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bulk I lived in Boston for about 5 years, it is a great city and I am happy to seem them making this move to a more green city. I know over the past decade there has been a strong movement to cut down...
bulk I live in Bangkok right now and I have noticed that in and around the university campus I am at they fit patches of greenery where they can. As and example in one of the international resident halls...
richheap I went to Times Square when I was over in New York a couple of months ago. It was a bit busy for me so I didn't hang around there for long. Are there any other New Yorkers out there opinions about...
Susan Leach Really encouraging video. I loved hearing about these bioswales -- aside from their usefulness, they also provide visual relief from all the concrete and straight lines. But I wondered about Margaret...
BrittanyMichelle6 This was very informative. I have definitely wondered why the pedestrian areas in Times Square are painted blue and now I know!
Mary Jander Right, CitySolver. Actually, Sorry if I wasn't clear; I meant not that the square isn't just as busy, but that the traffic formerly took away from pedestrians' enjoyment. There is still the festive...
Hazel I agree with Shane. I'm certain that mixed-use projects are the future and we're slowly moving towards that. I feel that things might be rocky at first as we learn and feel out how to go about it....
CitySolver I agree to a point Mary but I always thought the business of Times Sqaure was its attraction. Its legendary as being mad busy, to lose that may be detrimental tourist wise?? I may be way off here...
Mary Jander The move to close off Times Square to traffic was terrific in my view. It makes a huge difference in the experience of that place, which has so vastly improved in the last few years. The convergence...
Toby @Rich: The Crystal looks very cool. As a frequent visitor to that side of the city I will make a stop there soon and check it out. Funny you mention the Science museum: on a recent visit I was...
Nicole Ferraro Interesting bit about Montreal, Shane, that's actually really encouraging to hear! I think Mary's list is great but I also think these should be the core components of cities in general, and that...
Shane Fernandez Great Post Mary. To be honest, I see this mixed use developement as pretty widespread and in my view is at the core of what will sustain buildings, communities and cities. Poeple want an easy and...
CitySolver I agree Nicole, the whole point of graffiti is to subvert norms. Making boards available will only reduce teh activity not prevent unwanted graffitti. I also think that a sanitised world is not be...
Barbara A. Campagna I hope that AAM as the US national museum organization will work with their green committee to develop recommendations if not standards that at least point people in the right direction. I'm...
CitySolver Right thats good to see a degree of flexibility being built in. I wonder whether some large museums could become beacon case studies for similar museums to promote best practice. I am sure this will...
Mary Jander Yes, Barbara, it doesn't seem that this conversation about greening museums has been taken up very often. I could be mistaken, but it sure does seem like progress.
Barbara A. Campagna Indeed, Mary and citysolver, it is a very complex and nuanced building "type". From house museums in which the "artifacts" are both the building and the collection pieces to purpose-built museums...
Mary Jander I like the idea of a bespoke strategy, CitySolver. There are just too many specialized instances in museums, and also there is just too much at stake. While it's vital for every kind of building...
Mary Jander I like the idea of a bespoke strategy, CitySolver. There are just too many specialized instances in museums, and also there is just too much at stake. While it's vital for every kind of building...
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John Dalzell, Boston Redevelopment Authority, City of Boston
6/19/2013
Boston is taking an “organic” approach to urban design, and some exciting synergies could result.
Margaret Newman, Chief of Staff, NYC Department of Transportation
6/18/2013
In NYC, special reflective paint, bioswales, and intermittent greenery are used to keep things cool.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
6/14/2013
Mixed-use development is hot in urban design circles, viewed as the way forward for sprawling, distressed cities.
Barbara A. Campagna, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C
6/11/2013
How do you develop green rating systems for a building type so broad that it includes art museums, history museums, historic sites, arboretums, aquariums, and zoos?
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
6/10/2013
Call it open data or government 2.0. Either way, the trend toward city-sponsored app development using public data is here to stay, fueled by contests in cities worldwide.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
6/7/2013
Vandalism has always been a city problem; and while its incidence may not be rising, its viciousness seems to be.
Rich Heap, Community Editor, Future Cities
6/5/2013
You know what annoys me about writing for Future Cities? It's that I won't be around to see what cities look like in 200 years. That's deeply irritating.
Margaret Newman, Chief of Staff, NYC Department of Transportation
6/18/2013
In NYC, special reflective paint, bioswales, and intermittent greenery are used to keep things cool.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
6/14/2013
Mixed-use development is hot in urban design circles, viewed as the way forward for sprawling, distressed cities.
John Dalzell, Boston Redevelopment Authority, City of Boston
6/19/2013
Boston is taking an “organic” approach to urban design, and some exciting synergies could result.
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bulk I lived in Boston for about 5 years, it is a great city and I am happy to seem them making this move to a more green city. I know over the past decade there has been a strong movement to cut down...
bulk I live in Bangkok right now and I have noticed that in and around the university campus I am at they fit patches of greenery where they can. As and example in one of the international resident halls...
richheap I went to Times Square when I was over in New York a couple of months ago. It was a bit busy for me so I didn't hang around there for long. Are there any other New Yorkers out there opinions about...
Susan Leach Really encouraging video. I loved hearing about these bioswales -- aside from their usefulness, they also provide visual relief from all the concrete and straight lines. But I wondered about Margaret...
BrittanyMichelle6 This was very informative. I have definitely wondered why the pedestrian areas in Times Square are painted blue and now I know!
Mary Jander Right, CitySolver. Actually, Sorry if I wasn't clear; I meant not that the square isn't just as busy, but that the traffic formerly took away from pedestrians' enjoyment. There is still the festive...
Hazel I agree with Shane. I'm certain that mixed-use projects are the future and we're slowly moving towards that. I feel that things might be rocky at first as we learn and feel out how to go about it....
CitySolver I agree to a point Mary but I always thought the business of Times Sqaure was its attraction. Its legendary as being mad busy, to lose that may be detrimental tourist wise?? I may be way off here...
Mary Jander The move to close off Times Square to traffic was terrific in my view. It makes a huge difference in the experience of that place, which has so vastly improved in the last few years. The convergence...
Toby @Rich: The Crystal looks very cool. As a frequent visitor to that side of the city I will make a stop there soon and check it out. Funny you mention the Science museum: on a recent visit I was...
Nicole Ferraro Interesting bit about Montreal, Shane, that's actually really encouraging to hear! I think Mary's list is great but I also think these should be the core components of cities in general, and that...
Shane Fernandez Great Post Mary. To be honest, I see this mixed use developement as pretty widespread and in my view is at the core of what will sustain buildings, communities and cities. Poeple want an easy and...
CitySolver I agree Nicole, the whole point of graffiti is to subvert norms. Making boards available will only reduce teh activity not prevent unwanted graffitti. I also think that a sanitised world is not be...
Barbara A. Campagna I hope that AAM as the US national museum organization will work with their green committee to develop recommendations if not standards that at least point people in the right direction. I'm...
CitySolver Right thats good to see a degree of flexibility being built in. I wonder whether some large museums could become beacon case studies for similar museums to promote best practice. I am sure this will...
Mary Jander Yes, Barbara, it doesn't seem that this conversation about greening museums has been taken up very often. I could be mistaken, but it sure does seem like progress.
Barbara A. Campagna Indeed, Mary and citysolver, it is a very complex and nuanced building "type". From house museums in which the "artifacts" are both the building and the collection pieces to purpose-built museums...
Mary Jander I like the idea of a bespoke strategy, CitySolver. There are just too many specialized instances in museums, and also there is just too much at stake. While it's vital for every kind of building...
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