Post on 30-Jul-2015
Urban Planning for the American City
What is Equity?
Is it Enough?
What Does Design Contribute?
Who Participates?
Who Benefits?
Just Cities.a planning and design management practice working with public, private and nonprofit partnerships to reimage, reshape, rebuild and uplift both people and places.
JUSTOUTCOMES
JUSTLYDISTRBUTED
THROUGH
JUSTPROCESSES
a value-based approach to planning & design
toni l. griffin | j. max bond center
toni l. griffin | j. max bond center
SOURCE: Bing Maps
legacy citiesU.S. cities that have lost 20% of their population since their peak population
toni l. griffin | j. max bond center | march 28, 2015
Public Housing
Water & Sewer Authority Federal Center Washington Navy Yard
US-DOT at SEFC
1,500 mixed income housing units
New Marine Barracks and shared playfields
Mixed development incl. 2,000 units and 1.2–1.8 M s.f. office
Renovated Navy Yard and new
waterfront park
Waterfront esplanade and parks
Future site for new Ballpark
Canal Park
toni l. griffin | j. max bond center | march 28, 2015
[collect]
[celebrate] [convey]
toni l. griffin | j. max bond center | march 28, 2015
toni l. griffin | j. max bond center
toni l. griffin | j. max bond center | march 28, 2015
toni l. griffin | j. max bond center | march 28, 2015
toni l. griffin | j. max bond center | march 28, 2015
can we measure design’s impact on urban justice?
Design for the Just City
+ Next Generation
World Class Streets
toni l. griffin | j. max bond center | march 28, 2015
New York City DOT PUBLIC PLAZA PROGAM
Applications are reviewed and evaluated according to the City's strategic goals as presented in PlaNYC and site-specific criteria, including:
①Open space: whether or not the neighborhood lacked open space②Site context: the proposed site's relationship to surrounding land uses and businesses, proximity to transit, the presence of significant view corridors or historic sites, and pedestrian activity
①Community initiative: the extent to which the applicant had developed a community plan, consensus for the site, and garnered local support②Organizational capacity: the extent to which the applicant is willing and able to program activities, maintain, operate and manage the plaza once it is built
•Income eligibility: applicants received additional points for proposals located in neighborhoods that qualify as low- or moderate-income
toni l. griffin | j. max bond center
PHYSICAL CAPITAL
CIVIC CAPITAL
FINANCIAL CAPITAL
toni l. griffin | j. max bond center GEHL|JMBC 2015
Meatpacking District PlazaChelsea, New YorkCorona Plaza
Corona, Queens
the Plazas
toni l. griffin | j. max bond center | march 28, 2015
Desktop ResearchEstablishes Neighborhood, Borough and City Context and ComparativeA number of different sources including:•US Census, American Community Survey, 2013•NYC Department of Health
toni l. griffin | j. max bond center | march 28, 2015
Observational Survey①Pedestrian and Cyclist Traffic②Activity Type③Demographics
No. of surveyors: 15No. of shifts: 42No. of days: 3No. of hours: 164
Intercept Survey①Demographics②Reaction to the plaza ③Reaction to Just City values
No. of surveyors: 13No. of shifts: 26No. of days: 3No. of hours: 100
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Demographic Inclusion & Belonging
Design Facilitates Inclusion & Belonging
Inclusion & Belonging through Public Safety
Neighborhood Ownership
Formal Open Space Ownership
Informal Open Space Ownership
design for the Just Citywhen equity isn’t enough…
Urban Planning for the American City@tonilgriffin
#justcityornotgriffinamericancity@gmail.com