Monthly Archives: June 2008
What’s your brand [of urbanism]?
Mine is probably only found on the shelves of the library but these theoretical meanderings are one of my muses. One of my favorites is the online journal Urban Reinventors. In the latest issue, Celebrations of Urbanity, the introduction by … Continue reading
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Homeless Man Paints the Town Red
Alright kids, let this be a lesson. Don’t vandalize. And adults, don’t leave paint lying around for us to literally paint the town red. According to the Enquirer the mysterious Washington Park vandal has been identified by red spots on … Continue reading
Filed under OTR, public space
Banks Design Tease
Yesterday some rendering of the first phase of the banks were released. I haven’t seen them all, but there are a few here. I’m curious what everyone thinks, specifically in regards to the idea from the article about how the … Continue reading
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Virtual Traffic Calming
This is an interesting strategy being tested in Philly to slow drivers. The 2d painted surface appears to be 3d to oncoming drivers causing them to slow down. Seems a bit dangerous, but oddly similar to some street artist work. … Continue reading
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Place Branding by Association
I don’t mean to pick on Lavomatic, or the other merchants in the Gateway Quarter. Honestly, I think that these places are great and are a crucial part of what is needed for OTR to be a healthy neighborhood. But, … Continue reading
Depave
Check out this video of more DIY urban planning. This comes from streetblog‘s Streetfilms and covers Depave.org‘s efforts. What struck me is the woman half way through who talks about why she moved to Portland. This is the power of … Continue reading
Filed under DIY urbanism, Elsewheres, Imaging, public space
Part 2: Is New Urbanism a New Civitas
Cities all over are on the rebound. But this isn’t you parent’s urbanism; it’s a New Urbanism. These two words are often equated with mixed use, public transit, walkability, and my personal favorite ambiguous term, livability. New urbanism may encompass … Continue reading
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Is New Urbanism a New Civitas?
Civitas, a roman term, described the status of citizenship in the Roman empire as well as a type of semi-autonomous settlement made up of cives. Doug Kelbaugh, in comparing different paradigms of urbanism (New Urbanism, Everyday Urbanism & Post Urbanism), … Continue reading
Filed under Imaging, planning, urban design
Spontaneous Squared
Today on Fountain Square there was a lot of random things happening. On one side there was a Guitar Hero (video game) booth where I witnessed an older woman and a young boy battling it out. There was also a … Continue reading
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Is it downtown or the marketing that is enhanced, maybe both
Downtown Enhanced Marketing Announcement Please join us for the announcement of the Downtown Cincinnati Enhanced Marketing Campaign Friday, June 20 – 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. The Aronoff Center for the Arts – Loge Lobby Please join Downtown Cincinnati Incorporated and … Continue reading
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