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It's a pity good Urban Design is not a science. Then we'd all know exactly what to do. But it's not, and just as everyone has an opinion about how to improve Auckland's transport, everyone has an opinion about public spaces. Though not everyone expresses it. Until something happens in their neighbourhood which disturbs a corner, a place, a special place - loved and used by many for years. Then public opinion gets expressed. |
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"...urban quality will play a vital role in the economic development of any centre..." Chris Barrett |
"...It's not enough to have public spaces - it's getting them used..."
Chris Barrett |
"...our streets contain the rooms outside our buildings. Their surfaces are their floors. They need weather sensitive designs..." Dr Caroline Noller |
"... we need to increase gross national happiness... that's what public spaces are for..." Chris Barrett |
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"... what attracts people is other people..." William H Whyte |
"...Successful centres: clean & safe; friendly & attractive; good transportation; economic action; residential downtown..." David Heehan |
"...it's buildings that draw you there, but it's public spaces that keep you there..." Chris Barrett |
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"...transport was degrading the very places you wanted to get to..." "...first step was to train traffic engineers in the art of place-making..." Ethan Kent |
"... public markets are the best way of quickly revitalising a down town area..." Ethan Kent |
"...sidewalk contacts are the small change from which a city's wealth of public life may grow..." Jane Jacobs |
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"... what makes a great place: sociability (street life, welcoming, neighbourly, children, vulnerable members of society there); uses & activities; comfort & image; access & linkages..." Ethan Kent |
"...the power of 10: Places with 10+ things to do; Districts with 10+ Places; Cities with 10+ Districts..." Ethan Kent |
"...a lively street corner can be a place's most valuable asset - you don't need huge parks & iconic buildings..." Ethan Kent |
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"...a public square is successful if Starbucks stays open..." Susan Pini |
"...some public squares are better to look at than be in..." Susan Pini |
"...public places can provide for: revolution; relaxation; respite; retail; religion..."
Susan Pini |
"... 80% of success in a public place is management. Be bold. Try new ideas. Gradually 'buy back' the space. You are never finished..." Ethan Kent |
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