Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 2014
The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with p... more The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content.
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Over the last ten years, a growing base of scholarship has examined the impact of bicycle facilit... more Over the last ten years, a growing base of scholarship has examined the impact of bicycle facilities on use. While most of these studies have found positive associations between facilities and use, the vast majority of studies have been cross-sectional in nature. This study addresses the need for more longitudinal research examining the impact of bicycle facilities on use. This study examines the impact of a major investment in new bicycle facilities, the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program in Minneapolis. Since 2005, approximately $25 million has been invested in creating a network of active transportation facilities. This study uses pre- and post-count data at locations around Minneapolis to examine the impact of the program. The study first utilizes ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analysis to investigate broad trends in the bicycle counts. The results of this analysis were then used to provide guidance for building individual growth models which account for correlat...
While Jane Jacobs' frontal assault on "modern planning" is now over forty years old, communities ... more While Jane Jacobs' frontal assault on "modern planning" is now over forty years old, communities around the United States are still struggling to deal with the legacy of modernist interventions that dramatically altered the historic urban form and culture of their downtowns. In the worst cases, whole zones were transformed into nearly unusable space. Reintegrating these lost spaces into the urban fabric is one of the most significant challenges of urban planners and designers today. Chapter 1: An Overview of Lost Space This chapter presents an overview of the literature relating to the urban design concept known as lost space. The chapter surveys relevant literature from urban design scholars as well as urban historians to present a comprehensive portrait of this significant negative landscape typology. 1 The following table lists the wide variety of authors that have coined terms to describe this phenomenon.
Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 2014
One of the central strategies employed by the City of New Orleans to address the challenge of dis... more One of the central strategies employed by the City of New Orleans to address the challenge of disaster recovery after Hurricane Katrina was a place-based strategy of targeted investments. This strategy sought to address the twin challenges of the punctuated disaster from Katrina and the slow-motion disaster of economic decline that pre-dated the storm. We analyze the key components of the geographic targeting program in New Orleans through a case study of a particular target in the Gentilly planning district of the city. The goal of the process was to utilize reinvigorated places to both encourage community reinvestment and deal with the underlying challenge of rebuilding in a more resilient manner. Target-area resources were never fully translated into dedicated resources for project implementation. We find that weak implementation and management capacity significantly limited the effectiveness of the targeting program in meeting place-based goals.
Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 2014
One of the central strategies employed by the City of New Orleans to address the challenge of dis... more One of the central strategies employed by the City of New Orleans to address the challenge of disaster recovery after Hurricane Katrina was a place-based strategy of targeted investments. This strategy sought to address the twin challenges of the punctuated disaster from Katrina and the slow-motion disaster of economic decline that pre-dated the storm. We analyze the key components of the geographic targeting program in New Orleans through a case study of a particular target in the Gentilly planning district of the city. The goal of the process was to utilize reinvigorated places to both encourage community reinvestment and deal with the underlying challenge of rebuilding in a more resilient manner. Target-area resources were never fully translated into dedicated resources for project implementation. We find that weak implementation and management capacity significantly limited the effectiveness of the targeting program in meeting place-based goals.
Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 2014
The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with p... more The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content.
This Dissertation is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by ... more This Dissertation is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by ScholarWorks@UNO with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this Dissertation in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/ or on the work itself.
Over the last ten years, a growing base of scholarship has examined the impact of bicycle facilit... more Over the last ten years, a growing base of scholarship has examined the impact of bicycle facilities on use. While most of these studies have found positive associations between facilities and use, the vast majority of studies have been cross-sectional in nature. This study addresses the need for more longitudinal research examining the impact of bicycle facilities on use. This study examines the impact of a major investment in new bicycle facilities, the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program in Minneapolis. Since 2005, approximately $25 million has been invested in creating a network of active transportation facilities. This study uses pre- and post-count data at locations around Minneapolis to examine the impact of the program. The study first utilizes ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analysis to investigate broad trends in the bicycle counts. The results of this analysis were then used to provide guidance for building individual growth models which account for correlat...
While Jane Jacobs' frontal assault on "modern planning" is now over forty years old, communities ... more While Jane Jacobs' frontal assault on "modern planning" is now over forty years old, communities around the United States are still struggling to deal with the legacy of modernist interventions that dramatically altered the historic urban form and culture of their downtowns. In the worst cases, whole zones were transformed into nearly unusable space. Reintegrating these lost spaces into the urban fabric is one of the most significant challenges of urban planners and designers today. Chapter 1: An Overview of Lost Space This chapter presents an overview of the literature relating to the urban design concept known as lost space. The chapter surveys relevant literature from urban design scholars as well as urban historians to present a comprehensive portrait of this significant negative landscape typology. 1 The following table lists the wide variety of authors that have coined terms to describe this phenomenon.
Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 2014
One of the central strategies employed by the City of New Orleans to address the challenge of dis... more One of the central strategies employed by the City of New Orleans to address the challenge of disaster recovery after Hurricane Katrina was a place-based strategy of targeted investments. This strategy sought to address the twin challenges of the punctuated disaster from Katrina and the slow-motion disaster of economic decline that pre-dated the storm. We analyze the key components of the geographic targeting program in New Orleans through a case study of a particular target in the Gentilly planning district of the city. The goal of the process was to utilize reinvigorated places to both encourage community reinvestment and deal with the underlying challenge of rebuilding in a more resilient manner. Target-area resources were never fully translated into dedicated resources for project implementation. We find that weak implementation and management capacity significantly limited the effectiveness of the targeting program in meeting place-based goals.
Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 2014
One of the central strategies employed by the City of New Orleans to address the challenge of dis... more One of the central strategies employed by the City of New Orleans to address the challenge of disaster recovery after Hurricane Katrina was a place-based strategy of targeted investments. This strategy sought to address the twin challenges of the punctuated disaster from Katrina and the slow-motion disaster of economic decline that pre-dated the storm. We analyze the key components of the geographic targeting program in New Orleans through a case study of a particular target in the Gentilly planning district of the city. The goal of the process was to utilize reinvigorated places to both encourage community reinvestment and deal with the underlying challenge of rebuilding in a more resilient manner. Target-area resources were never fully translated into dedicated resources for project implementation. We find that weak implementation and management capacity significantly limited the effectiveness of the targeting program in meeting place-based goals.
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