Housing for Cars? or Housing for People? a spatial demonstration

by Todd Boulanger, Urbane Streets urbane.streets@gmail.com

Background:

A simple visual demonstration of the area needed to provide a single person with resting space (SRO) versus storing a private car.

The original photo study was completed during 2002 after the parking structure opened.

A dry place to rest…for?

Housing for Cars?…or

or…Housing for People?

or…Housing for People?

or…Housing for People?

or…Housing for People?

or…Housing for People?

or…Housing for People?

or…Housing for People?

or..Housing for People?

Housing for People? or Cars?

What to do? Who should rest here?

Before this parking garage there was an SRO on site…

Which form of housing do you choose to invest in?

In the end, remember that density does not equal vitality.

URBAN STREETS PO Box 61542

Vancouver WA 98666 360-852-9177

urbane.streets@gmail.com

Contact:

Making urban spaces into urbane places.