I analysed the Local Plan, which lays out what happens development wise in the next 15 years. It's a mess. Here is a map of what I discovered in the 1,290-page report.
PS - this includes an embarrassing number of typos etc and there may be other errors. Anyhoo...
development-wise
I work at a mapping company and wanted to see where the Palisades rebuild is actually happening, lot by lot.
Green is a destroyed lot with a rebuild permit; teal is a destroyed lot with none found.
How it was counted:
What it can't tell you:
The permits cluster in the Palisades grid; the canyons and the coast toward Malibu are mostly teal.
If you live there, does this match what you're seeing in the rebuild live?
I was thinking about ways to make bus lanes more popular with cities and I was wondering how effective it would be to have a lane that anyone can enter but woth a toll and busses can use for free.
Governments might prefer this if it adds revanue and there would be reduced traffic on it that might be effective enough to make it more practical for busses than normal lanes.
Would this actually be an effective approach and have there been any real life instances of this?
Walk through enough new plazas, museums, and brand spaces and you start noticing the same problem. the architecture photographs well but the experience on the ground feels flat. people drift, hesitate, or just pass through without any real connection to the place.
The projects that stick with you usually look at movement, pacing and atmosphere as seriously as the facade. just saw some of the cultural and brand destination work BRC web has done and the difference is clear, the layout itself guides people, tries to create moments. and it makes the space feel intentional instead of just open.
Good urban and cultural design shouldn’t need a map or a screen to explain itself. when the physical environment does its job, people remember the place long after they leave. most new developments still haven’t caught up to that imo.
Hi everyone,
I am planning to apply for a program in Urban placemaking at Pratt this coming Fall. In the application, there is an option to submit a portfolio or work sample, but it is not required.
For some background, I majored in Anthropology, and I have worked as a volunteer coordinator for several years, meaning I do not have a lot of stuff that I might put in the portfolio that is related to Urban Design.
Should I start working on some projects that I could put into a portfolio, or do you think that it is actually optional, and I can just submit a normal application and have a shot at getting in?