The same is true of the Jamaica Way in Boston. Additionally, its curvy
nature was supposed to provide a natural slowing effect. That part
didn't work out quite so well -- it's generally perceived as a great
vehicular slalom course.
Lately, I've also started seeing a lot of research that
Rob:
I've been an IxD professional for more than 10 years and an amateur
urban planning geek for many years as well. In grad school I took
some architecture and planning classes to fill out my IxD and overall
tech experience in preparation for working in this area.
It's odd that you bring this
I know this is more an emotional design example but I think it is a
good example:
Transmission, by George Walker, is a proposal to insert a
transmitter into the road at the site of each non-motorist
(pedestrians or cyclists) fatality, communicating the name of the
person killed and the number of
Hi Rob,
Not so much an answer to your question, but instead another interesting
example :)
I don't know if you are familiar with the work of the late Hans Monderman,
but if not, you should definitely take a look at his work. Basically, making
things *seem *more dangerous makes drivers slow down
Speaking of Hans Monderman, he's featured in the book Traffic by
Tom Vanderbilt, which is a great and fun to read book that talks a
lot about the human factors of driving. It made me think of how the
lessons of interaction design could be applied to the design of
intersections and roundabouts.
You might be interested in CityID's work:
http://www.cityid.co.uk/
Particularly their Journey PDF:
http://www.cityid.co.uk/Images/City ID journey.pdf
And this follow-up post in Creative Review (Designing a Legible
City):
http://bit.ly/RcKn0
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Hi all,
Great responses!
You've given me lots of resources, books links - will keep me out of trouble
for a while.
No less important, is the way to approach the relevant authorities. Really
important to find the right person who understands and is prepared to
champion the issues (basically: the
Rob,
Checkout this recent post on Adaptive Path's blog. It's regarding a
city planning project where the designers used a use of concept to
communicate their idea to their stakeholders.
http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2009/07/05/use-of-concept-the-best-proof-of-concept/
Oh and if you're
Since we're swapping links about improving the experience of cities, I'll
say:
- I'm fond of the Project for Public Spaces: http://www.pps.org/
- One great expression of PPS at work is the Chicago site:
http://www.placemakingchicago.com/
- Might be worth looking at the Cleveland Urban Design
On 22-Jul-09, at 6:08 AM, Rob Epstein wrote:
One would expect town planners and similar roles to be well versed in
usability, but as we see in our cities, public transportation and so
on,
this is not always so.
I think you'll find planners to be very well-versed in these concepts,
I'd argue that the whole thing is an interface, not just intersections.
For example, did you know that the M4 motorway in the UK was designed not to
have any straight sections? The idea was to force drivers to maintain a
certain level of alertness and activity, to avoid zoning out as they might
I'd argue that the whole thing is an interface, not just
intersections.
Indeed. And I'd also add that it's not just about the design of
the driving experience, but also of the entire urban experience
(being a pedestrian, being a cyclist, using public spaces, etc.).
This is sometimes referred
Has anyone provided UX / usability services to a city or local council,
regarding:
- Road / sidewalk design and maintenance
- Road signs - locations, standards, maintenance
- Navigation signs - to local sites, main roads, points of interest
- Traffic calming
- Pedestrian crossings
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Subject: [IxDA Discuss] City experience
Has anyone provided UX / usability services to a city or local council,
regarding:
- Road / sidewalk design
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To: Rob Epstein robinepst...@gmail.com; disc...@ixda.org
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 10:55:00 AM
Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] City experience
That's a very intriguing set of questions there! No experience but my
curiosity is piqued!
How could you re-design a road (or pavement
Here's an example from Minneapolis where the two terminals at MSP
airport (as well as the signs directing freeway traffic to the
airport) are being relabeled (at tremendous cost) because the current
labels are uninformative. Currently the airport's two terminals are
labeled Lindberg and Humphrey,
S. Zolna, Ph.D.
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*From:* Gregor Kiddie gkid...@inpses.co.uk
*To:* Rob Epstein robinepst...@gmail.com; disc...@ixda.org
*Sent:* Tuesday, July 21, 2009 10:55:00 AM
*Subject:* Re: [IxDA Discuss] City experience
That's a very intriguing set of questions
Christopher,
Another classic - and typical issue. So how do we get the message across to
the people responsible???
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Christopher Monnier monn0...@umn.eduwrote:
Here's an example from Minneapolis where the two terminals at MSP
airport (as well as the signs
I saw the following article in Slate on roundabouts (and the cultural
aversion to them in the US) which may provide some starting points for
you; the hyperlinks are very good as well.
http://www.slate.com/id/2223035/
roundabouts are safer than traditional intersections for a simple
Anthony, some good links.
My city has a well-known road safety issue. My real challenge is simply
getting the authorities to acknowledge they have a problem - and hire me!
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 9:52 PM, Anthony Hempell ahemp...@telus.net wrote:
I saw the following article in Slate on
I have a friend who went to school for Urban Planning.
She was required to take multiple design classes.
On Jul 21, 2009, at 11:28 AM, Rob Epstein wrote:
Christopher,
Another classic - and typical issue. So how do we get the message
across to
the people responsible???
On Tue, Jul 21,
Hi Rob,
Your first post sounded like you are pitching for work, but now you
come across as a concerned citizen.
Specifically to your last post, I'd check what standards they are
referring to. Standards bodies aren't always well funded and
therefore aren't able to update standards as regularly.
Reading your questions again, you're really asking the kinds of things
that would be taken on by an urban planning department; which would
have most likely people who specialized in urban land use planning
(public spaces and design requirements/restrictions on private spaces)
or an urban
Personally I find the issues of design in transportation equally
fascinating. But I share Jonathan's skepticism about using this as a means
of getting contracts, at least in the short term.
First, cities need to figure out they have a problem on their own. They have
citizens shouting opinions
Hi Rob,
Maybe Life between Buildings and The Death and Life of Great American
Cities will be interesting to you, ( both could be found from amazon).
Cheers,
-- Jarod
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 6:29 PM, Rob Epstein robinepst...@gmail.com wrote:
Has anyone provided UX / usability services to a
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