Rethinking Pedestrians
FC-01x Future Cities (1st Run) - Exercise 1 : "Making the Invisible - Visible"
Uploaded on 2014-10-23 by AnXism
**1.** Road infrastructure; Traffic Safety - Street Lights; People - Pedestrians; Produce and other goods being sold by itinerant vendors; Old Buildings - Closed or not in use; Very little traffic order; Very few vehicles for an automobile thoroughfare **2.** Beckford Street is part of the road network not built to take advantage of large numbers of pedestrians, but for automobiles. Nonetheless, it's a place where throngs of pedestrians regularly converge. **3.** There is a level of disjunction between the people (pedestrians) and the physical environment (building and road reserve) which creates little balance or symbiosis. This can start to speak of the urban dynamics and people's lifestyle in relation to this part of downtown Kingston. Further analysis would get to the why and how people get to the space also the uniqueness of the street and how popular it is with its impact on public transportation and connectivity. The solution could articulated in pedestrianising and using the area as an on-street covered shopping quarter. Larger businesses would be able to take advantage of the shopping potential of the pedestrians (without the perceived level of lax order/definition shown in the photo). A more aesthetically pleasing walking surface could be used to differentiate it from other streets.][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14140259429771479.jpg