Criteria of Livability: Brasília
FC-02x Livable Future Cities ( 2nd Run) - Compulsory Exercise 1
Uploaded on 2016-03-23 by IsabelaFerrari
2. The first reason why I live where I live would be my family. I’m still studying and I couldn’t afford to live by myself wherever I wanted. The second reason is because I live very close to university, and even not having acesss to commerce near my house, I’m still in a 15 minute-ride distance of most of what I need. The sad part is that I almost don’t have access to public transportation. Thirdly, it is a safe location in the city. The fourth reason would be that I have good access to leisure and the environment; my house is close to a preservation park where I usually take my dogs to walk and then swim on the city lake. The last reason why I live where I live is because it’s a place where my Family and I can take a calm life, far from traffic, loud noise, pollution, ... ![distance from bus stop][1] ![street view][2] 3. I think my place of living reaches different rates of livability for different people. For someone who doesn't own a car for example, it could be something like 38, but for one who does it would be 70. It can happen because with very poor transportation people can't access work, services, school... The same thing happens all around Brasilia, so those rates would be the same for the whole city. 4. I would make a new territorial occupation plan for the city and then I would offer access to a quality public transportation city. Brasilia was planned to be automobilistic city, but with its degoverned growth and the gentrification of the center, people who can’t afford good housing were thrown out to a peripheric region where public transportation can take up almost 4 hours in a day. At the same time, those who live in the planned área have access to life quality at its most. In this way, I think there are better ways to occupate democraticallly the territory of Brasilia without degenerating Lucio Costa’s project. 5. The first place I would select to live in is Melbourne. The urban life and climate are the factors that attreact me the most. The second place Iwould select to live in is Rio de Janeiro, because I love the city for its natural beauty, but mostly because a parto f my Family lives there. The third city I would live in is New York City, because of its cultural scenario and vivicity. [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14587562086273308.jpg [2]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14587562419355604.jpg