[*BCM*] "Streets for whom?" Thurs, Feb 4, 7-9 pm - LivableStreets StreetTalk

[Jackie Douglas]

Please forward along the information to your colleagues, list serves,
neighbors, friends and family. It will be an interesting talk about streets
and public spaces. Come and be part of the discussion!
We hope to see you this Thursday. Thanks!

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StreetTalk
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Streets for whom?
by Barbara Knecht, Director of Design, Institute for Human Centered Design

Thurs, Feb 4, 7-9 PM
@ LivableStreets office, 100 Sidney St, Cambridge
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Open to the public. Suggested $5 donation. Complimentary beer provided by
Harpoon.

Should Segways be allowed on sidewalks? Should all bicycles travel only in
designated bike lanes? Should motorized scooters be treated as if they are
wheelchairs? Where should roller blades, skateboards, adult tricycles, bikes
with trailers or kick scooters travel? The world of personal mobility is
expanding. But all those other modes are having a hard time finding their
place on the streets and sidewalks of our cities. It seems someone always
thinks one or more of the alternatives is unsuitable. The solution becomes
clear if one applies a universal -- human centered -- design approach to the
problem. It isn't simple, it is just clear. It ends the discussion about
vehicles. It starts a discussion about people and how they can get around in
the city. Barbara will discuss the concept of human-centered design and
showcase examples of streets in South America, the US and around the world.
A Q&A discussion will follow the talk.


Barbara Knecht, R.A. is Director of Design at the Institute for Human
Centered Design. She is also co-director of the IHP "Cities in the 21st
Century" and a consultant to Westhab, Inc., an affordable housing and
community development organization. Ms. Knecht holds a BA from UC Berkeley
and a Master of Architecture from Columbia University. She was awarded a
Kinne Fellowship, a Loeb Fellowship, and received a Graham Foundation grant.
She serves on the Metropolitan Life/Enterprise Foundation Awards for
Excellence in Affordable Housing, the Board of Directors of Care for the
Homeless, and the Streetscape committee of the Municipal Art Society.

Hosted by LivableStreets Alliance.
For more information:
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617-621-1746, events at livablestreets.info
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Jacqueline Y. Douglas I Director
LivableStreets Alliance I Rethinking Urban Transportation
jackie at livablestreets.info
617.621.1746 (work)
914.318.3603 (cell)
www.livablestreets.info
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