Great Streets
This post falls under the "help lights shine brighter" category.
On the blog Bike Year, I ran across an architect's view of streets. What caught my attention was the term "pedestrian nostalgia", loosely defined as that good feeling we remember about being able to walk everywhere. What kept my attention (besides the 47 comments) was getting into the head of someone who designs these spaces for a living.
The author describes a meeting held to discuss the importance of green spaces and how bureaucracies can be worked to make the green space a reality. It turned into a disappointing meeting, but several good points were brought out:
- Are streets for people or for cars?
- College campuses as the ultimate human-scaled living spaces.
- What makes a great street, and especially, how is community fostered?
The article takes a pedestrian's perspective, but the discussion is completely appropriate for cyclists as well. The comments move the discussion forward into other interesting nooks and crannies.
This is my photo offering for the day. This is the entrance to the Lullwater Conservation Park. It makes a good example of a space with human scale.
Commute Summary
Round Trip Distance: 15.0
Number of Cyclists seen: 13
In-bound Route: Lullwater/PATH
Out-bound Route: Highland Automotive to pick up the car
Weather: Sunny, dry, warm
I got a kick out of showing up at the automotive shop on a bike. The car needed some work and my wife was busy so I picked up the car on my way home. Reminds me of the days when I kept a bike in the back of the car in case the car broke down.
This morning before I left the house, I kept getting calls that kept me near the home computer. It was getting close to lunch time and I was considering just working from home, but I really wanted to get outside on my bike. I should probably post this separately: a guy who could have been working from home, but decided to go into the office because he enjoys his commute so much.
Labels: citycycling, counting-cyclists, panorama, pedestrians, shine-brighter
posted by Jett @ 7:08 PM
3 comments
3 Comments:
You could have just taken a ride during your lunch break and skipped the whole office thing.
When I ride to work, I often want to get out of the office and take a quick spin at noon.
Hey Dan, I like that idea. The Georgia Tech campus and Piedmont Park are a short distance from my office. During the summer I might break a sweat and if I don't break a sweat, I might not come back.
The reward may be worth the risk ;-).
Another great photo ... though this one looks familiar ,did you post it previously? Or did I just read this post without commenting on it?
"A guy who could have been working from home, but decided to go into the office because he enjoys his commute so much." -- this has happened to me, too. My commute is an argument in favor of going in to work, not against.
Fascinating "architect's view of the streets" post. Thanks for the link.
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