Monday, March 2, 2009

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Project:

Downtown and community core revitalization, and sustainable community planning. Why should we plan more densely, with mixed uses and live-work areas.

Method:

1. Research the official community plan, as well as the North Shore, and Downtown community plans. Study the steps that have been taken, as well as the future plan for revitalization of neighborhoods in Kamloops.

2. Research academic sources in the topics of sustainable city planning, new urbanism, containment, as well as case studies of other succesful city plans.

3. Why is it good to use space for multiple uses, and what can the city do to incorporate more of this in the city plans?

4. Does designing more densely really make a neighborhood centre more efficient.

5. What steps can be taken to revive the core of Kamloops above the measures that have already been taken.

6. Is it a good idea to design cities with a priority to people, rather than vehicles?

7. Determine the pros and cons of live-work zoning and buildings in Kamloops.

8. To determine if there is zoning in Kamloops for live-work buildings, and good locations within the city that could be zoned to allow this

9. Determine a forecast of what the city core would be like with more zoning for live-work areas.

10. Would live-work buildings contribute to sustainable neighbourhood plans in Kamloops.


Special Problems:

1. Kamloops has a huge area to population ratio. The sparse population could cause problems for city core revitalization or live-work areas.

2. There has been a mini boom in Kamloops in the last few years. Construction in the city might not conform to the plans intended to accomodate for this.

Academic Sources:
  1. British Columbia Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (1994). State of Sustainability
  2. Akundi, A. J., Artibise, A., Jodre, T. E., Mumphrey Jr., K. M., & Wagner, F. W. (2005). Revitalizing the City.
  3. Talen, E. (2005). New Urbanism and American Planning
  4. Kirdar, U. (1997). Cities Fit for People
  5. Haughton, G., & Hunter, C. (1994) Sustainable Cities.
  6. Benello, C., Swann, R., & Turnbull, S. (1997). Building Sustainable Communities.
  7. Urban Land Institute (2006). Creating Walking Places: Compact Mixed-Use Solutions.
  8. Teaford, J. C. (2006). The Metropolitan Revolution.
  9. Rusk, D. (1995). Cities Without Suburbs.
  10. Jacobs, J. (1993). The Death and Life of Great American Cities.
  11. Jonas, A., & Wilson, D., (1999). The Urban Growth Machine: Critical Perspectives Two Decades Later.
  12. Ladner, J., (2001). The New Urban Leaders.
  13. Florida, R. (2002). The Rise of the Creative Class: And How it's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life.



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9 comments:

  1. Jill P.March 8, 2009 at 5:02 PM

    Here's a book I came across you might find to be helpful.

    Urban sustainability.Preview Planning, Oct2004, Vol. 70 Issue 9, p47-47, 1/3p; (AN 14447673)

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  2. Ian CummingMarch 14, 2009 at 11:44 AM

    Hey Curt.
    heres a link to a book you may be interested in. i dont care what they say about you, dont let people tell you different.

    http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Revitalizing-Urban-Neighborhoods-Keating-Krumholz-Star/9780700607907-item.html?ref=Search+Books%3a+%2527revitalizing+developments%2527

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  3. nadineschneiderMarch 24, 2009 at 1:09 PM

    Hi Curt,
    I came across a book at the North Kamloops Library you might be interested in.
    It is about Jane Jacobs, and since we talked about her in 240, I thought that this book might help you with the new urbanism part of your project.

    Here is the address for the library page so that you can place a hold

    http://webopac.tnrdlib.bc.ca/webOpac/results5.php?titleid=402180&graph=Y

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  4. Mark WilsonMarch 27, 2009 at 1:15 PM

    Hey, Curt, since our topics are similar, most of my sources probably apply for yours as well.

    The two that I've been through so far that you'd like are Urban Sprawl: A Comprehensive Reference Guide by David C. Soule and The Smart Growth Toolkit from Smart Growth BC. They're all yours now that I'm done with them.

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  5. Daniel NelsonMarch 28, 2009 at 12:55 PM

    hey man my uncle is a contractor/real estate agent in the lower mainland, he would probably have some good information regarding this topic. Come see me and I will give you his contact info

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  6. CurtMarch 29, 2009 at 1:18 PM

    Thanks for the posts all. Definetely helped out!

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  7. Meghan ThompsonMarch 29, 2009 at 4:18 PM

    Hey Curt,
    Found this book at my roommates parents and thought you might be interested. Its called Urbanization and the Growth of Cities by Neil Larry Shumsky. Its kind of older, its from 1996, but it still has some good information in there. Let me know if you want to have a look.

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  8. Dale ParkesMarch 29, 2009 at 5:09 PM

    Any thesis on urbanism should include Jane Jacob's "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" amongst its references. This is in the TRU library. You should also include the book by Richard Florida that we talked about.

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  9. john j mcbrideMarch 29, 2009 at 10:32 PM

    hey kurt,
    I am sure you are sick of reading all these books on urbanism so i found you a documentary on new urbanism and new pedestrianism that sounds like it would be informative and entertaining. It is called 'New Urban Cowboy: Toward a New Pedestrianism'. You should see if you can get it in the library or download it somewhere online, even though it is illegal... its in the name of science so it should ok.

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