PLX 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Gentrification, Complete Streets
19 Oct 2017
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Back space: spa(cid:272)es that a(cid:396)e u(cid:374)de(cid:396)used; alley(cid:449)ays, (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) (cid:271)uildi(cid:374)gs, et(cid:272) . Figure ground maps: map that outlines figures (buildings); can see what space is used and not used: toronto: gradual intensification, more buildings built over time, detroit: opposite; less and less buildings (less development, gentrification. Is old city hall a good place for it to be turned into an urban museum: currently a courthouse. What they were: buildings within the heart of the city, public access and/or public ownership. What they have become: mixed public/private use, contribution to the civic commons, retention of common thread of identity. Contemporary issues in creative cities: public space & design. Interaction: arteries of cities, navigation, connection, movement, commercial activity for business, commerce; jo(cid:271)s, (cid:373)a(cid:396)kets, shoppi(cid:374)g (cid:373)alls, et(cid:272) , celebration/events, protest. J-walker/j-driver: j is a rude way to call someone. But: we know that streets can change (what has been there in the past, what could be there in the future)
