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Dorset Walkabout1 Workshop 1 of 2 Mapping what’s within walking distance
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Dorset Walkabout2 Planning walking routes the roles of the traffic engineer, transport planner and urban designer Source: Rethinking Cities Ltd.
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Dorset Walkabout3 Planning walking routes Figure grounds Source: “You are here” - K. Harmon Princeton Architectural Press
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Dorset Walkabout4 Planning walking routes Masterplans Source: New London Architecture
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Dorset Walkabout5 Planning walking routes Source: New London Architecture
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Dorset Walkabout6 Planning walking routes what is there already? Source: Mackett et al. University College London
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Dorset Walkabout7 Planning walking routes Study a map Source: Ordnance Survey: Maps made simple
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Dorset Walkabout8 Planning walking routes make a map of your own Mental Maps
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Dorset Walkabout9 Mental Maps Source: “You are here” - K. Harmon Princeton Architectural Press
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Dorset Walkabout10 Mental Maps all shapes and sizes Source: “You are here” - K. Harmon Princeton Architectural Press
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Dorset Walkabout11 Mental Maps from a different standpoint? Source: “You are here” - K. Harmon Princeton Architectural Press
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Dorset Walkabout12 Places to go, Things to do free time play and travel diaries
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Dorset Walkabout13 Free time play and travel diaries Source: Rethinking Cities Ltd.
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Dorset Walkabout14 Free time play and travel diaries Source: “You are here” - K. Harmon Princeton Architectural Press
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Dorset Walkabout15 Destination research Source: Bristol City Council
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Dorset Walkabout16 Collating all our knowledge Source: Bristol City Council
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Dorset Walkabout17 What might we end up with? Source: Living Streets, New Zealand
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Dorset Walkabout18 What might we end up with? Source: Arlington County Commuter Services
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Dorset Walkabout19 What might we end up with? Source: Norfolk County Council
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Dorset Walkabout20 What might we end up with? Source: City of Geneva, Switzerland
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Dorset Walkabout21 Next time: Walkabout Workshop Get out on foot to discover the local neighbourhood Share what we discover and build a knowledge base
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Dorset Walkabout22 Wiki - with on-line resources http://dorsetwalkabout.pbworks.com http://dorsetwalkabout.pbworks.com
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Dorset Walkabout23 Free time play & travel diary Example from Motcombe Primary School
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Dorset Walkabout24 Free time play & travel diary Example from Shaftesbury Secondary School
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Dorset Walkabout25 Free time play & travel diary Example from Shaftesbury Secondary School
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Dorset Walkabout26 Mental map of the local neighbourhood Example from Abbey Primary School
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Dorset Walkabout27 Coded map and overlay of the local neighbourhood Example from Abbey Primary School
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Dorset Walkabout28 Dorset Walkabout Abbey School Friday 3 July
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Dorset Walkabout30 Name: ______________________ Date: _________ Time: __________ What is this space called? _______________________ What route did I take to get here? ________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ What can I... Smell? See? Hear? Touch? Taste? Data record... Write down the number of each bit of data in the boxes: Photos Sounds Sketches Notes
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Dorset Walkabout31 About the space and the route there … Who uses this space? Who do you come here with? Who looks after this space? What is there? What are the surroundings like? Is there anything missing? Why is this space here? How did it get to be what it is? When can I use/not use it? Why? How do I get to this space? Is getting there easy? Fun? Can I get there directly? Can I come here when I want? Do people stop me from coming here? How do I move around in the space? What is the range of this space? My thoughts … What do I feel belongs here? Is it comfortable/uncomfortable? Is it safe/unsafe? What comes to my mind? What memories do I have of this place? My senses … What can I see, touch, hear, smell and taste?
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Dorset Walkabout32 Assembly Point A - churchyard opportunity to try out different senses think about 24/7 times when you might feel less comfortable in a churchyard think about the meanings that people attach to such a place
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Dorset Walkabout33 On route to Point B think about the width of the roads, the height of surrounding walls and hedges and how that makes you feel. think about what uses each of the roads have what priority is given to whom and why.
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Dorset Walkabout34 Assembly Point B - playground opportunity to discuss how places are divided up in terms of functions / use who uses the space when?
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Dorset Walkabout35 On route to Point C think about the topography - slopes how that dictates the functions that land is put to
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Dorset Walkabout36 Assembly Point C - millennium green Why is this placed called this? What is the history of this place? What’s its purpose? Is it a fun place?
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Dorset Walkabout37 On route to Point A Think how the route you take could be made safer for everyone
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Dorset Walkabout38 Return to school to discuss what you have found
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