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City Furniture and Urban Planning
Tweet Public furnishings have become a commodity dominated by a handful of manufacturers offering a cookie cutter one size fits all approach. As a result, the individual uniqueness of cities and development projects has been lost among a sea of … Continue reading
Posted in pedestrian amenities, Public Spaces, Street Furniture, Streetscapes, Uncategorized
Tagged destinations, Landscape Architect, public amenities, Public Spaces, Street Furniture, Streetscapes, Urban Design
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Product Spotlight – Elegant Sophisticated Urban Umbrellas
Tweet Urban environments are notorious for their lack of shade in courtyards, plazas, food courts and restaurant patios. When they do exist, they are usually inexpensive disposal umbrellas built to last until the first strong wind comes along. The inexpensive … Continue reading
Streetscapes, Public Spaces and Pedestrian Amenities
Tweet Words like Streetscapes, Public Spaces and Pedestrian Amenities are commonly used words by city planners, urban designers, landscape architects and public space managers. But what do they mean if you’re a layperson interested in creating more walkable spaces in … Continue reading
Posted in pedestrian amenities, Street Furniture, Streetscapes, Uncategorized
Tagged Furniture, Pedestrian, pedestrians, public amenities, Street Furniture, Streetscapes, Urban Design
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Community Revitalization in Action – Better Block Five Points
Tweet WalkDenver teamed up last weekend with a large group of Denver community organizations to stage Better Block Five Points. Better Block is a community revitalization tool that combines community engagement and community vision with complete streets, economic development and … Continue reading
Posted in Better Block, Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Racks, Economic Development, Fitness, Health, Neighborhood, Parks, Pedestrians, Plaza Seating, Public Seating, Public Spaces, Uncategorized
Tagged Economic Development, Neighborhood, planters, public amenities, Urban Design
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Better Block Five Points Denver
Tweet This Saturday – May 11 – between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM, WalkDenver is hosting Better Block Five Points in Denver’s Historic Five Points Neighborhood. WalkDenver is a non-profit organization devoted to making Denver pedestrian friendly step by step. … Continue reading
Posted in Better Block, Fitness, Neighborhood, pedestrian amenities, Pedestrians, Public Spaces, Streetscapes, Uncategorized
Tagged Economic Development, Mixed Use, Neighborhood, park, Pedestrian, public amenities, Public Spaces, retail district, Urban Design, walking
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City Planters and Pots
Tweet Each spring the streetscapes around the globe come alive with people, festivals, concerts and food. In my opinion, the unsung hero’s in any streetscape are the city planters. Like the passenger and pedestrian amenities, people see them daily, sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Parks, pedestrian amenities, Streetscapes, Uncategorized
Tagged Landscape Architect, Pedestrian, planters, public amenities, Public Spaces, Streetscapes, Urban Design
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The Art of Branding A Community
Tweet Last week I had the opportunity to participate in a webinar – the Art of Branding a Community by Roger Brooks of Destination Development International. I’ve heard Roger present a couple of years ago at the annual conference of … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development, pedestrian amenities, Public Spaces
Tagged Downtowns, Economic Development, public amenities, Public Spaces, Urban Design
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Solutions for an Urban Park Issue
Tweet If you’re responsible for maintaining a city or urban park, one of the issues that you’re most likely to face is how to respond to people sleeping on benches. Probably the most common response to this issue is to … Continue reading
Posted in Bus and Transit, Parks, Public Seating, Uncategorized
Tagged public amenities, public seating, Urban Design
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Center Arm Rest Solution
Tweet It’s nearly impossible to have a discussion about street furniture and benches or public seating without having a discussion about center arm rests. Center arms, mid arms and sometimes called anti-vagrant bars are primarily used to deter people from … Continue reading
Posted in Bus and Transit, Pedestrians, Sidewalks, Street Furniture, Streetscapes, Uncategorized
Tagged bench, benches, Downtowns, Furniture, Landscape, Landscape Architect, Mixed Use, Neighborhood, Pedestrian, pedestrians, Public Spaces, Street Furniture, Streetscapes, Urban Design
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Just a Place to Sit?
Tweet An overwhelming number of benches found in public spaces tend to be six to eight feet in length, straight and primarily traditional looking in design.  They’re typically designed to seat three occupants but in the real world usually seat … Continue reading
Posted in Street Furniture, Streetscapes, Uncategorized
Tagged bench, benches, Furniture, gehl, pedestrians, public amenities, Public Spaces, Street Furniture, Streetscapes, Urban Design
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