feed your brain: walkability
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FEED YOUR BRAIN
30 examples at street level
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Some streets are impossible to walk…
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…others are just plain boring.
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Yet others offer visual vitality…
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…that feed our psyche…
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…and increase our motivation to walk.
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EXAMPLES:
visual vitality
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Take a seat! 1 Campus Martius, Detroit Robson St., Vancouver
outside Whitney Museum, Cardboard Beach, New York Toronto
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“Nepenthes” Dan Corson Portland, Oregon
2 Solar-powered landmarks photo: Dan Corson website
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“Urban Hydrology” (carved granite) Fernanda D'Agostino 6th Street Transit Mall, Portland, Oregon
Diatoms on the swales 3
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Busker wildlife 4
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BUSKER BAROMETER
ordinary
unique characters
The Violin Monster Zachary Storey Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Mural by Uber5000 Kensington Market Toronto, Ontario
Crazy-happy laneway murals 5
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“Inside/Out” temporary display from Detroit Institute of Arts on Liberty St., Ann Arbor, Michigan
Boundary-free art museums 6
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Aspirational statements “Keep Portland Weird” Dante’s Portland, Oregon
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“Woodpecker Column” Fastwurms Toronto Convention Centre
Supersized wildlife 8 “The Birds” (18’ sparrow) Myfanwy MacLeod Vancouver, British Columbia
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“PAUSE” Exploratorium with Gehl Architects Market Street, San Francisco, CA
9 Experiments in interactivity
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Portland, Oregon and Detroit, Michigan 10 Small business personalities
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Milonga Al Fresco Michigan Argentine Tango Club Regent’s Plaza Ann Arbor, Michigan
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12 Heidelberg Project Tyree Guyton & Friends Detroit, Michigan
Signature streets
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Links to the past Plaza walkway on former industrial lands Olympic Village Site Vancouver, British Columbia 13
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Temporary installations “Balloon Forest” 100in1day Toronto, Ontario 14
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Supersized plant life “Sonic Bloom” Dan Corson Seattle, Washington
15 “The Silicon Forest” Brian Borello Portland, Oregon
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Socio-economic reflection 16 Heidelberg Project Tyree Guyton Detroit , Michigan
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Art from memories and detritus 17 Heidelberg Project Tyree Guyton Detroit , Michigan
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artist: Moses Kofi Kensington Market Toronto, Ontario
Assembly-line escapees 18
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Below grade parking Pearl District Portland, Oregon
Ventilation with vitality 19
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20 Irresistible interactive sculpture “Endover” Tony Rosenthal Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Designed by students of B. F. Day School Fremont, Seattle, Washington
Pavement patterns 21
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Sea Life Skate Stops Rincon Park, Embarcadero San Francisco, California
Functional artistry 22
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"Uniform Measure/Stack“ Stephen Cruise Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
District art 23
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Bus Stop Seating Woodward Avenue, DDOT Detroit, Michigan
Gestures of civic kindness 24
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Croft Lane Toronto, Ontario Garage door commentary 25
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Faces in the ‘hood 26 Heidelberg Project Tyree Guyton Detroit , Michigan
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“Man in the City” Project John Sauve Detroit, Michigan
Reasons to look up 27 blue bear of La Brea Avenue West Hollywood, CA
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Mirvish Village Markham Street Toronto, Ontario
One of a kind streets 28
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Astute architectural color 29 Dan Tel Aviv Hotel Yaacov Agam Tel Aviv, Israel
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Detroit, Michigan and Toronto, Ontario Presence of youth 30
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Is your walk mean…or motivating?
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Nature is essential, but cities need art and artistry.
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Could your street use more visual vitality…
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to feed hungry brains?
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Sharon VanderKaay
@svkaay
vanderpalette.com