percent of the planet-heating gases that Californians emit come from transportation … and with its booming population and sprawling suburbs, the state's greenhouse emissions will continue to soar unless it dramatically changes the way it builds cities and suburbs.
The report, "Growing Cooler: Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change," concluded that compact development -- mixing housing and businesses in denser patterns, with walkable neighborhoods -- could do as much to lower emissions as many of the climate policies now promoted by state and national politicians.” Sound familiar?
The article goes on: "We can no longer afford to ignore land use," said Steve Winkelman, director of the Transportation Program at the Center for Clean Air Policy, and one of the report's authors. "Urban development is both a key contributor to climate change and an essential factor in combating it."
Click here to read the complete article.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Placemaking at Quarry Falls: PPS Report
Over the past 32 years, Project for Public Spaces (PPS) has evaluated more than 2,000 public spaces, and informally investigated thousands more.
Recently, PPS conducted a Visioning Workshop for the Quarry Falls project to develop a vision for the public spaces at Quarry Falls that reflects how people will want to use this space and today we have the results.
Placemaking at Quarry Falls is a 94-page report that reflects the ideas and recommendations that emerged at the Visioning Workshop and is intended to set the stage for the next step: the design of the site plan for Quarry Falls Civic Area and Public Park.
Although the workshop focused on the park and civic center, participants also considered the broader community that is being planned around the park - the streets, sidewalks, parks, buildings and other public spaces - and how together they could become the setting for interaction between people in the future community.
Click here to read the full report. After you’ve read the report, feel free to add a comment on the blog.
Recently, PPS conducted a Visioning Workshop for the Quarry Falls project to develop a vision for the public spaces at Quarry Falls that reflects how people will want to use this space and today we have the results.
Placemaking at Quarry Falls is a 94-page report that reflects the ideas and recommendations that emerged at the Visioning Workshop and is intended to set the stage for the next step: the design of the site plan for Quarry Falls Civic Area and Public Park.
Although the workshop focused on the park and civic center, participants also considered the broader community that is being planned around the park - the streets, sidewalks, parks, buildings and other public spaces - and how together they could become the setting for interaction between people in the future community.
Click here to read the full report. After you’ve read the report, feel free to add a comment on the blog.
Friday, September 7, 2007
Community Visioning Workshop Video
Recently Sudberry Properties and the world-renowned Project for Public Spaces hosted a Community Visioning Workshop to help design the civic space and public park in Quarry Falls. More than one hundred neighbors and community leaders attended the day-long seminar. Check out the results in this brief video.
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