tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50637493578289248532023-06-20T06:03:27.092-07:00murmursa smattering of thoughts on and links for landscape architecture, urban design, eco-snobbery, art, and cutlture...peachtreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805033698272774002noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063749357828924853.post-65186851685729838382009-02-09T13:04:00.001-08:002009-02-09T13:18:02.770-08:00What Should London be Doing to Improve Urban Design?<em>According to Joe Berridge...</em><br /><em></em><br />a_ Be active, not passive!<br /><ul><li>identify major city building improvement projects each decade</li><li>commit resources from the public sector</li></ul><p>b_ Urban design is about conversation not regulation</p><ul><li>don't set regulations in stone</li><li>allow artistic freedom</li><li>take an example from Vancouver, Toronto, London UK, and New York, who cut urban design some slack</li></ul><p>c_ Praise and blame</p><ul><li>be critical and award good design</li><li>works towards improvement - most of us seek praise and avoid blame</li></ul><p>d_ Take risks!</p><ul><li>City Hall, are you listening?</li><li>Consider the Velo libre idea (see Quick Link), or at least try and be a little less conservative...</li><li>Offer free parking? Run buses on bio-fuel? Start retrofitting government buildings?</li></ul><p>Stay tuned for Joe Berridge's 7-Point Urban Design Program!</p><p> </p>peachtreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805033698272774002noreply@blogger.com0