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Diigo Bookmarks 05/07/2008 (a.m.): 4 from Christopher Hume

May 6, 2008 at 5:33 pm | In cities, urbanism | 4 Comments

• In praise of the lost art of strolling, by Christopher Hume (Toronto Star) – Annotated

  Last (so far) in what almost amounts to a series of articles on the importance to a true urban fabric of sidewalks and pedestrians. Hume adds some interesting speculation around Modernism’s aversion to mingling/ chance encounters.

  tags: thestar, christopher_hume, pedestrians, flaneur, toronto

• City needs to put its foot down, by Christopher Hume (Toronto Star)

  This article, linked to the other Apr.26 piece in terms of theme and championing the idea that sidewalks (& therefore pedestrians) are key to a good urban fabric, tackles the question of planning & design. Too much is individual project driven, vs. falling into place as part of an overall sense of what the city should be.

  tags: thestar, pedestrians, infrastructure, toronto, urban_design, christopher_hume

• A flaneur’s lament for the sidewalk, by Christopher Hume (Toronto Star) – Annotated

  Together with 2 other articles (Apr.26 and May 3), a nice trilogy in praise of walking and pedestrian rights.

  tags: thestar, flaneur, pedestrians, infrastructure, christopher_hume, toronto

• Roads, bridges, sewers: Essential but not sexy, by Christopher Hume (Toronto Star)

  Hume’s article is about Ontario/ Toronto, but what he says applies to every major city across Canada. Of great interest: that AFPs or P3s translate to 15% involvement of private funding, not more.

  tags: thestar, christopher_hume, municipal_funding, infrastructure, toronto