Dorset Walkabout 1 Dorset Walkabout Workshop 1 of 2 Mapping what’s within walking distance
Jan 02, 2016
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Dorset Walkabout
Workshop 1 of 2
Mapping what’s within walking distance
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Planning walking routes the roles of the traffic engineer, transport planner and urban
designer
Source: Rethinking Cities Ltd.
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Planning walking routes
Figure grounds
Source: “You are here” - K. Harmon Princeton Architectural Press
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Planning walking routesMasterplans
Source: New London Architecture
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Planning walking routes
Source: New London Architecture
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Planning walking routes what is there already?
Source: Mackett et al. University College London
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Planning walking routesStudy a map
Source: Ordnance Survey: Maps made simple
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Planning walking routesmake a map of your own
Mental Maps
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Mental Maps
Source: “You are here” - K. Harmon Princeton Architectural Press
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Mental Maps all shapes and sizes
Source: “You are here” - K. Harmon Princeton Architectural Press
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Mental Maps from a different standpoint?
Source: “You are here” - K. Harmon Princeton Architectural Press
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Places to go, Things to dofree time play and travel diaries
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Free time play and travel diaries
Source: Rethinking Cities Ltd.
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Free time play and travel diaries
Source: “You are here” - K. Harmon Princeton Architectural Press
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Destination research
Source: Bristol City Council
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Collating all our knowledge
Source: Bristol City Council
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What might we end up with?
Source: Living Streets, New Zealand
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What might we end up with?
Source: Arlington County Commuter Services
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What might we end up with?
Source: Norfolk County Council
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What might we end up with?
Source: City of Geneva, Switzerland
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Next time: Walkabout Workshop
Get out on foot to discover the local neighbourhood
Share what we discover and build a knowledge base
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Wiki - with on-line resourceshttp://dorsetwalkabout.pbworks.com
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Free time play & travel diary
Example from Motcombe Primary School
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Free time play & travel diary
Example from Shaftesbury Secondary School
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Free time play & travel diary
Example from Shaftesbury Secondary School
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Mental map of the local neighbourhood
Example from Abbey Primary School
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Coded map and overlay of the local neighbourhood
Example from Abbey Primary School
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Abbey School Friday 3 July
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Name: ______________________ Date: _________ Time: __________
What is this space called? _______________________
What route did I take to get here? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What can I ...
Smell?See?
Hear? Touch?Taste?
Data record ...
Write down the number of each bit of data in the boxes:Photos
Sounds
Sketches
Notes
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About the space and the route there …Who uses this space?Who do you come here with?Who looks after this space?
What is there?What are the surroundings like?Is there anything missing?Why is this space here?How did it get to be what it is?When can I use/not use it? Why?
How do I get to this space?Is getting there easy? Fun?
Can I get there directly?Can I come here when I want?Do people stop me from coming here?How do I move around in the space?What is the range of this space?
My thoughts …
What do I feel belongs here?Is it comfortable/uncomfortable?
Is it safe/unsafe?What comes to my mind?
What memories do I have of this place?
My senses …What can I see, touch, hear,
smell and taste?
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Assembly Point A - churchyard
• opportunity to try out different senses
• think about 24/7 • times when you might
feel less comfortable in a churchyard
• think about the meanings that people attach to such a place
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On route to Point B
• think about the width of the roads, • the height of surrounding walls and hedges
and how that makes you feel. • think about what uses each of the roads
have • what priority is given to whom and why.
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Assembly Point B - playground
• opportunity to discuss how places are divided up in terms of functions / use
• who uses the space when?
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On route to Point C
• think about the topography - slopes• how that dictates the functions that land is
put to
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Assembly Point C - millennium green
• Why is this placed called this?
• What is the history of
this place? • What’s its purpose?
• Is it a fun place?
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On route to Point A
• Think how the route you take could be made safer for everyone
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Return to school to discuss what you have found