public spaces in center city
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Public Spaces in Center CityTRANSCRIPT
PUBLIC SPACES
in CENTER CITY
by
Deng-Shun ChangJohn Paul MacDuffle Woodburn
Table of ContentI. Public Space GuideII. Routes to Public SpacesIII. StencilsIV. Direction of Creating Your Own Public Spaces
Current Public Space
Space for general use that are free for anyone to use, these include open spaces.
Public Space Guide
Cleanliness
Absence of bad smells, dirt, and rubbish.
Public Space Guide
People Watching
Observation and study of people with the naked eye or through a visual enhancement device.
Public Space Guide
Benches
Objects, with or without a backrest that seat several persons.
Public Space Guide
Trash Cans
Bins that are able to hold rubbish for the public sector that are paid for by the community.
Public Space Guide
Shade Trees
Perennial woody plant of considerable size with a single trunk.
Public Space Guide
Lawn / Grass
Ground covered with narrow-leaved green herbage.
Public Space Guide
Public Space GuideRain Cover
Structure that provides protection from danger, or weather, without the regularcomforts of home.
Bicycle Parking
Act or practice of temporarily leaving a bicycle in a certain location.
Public Space Guide
Free WiFi
Pro-gratis oscillating transmitters that broadcast and receive data within a few hundred feet.
Public Space Guide
Public Restrooms
A toilet that is available to the populace.
Public Space Guide
Vacant Land
Raw earthy ground that is unoccupied and without development.
Public Space Guide
25th
23th
18th
15th
12th
5th
3rd
Fron
t
Col
umbu
sC
olum
bus
PinePine
Lombard
Spruce
LocustLocust
WalnutWalnut
Sansom
Chestnut Chestnut
Market Market
JFK
Arch Arch
Cherry Cherry
Race Race
8th
Public Space Guide
Routes to Public Spaces
PINE
LOCUST
17th
BRO
AD
13 th
CHESTNUT
WALNUT
SPRUCE
The route to public spaces map is designed to engage the populace in thinking more deeply about the nature of public spaces, place where people go to congregate, relax or pass the time. • What is a public space? • Are they always planned, like parks and benches, or can
they be more spontaneous like street corners or tree-planters?
• Do public spaces need to be more frequent in populated areas?
• What kind of locations should they occupy? These are just a few of the questions that arise from this guide.
By using the stencils, one is able to direct the public with their own unique route to current public spaces or indicate spaces that one feels should belong to the public. These indicators intend to awaken an exploration into the broader idea of public space. One may be pro-voked to think that there are not enough public spaces or feel that they have not been using less conventional spaces to their full potential.
Stencil a path or walk along an already stenciled path. Move through the city with purpose, as you contemplate and break out of your presumed constraints. Let these repurposed spac-es thrive among the populace and transform the rigidities of the city to encourage a paradigm shift that is organic and natural in its new adaptation.
Stencils
Direction of Creating Your Own Public Spaces
A
B
CA
BC
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