Here's some 'Place Ideas' received from others... what do you think?
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Tiffany P's ideaposted 16th February 2009, 1:22pm
do something! you may not agree with the waterfront proposal but hey its something! its unbelievable (not to mention tragic) that a city like perth has not been able to engage with the river - what an opportunity!
Zane H's ideaposted 4th January 2010, 5:30pm
"I’ve always seen the park bench as a good metaphor for good urban space. You sit on them, you fall in love on them, you eat your sandwiches on them, you get drunk on them, you carve your name and your girlfriend’s name on them…” (Andrew Shoben, director of UK collective Greyworld)
Urban Designers around the world argue that the park bench is a good metaphor for good urban spaces. Jan Gehl’s Public Space Public Life research revealed that Perth has increased its cafe chair seats by 74% since 1993. Improvements to our streetscapes since the initial report have been fundamental to the increasing number of people enjoying Perth’s streets.
Have a look at my FORM Blog post at:
http://www.form.net.au/blog/archive/2010/01/place-activation-meeting-places-seating-spaces.
Lets discuss some ideas to enhance our small meeting places.