Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Monday, December 19, 2011

Public Space Report Card from the University of British Columbia

I am a fan of inventories and surveys as a way to structure our approaches to revitalization:

- Litter Survey Form, Keep Australia Beautiful
- Problem Property Audit Form, University of Memphis
- Community Design Assessment, National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Urban Design Evaluation Tool & Glossary of Terms, Design Advocacy Group, Philadelphia
- Place Game, Project for Public Spaces.
- Neighborhood active/healthy design checklist, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
- Pedestrian Road Safety Audit, Federal Highway Adminstration

The Public Space Report Card from the University of British Columbia is a worthy addition to this list.

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