tinacris_notes

//TinaCris' Public Space Notes & Bibliography//

Sept 20th: Idea # 1 :Urban vs. Suburban Public Space
Case Study 1: Parks URBAN: Grange Park, between OCAD, AGO, and Grange Ave, Downtown T.O. Wednesday, noon. Beautiful day, lots of sunshine, warm, clear skies. Lots of people of various ages, but mostly 18 +. Business people, students, Many activities: gutiar playing, bike riding, skateboarding, resting, reading, drinking coffee, kissing, etc. A few kids in nearby playground. Made small talk with guy on bench sitting next to me.

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SUBURBAN: Thompson Park. Lawrence and Brimely Ave, Scarborough. Thursday, noon. Beautiful day again, sunshine. Lots of children, many of them on field trips with schools. Playing soccer on field, on playground, walking with their classes. Thought: how often do these kids //intermingle//? Concept Map 1

Sept 24th: Idea #2: The Issues Surrounding Markham & Lawrence, Scarborough
Thesis: The intersection at Markham and Lawrence is one of the desner areas of Scarborough, yet it falters in facilitating adequate pedestrian public space for its users. (Spacing Magazine, Spring 2007:22). Concept Map 2

October 2nd: Idea # 3: Sidewalks
Sidewalks are the arteries of the city, the primary public spaces (Jacobs, 1961:30). Not only to they facilitate walking and circulation, they are also the spaces for leisure, spontanaety, and art. But the type and amount of use of sidewalks is determined by what buildings and uses that they connect to: sidewalks are variables of urban planning. Concept Map 3 Concept Map 4

__References__ Jacobs, Jane. //Death and Life of Great American Cities//. Random House, New York: 1992 Ed. Magazines Canada: //Spacing//. Winter/Spring 2007.

//Slideshow foreign photo credits//: Kipling Heights Sprawl Photo: http://www.toronto.ca/archives/images/kiplingheights_sprawl.jpg U of T Plan Photo: [|http://www.urbanstrategies.com/index.php/campuses/university_of_toronto/] Union Square Plan Photo: http://www.urbanstrategies.com/index.php/land_development/residential/union_square/

Eaton's Centre Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/imran7567/244369494/