Transport Planning Placemaking Time to Change the World

Transport Planning & Placemaking Time to Change the World Chris Allan ITS – November 2017

“If you plan for traffic and cars, you get traffic and cars. If you plan for people and places, you get people and places. ” – Fred Kent “It is difficult to design a space that will not attract people. What is remarkable is how often this has been accomplished. ” – William H Whyte One World Trade Center New York, New York Placeshaping November 24, 2020 Page 3

Transport & Place Cheonggyecheon River, Seoul

Transport & Placemaking draws on many Disciplines Transport & Movement Planning & Development – Traffic, Congestion & Motorcars – Freight & Distribution – Public Transport – Active Travel – – Planning & Land Use Licensing Waste, Power & Utilities Data Management & Analysis Noise & Acoustics Architecture Landscaping Air Quality Parks, Play & Recreation City Safety Event Management Health & Wellness – Branding & Image – Understanding & Data – – – – Policy & Implementation Research Market Research – Co-ordination & Strategy – Integration & Behaviour – Policy, Regulation & Compliance Placeshaping November 24, 2020 Page 8

Andres Duany “The problem with planning is that it has been overtaken by mathematical models - traffic density, impact assessment, public costs, etc. - discarding common sense and empirical observation. ” One World Trade Center New York, New York Placeshaping November 24, 2020 Page 9

A Reading Primer Websites Blogs – – – Copenhagenize – A View from the Cycle Path – As Easy as Riding a Bike Project for Public Space Planetizen City. Lab City. Metric Happy City Lab Books – William H Whyte – The Social Life of Streets – Jane Jacobs – The Death and Life of Great American Cities – Jan Gehl – Cities for People, Life Between Buildings – – – – – Colin Ellard – Places of the Heart Charles Montgomery – Happy City Anthony Townsend – Smart Cities Taras Grescoe – Straphanger Michael Batty – The New Science of Cities Andy Merrifield – The New Urban Question F. Kaid Benfield – People Habitat Frank Tonkiss – Cities by Design Jeff Speck – Walkable City Peter Walker – Bike Nation: How Cycling Can Save the World Placeshaping November 24, 2020 Page 10

Thank You Chris Allan christopher. allan@aecom. com