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SF's Election Night Revelationplanetizen.com » Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network - Nov 13, 2008 Relative to those in Chicago's Grant Park or New York's Time Square, post-election celebration turnouts in San Francisco public spaces were sparse. But it's not because of urban design--it's the city's character. read … Also tagged: san francisco, california, presidential election, times square, grant park, land use, the san francisco chronicle |
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Vancouver Seeks Identity Through Public Squareplanetizen.com » Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network - Oct 30, 2008 A contest sponsored by the Vancouver Public Space Network asks the public to find Vancouver's heart, a civic square that best defines the city. Sean Ruthen ponders the city's relationships to the each its primary … Also tagged: vancouver, british columbia, landscape architecture, land use, re place magazine, placemaking |
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The Homeless in Public Spacesplanetizen.com » Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network - Oct 23, 2008 Robert Sibley comments on the worldwide problem of homeless people in public spaces, and reflects on how Canadians can and should manage them. read more Also tagged: ontario, land use, the ottowa citizen |
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Humanizing Spacesplanetizen.com » Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network - Oct 17, 2008 That's how landscape architect Edward L. Daugherty sees his job. “I think if there is a thread in my work, it’s to help people use the space that is available,” he says in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a … Also tagged: georgia, landscape architecture, the atlanta journal constitution |
planetizen.com » Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network - Oct 13, 2008
New York's Central Park was recently named to the APA's list of the country's 10 best public spaces. Sewell Chan wonders if the designation will really mean anything new for the park. read more
Also tagged: new york city, new york, the new york times, parks, landscape architecture, central park
thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Oct 4, 2008
India announced Thursday smoking in public place is banned due to the increasing death rate of population caused by smoking. The ban includes offices and restaurants, schools and colleges, pubs and discotheques …
Also tagged: health, india, stress, national, environment, smokers, restaurants, cigarettes, hospitals, pubs, health science, population, bus stops, rupees, colleges, life style, death rate, puff, india india, smoking in public places, independence leader, mohandas gandhi, second try, smoking rooms, urinating in public
planetizen.com » Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network - Sep 3, 2008
Bill Thompson of the ASLA reports on a public space in Silver Spring, Maryland that upends everything landscape architects and planners think they know about what makes a successful public space. read more
Also tagged: maryland, landscape architecture, asla and 039 s the dirt blog
planetizen.com » Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network - Sep 2, 2008
A new study shows that city planners aren't following the guidelines established in last year's Gender Equality Duty, which requires planners to consider the different ways that women use public space. read more
Also tagged: united kingdom, gender, university of cambridge, social demographics
planetizen.com » Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network - Aug 26, 2008
Civic amenities, public spaces, and even housing could one day be formed by living trees. Researchers are looking into this new idea. read more
Also tagged: world, architecture, environment, trees, popular science, arborsculpture, civic amenities
planetizen.com » Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network - Aug 21, 2008
Calling it a violation of public spaces, a new report from a civil liberties group in the UK has criticized the banning of public drinking in more than 600 places in England and Wales. read more
Also tagged: wales, england, civil liberties, united kingdom, telegraph, government politics, public drinking, social demographics