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The Irreconcilable Tension Between Dwelling In Public And The Regulatory State, Renia Ehrenfeucht, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
The Irreconcilable Tension Between Dwelling In Public And The Regulatory State, Renia Ehrenfeucht, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
Renia Ehrenfeucht
No abstract provided.
This Is My Front Yard!” Claims And Informal Property Rights On Sidewalks, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Renia Ehrenfeucht
This Is My Front Yard!” Claims And Informal Property Rights On Sidewalks, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Renia Ehrenfeucht
Renia Ehrenfeucht
No abstract provided.
Nonconformity And Street Design In West Hollywood, California, Renia Ehrenfeucht
Nonconformity And Street Design In West Hollywood, California, Renia Ehrenfeucht
Renia Ehrenfeucht
No abstract provided.
Precursors To Planning The Streets Of Los Angeles, California, C 1880-1920, Renia Ehrenfeucht
Precursors To Planning The Streets Of Los Angeles, California, C 1880-1920, Renia Ehrenfeucht
Renia Ehrenfeucht
No abstract provided.
Planning Urban Sidewalks: Infrastructure, Daily Life, And Destinations, Renia Ehrenfeucht, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
Planning Urban Sidewalks: Infrastructure, Daily Life, And Destinations, Renia Ehrenfeucht, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
Renia Ehrenfeucht
Sidewalks have become important to diverse planning concerns that range from walking for health and transportation to economic development, recreation and environment improvement. Given their multiple roles in rapidly changing cities, this paper asks ’how should we plan sidewalks?’ We contend that planners can create better cities for more people by reconsidering three facets of sidewalk planning: sidewalks as infrastructure, sidewalks as spaces of everyday life, and sidewalks as leisure destinations. The objective is to build quality infrastructure and more adaptable spaces throughout the city
Sidewalks: Conflict And Negotiation Over Public Space, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Renia Ehrenfeucht
Sidewalks: Conflict And Negotiation Over Public Space, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Renia Ehrenfeucht
Renia Ehrenfeucht
No abstract provided.
Civil Liberties And The Regulation Of Public Space: The Case Of Sidewalks In Las Vegas, Evelyn Blumenburg, Renia Ehrenfeucht
Civil Liberties And The Regulation Of Public Space: The Case Of Sidewalks In Las Vegas, Evelyn Blumenburg, Renia Ehrenfeucht
Renia Ehrenfeucht
Conflicts over the nature of and rights associated with public space have a long history and have prompted numerous regulatory responses. Perhaps nowhere in the USA has the regulation of public space been as far-reaching as in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the financial stakes associated with sidewalks are enormous. This study examines how local officials mediate among varied and competing uses of the sidewalk. In defining the function of the sidewalks narrowly, and passively deferring questions of civil liberties, local officials have effectively controlled almost all aspects of public behavior. In recent years, cities have invested in major commercial revitalization …
Constructing The Sidewalk: Municipal Government And The Production Of Public Space In Los Angeles, Renia Ehrenfeucht, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
Constructing The Sidewalk: Municipal Government And The Production Of Public Space In Los Angeles, Renia Ehrenfeucht, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
Renia Ehrenfeucht
The process of creating public spaces has been one of defining what constitutes public activities and how they can occur. This was as true for the sidewalks as for spaces such as the roadbed, parks and markets. The sidewalks in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were used for commercial, political and social activities. During this period, the Los Angeles municipal government and urban residents constructed hundreds of miles of sidewalks along with other street improvements. In response to differing claims to the sidewalks and varying interests in the purpose of the streets, the city began to emphasize pedestrian …
Sidewalk Democracy: Municipalities And The Regulation Of Public Space, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Evelyn Blumenberg, Renia Ehrenfeucht
Sidewalk Democracy: Municipalities And The Regulation Of Public Space, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Evelyn Blumenberg, Renia Ehrenfeucht
Renia Ehrenfeucht
No abstract provided.