Pedestrian Village

done by: HalaSobhiSkaik Supervisor: Dr. faridAl-qeeq contents Definition • A pedestrian village is a compact, pedestrian-oriented neighborhood or town, with a mixed-use village center, Shared-use lanes for pedestrians and those using bicycles, Segways, wheelchairs, and other small rolling conveyances that do not use internal combustion engines. Generally, these lanes are in front of the houses and businesses, and streets for motor vehicles are always at the rear. Some pedestrian villages might be nearly car-free with cars either hidden below the buildings or on the periphery of the village. • Venice, Italy is essentially a pedestrian village with canals Conditions must be achieved in pedestrian streets Main pedestrian streets kinds • Public: on safety movement between homes, shops, work places. • Children: between schools and homes • Elderly people: on small picnic for sport. • Entertainment areas: shopping, parks. Criteria affects on pedestrian streets design Goals of pedestrian village To create usable, attractive pedestrian open spaces what ever possible. To increase the use of landscaping, street furniture, ornamental paving, awnings and similar enviromentalelements that are designed to serve the convenience of pedestrians. (cont.) Goals of pedestrian village To provide attractive and convenient pedestrian facilities To provide safer four-way stop intersections access Achieve visual simplicity and continuity within puplicrights-of-way and adjacent private pedestrian areas there are improvements that could be made with Pedestrian Villages: – Formal, tree-lined pedestrian lanes, 12’ to 15’wide, that connect to plazas, amenities, water features, and a neighborhood or village center. These lanes are texture coded. They have a smooth portion for rolling conveyances (bicycles, Segways, wheelchairs, skates, etc) and a textured portion for pedestrians. – Cars and motorcycles are only allowed at the rear of all houses and businesses, on attractive, tree-lined streets with sidewalks. – Carriage houses are encouraged on the rear street, for aesthetics and lower-cost housing. – Solar energy, where feasible, both on rooftops, and in solar parks. – Public transit need only connect one village center to another, with stops in-between. – Village centers have higher density housing, and a wide range of businesses, offices, and attractions including water features (e.g. beach, public pool, river-front and/or man-made lake. Pedestrian environment Crosswalks and paving • Using decprativebrick paving stones in crosswalks and parking areas anhancesthe pedestrian nature of the village • The surface is attractive sturdy enough for vehicular use & comfortable for pedestrians • Concrete or asfaltas decorative paving stones encourage privately-pwnedparking areas & drive ays.. The ‘cobble’shape in a riddish broothcolor should be used for the field sidewalks Directories Street Furniture • Its by using decorative elements of the streetscape such as: Steel Furniture Benches • There must be a variety of bench styles • Tow types: - Structurally integrated into landscaping and wall feature - Free-standing benches to the pedestrian areas around the building Trash Cans • The trash can design uses the same material and styles as the benchese cans are round with a flat top, and durably made of wood slates with a black metal frame. • Trash Enclosures: All grebeagedumpsters are required to be enclosed and screened from public view Telephone Enclosures Bicycle Facilities New Pedestrianism • New Pedestrianism, is a more ecology and pedestrian-oriented branch of the New Urbanism movement that began in the early1990s. • New Urbanism is primarily a revival of the old, pre-World War II urbanism commonly seen before World War II. • Traditional urbanism included multi-tiered, cohesive communities with a rich tapestry of beloved buildings and institutions. • New Urbanism revives the compact, walkabledowntowns that included a mix of commercial and residential mixed-use. Storefronts are built close to the sidewalk, separated from the street with formal plantingsof trees along streets properly scaled to pedestrians. Town squares, pocket parks, and other amenities enliven the public spaces Typical front view of house from Street view at rear of house, showing pedestrian lane "carriage house" and formal garden gate • New Pedestrianism takes all this a few steps further. Under New Urbanism - there is usually a street in front and an alley in back. This is great for cars, but awful for pedestrians and cyclists. - With New Pedestrianism, the alley in back is replaced with a serviceable, attractive tree-lined street along which one can find carriage houses (with garages below and housing above). - The street in front is turned into a tree-linedpedestrian lane that functions like a linear park thus increasing the charm and value of all properties. - Pedestrian Villages provide for equal but separate networks for pedestrian/cyclists and cars 1. PEDESTRIAN LANES: Minimum 12’wide in front of all homes and businesses. The lane includes at least 7’of smooth pavement for rolling conveyances like bicycles, Segways, skates, and wheelchairs, and a textured walkway at least 5’wide indicates pedestrian use. 2. STREETS: Every house and business has a street for automobile access at the rear, with the exception of the bungalow court, which has convenient off-street and on- street automobile access. • VILLAGE CENTER: There are restaurants with a shared village plaza for lakeside dining. Mixed-use ground floor units can be offices, shops, live- work spaces, art studios, or other uses. Apartments are available on the second floor to provide a 24-hour presence. The dynamic village center is packed with amenities, services, recreation, and community spirit. 4. SCALED DENSITY: Density is generally higher toward the center so that most people live within a short walk. 5. HOUSING: There is a wide range of housing: 1. Katrina style cottages from 400-800 sq. ft. 2. Bungalows with 2-4 bedrooms. 3. Estate homes on larger lots. 4. Townhouses 5. Apartments or condominiums above the commercial buildings. 6. Carriage houses or guest cottages: 350- 600 sq. 6. LAKE: A constant level lake is created in the lowest part of the development. Businesses and homes front Lakeview trail, a one-mile long tree-lined pedestrian lane around the lake. Cars or streets are generally not visible from Lakeview trail or any other pedestrian lane. 7. RECHARGE POND: A large filtration system buried beneath the variable-level Willow Pond pumps filtered water into waterfalls on the main lake. 8. STORM WATER: Storm water runoff from parking lots and major roads goes into the recharge pond for filtering before being pumped back into the lake through waterfalls. 9. WATER RECREATION: Clear, filtered water is pumped from below the recharge pond is at a near constant 72 degrees, the same as the average annual air temperature in this part of Texas.. 10. NATURE PRESERVES and PARKS: The existing deciduous woods will be augmented with palmettos and palms. The entire pedestrian lane system functions like a linear park with connections to formal parks, squares, plazas, fountains, greenbelts, and the water features. Elements should be achieved: WATER SUPPLY IRRIGATION GREENBELTS CONNECTIVITY ENERGY WASTEWATER Case Study Saratoga Village pedestrian enhancements Existing situation •Truck turns will not be affected by proposed medians because textured/decorated pavers will be flush wroadway •In-pavement lights in crosswalk @ Starbucks •Existing cobbles in tree wells to be replaced wplanting, stepping pavers between parking stalls & tree wells •Lighter, warmer tone for proposed integral color concrete •News racks which hinder people from getting out of their cars to be relocated •New planting to be water conserving and drip irrigated, also plant palette will consider colors, tones, & textures •A turnaround is desired in the village, but will not be considered at this time because Caltran’sprohibition of turnarounds within State right of way * Tree up-lights can be phased in over time at existing tree wells • Root upli at proposed Oak tree in the median @ 4th Street will be prevented w/ modern deep watering & root barrier techniques •Connection between creek and street to be enhanced •Provide additional drinking fountains for people and pets •Brick & wrought iron will be considered in streetscape materials palette •Village will not be closed during construction (expected to begin in summer) Current scope Typical bulb-out/intersec on @ 4th street Bulb-out component 1: Low wall with plan ng Bulb-out component 3: Bike racks Bulb-out component 4: Directory Bulb-out component 6: Hanging Baskets Bulb-out component 5: Newsrack Bulb-out component 8: Wood Benches Bulb-out component 9: Pots Bulb-out component 10: Intersec on Paving Bulb-out component 11: In-pavement lighting Bulb-out component 13: Wood Portal Bulb-out component 14: Special Paving Problems in the Gaza city ﺟﺬور اﻟﻤﺸﻜﻠﺔ: ١.اﻷﺳﺒﺎب اﻟﺘﺎرﯾﺨﯿﺔ: اﻋﺘﻤﺪ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﯿﻨﻲ ﻣﻨﺬ اﻟﺘﺎرﯾﺦ ﻋﻠﻰ وﺳﯿﻠﺔ ﺗﻨﻘﻞ أﺳﺎﺳﯿﺔ و ھﻲ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﺎت أو ﻣﺸﯿﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻻﻗﺪام، و ﻗﺪ ﻛﺎن ﺳﺒﺐ ذﻟﻚ ﺻﻐﺮ ﺣﺠﻢ اﻟﻘﻄﺎع و ﺳﮭﻮﻟﺔ اﻟﻮﺻﻮﻟﯿﺔ إﻟﻰ أﻣﺎﻛﻦ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ و اﻟﺰراﻋﺔ ﺑﺴﮭﻮﻟﺔ . ٢. اﻷﺳﺒﺎب اﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﯿﺔ: ﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ أھﻞ ﻏﺰة ﺗﻌﺘﻤﺪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻔﻀﯿﻞ اﺳﺘﺨﺪام وﺳﺎﺋﻞ اﻟﻨﻘﻞ اﻟﺴﺮﯾﻌﺔ ”اﻟﺴﯿﺎرة و اﻟﺪراﺟﺎت اﻟﻨﺎرﯾﺔ “ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻮﺻﻮل إﻟﻰ أﻣﺎﻛﻦ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ و أﻣﺎﻛﻦ اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ ٣. اﻷﺳﺒﺎب اﻟﻤﻨﺎﺧﯿﺔ: ﻣﻨﺎخ ﻣﺪﯾﻨﺔ ﻏﺰة ﺣﺎر ﺟﺎف ﺻﯿﻔﺎ ﻣﻌﺘﺪل ﻣﻤﻄﺮ ﺷﺘﺎء، ھﺬا اﻟﻤﻨﺎخ ﯾﺸﺠﻊ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﺸﻲ ﺷﺘﺎء و ذﻟﻚ ﻻﻋﺘﺪال اﻟﻤﻨﺎخ، أﻣﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻟﻠﺼﯿﻒ ﯾﺼﻌﺐ ﻣﻤﺎرﺳﺔ اﻟﻤﺸﻲ و ذﻟﻚ ﻟﻘﻠﺔ أﻣﺎك ﺗﻮﻓﯿﺮ اﻟﻈﻼل و اﻟﺘﺴﮭﯿﻼت اﻟﻼزﻣﺔ ﻟﺸﻮارع اﻟﻤﺸﺎة . ٤. ﺳﯿﺎﺳﺎت اﻟﺘﺨﻄﯿﻂ: ﻋﺪم ﺗﻄﺒﯿﻖ ﻣﺎ ﯾﺘﻢ اﻗﺮاره ﻓﻲ ﺗﺤﺪﯾﺪ ﻃﺮق اﻟﻤﺸﺎة و ﻋﻤﻞ ﺗﺪرج ھﺮﻣﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺷﻮارع اﻟﻤﺠﺎورة اﻟﺴﻜﻨﯿﺔ Advatagesof pedestrian village How to enhance pedestrianism in Gaza • To plan the existing and make land uses • To increase the environmental elements like trees, street furniture… • To use solar energy • To separate between streets, paves, lanes. • To control the destiny. .

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