W.T. Dore @WT_Dore@octodon.social
you've seen me on Metafilter, now see me here.
#mefite 'the man of twists and turns'
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Analogies are machines for misunderstanding the world.
... Let this path go through every neighborhood, so that children can get onto it without crossing a main road. And run the path all through the city, down #pedestrian streets, through workshops, assembly plants, warehouses, interchanges, print houses, bakeries, all the interesting "invisible" life of a town - so that the children can roam freely on their bikes and trikes." Christopher Alexander
, A Pattern Language #patternlanguage #christopheralexander
"Problem:
If children are not able to explore the whole of the adult world round about them, they cannot become adults. But modern cities are so dangerous that children cannot be allowed to explore them freely.
Solution:
As part of the network of #bikepaths, develop one system of paths that is extra safe - entirely separate from automobiles, with lights and bridges at the crossings, with homes and shops along it, so that there are always many eyes on the path. ...
I'm trying to accomplish my goals with tools I already have, learning new skills, means and methods instead of substituting technology.
But it's tempting to buy a dedicated scanner when this one crashes every time I reset the resolution!
... Where a bike path runs along a local road, its surface may be level with the road - if possible, on the sunny side; where a bike path runs along a pedestrian path, keep it separate from that path and a few inches below it. Bring the system of bike paths to within 100 feet of every building, and give every building a bike rack near its main entrance." Christopher Alexander, A Pattern Language #patternlanguage #christopheralexander
#bike #bicycling #bicycleinfrastructure
"Problem:
Bikes are cheap, healthy, and good for the environment; but the environment is not designed for them. #Bikes on roads are threatened by #cars; bikes on paths threaten #pedestrians.
Solution:
Build a system of paths designated as bike paths, with the following properties: the #bikepaths are marked clearly with a special, easily recognizable surface (for example, a red asphalt surface). As far as possible they run along local roads, or major pedestrian paths....
Just fucked up a whole roll of film in the new-to-me #Mamiya.
Learning process.
Now trying to resurrect this old printer-scanner to incorporate in the workflow.
... Solution:
We conclude that any pedestrian path along a road carrying fast-moving cars should be about 18 inches above the road, with a low wall or railing, or balustrade along the edge, to mark the edge. Put the raised walk on only one side of the road - make it as wide as possible." Christopher Alexander, A Pattern Language #patternlanguage #christopheralexander
"Problem:
Where fast moving cars and pedestrians meet in cities, the #cars overwhelm the #pedestrians. The car is king, and people are made to feel small....
... narrow the road to the width of the through lanes only; continue the pedestrian path through the crossing about a foot above the roadway; put in islands between lanes; slope the road up toward the crossing (1 in 6 maximum); mark the path with a canopy or shelter to make it visible." Christopher Alexander, A Pattern Language #patternlanguage #christopheralexander
"Problem:
Where paths cross roads, the #cars have power to frighten and subdue the people walking, even when the people walking have the legal right-of-way.
Solution:
At any point where a #pedestrian path crosses a road that has enough #traffic to create more than a two second delay to people crossing, make a "knuckle" at the crossing: ...
ugh did not want to win this auction.
... Solution
Mark every boundary in the city which has important human meaning - the boundary of a building cluster, a neighborhood, a precinct - by great gateways where the major entering paths cross the boundary." Christopher Alexander, A Pattern Language #patternlanguage #christopheralexander
"Problem:
Any part of a town - large or small - which is to be identified by its inhabitants as a precinct of some kind, will be reinforced, helped in its distinctness, marked, and made more vivid, if the paths which enter it are marked by gateways where they cross the boundary....
tonight's #Metafilter: 'On the one hand, information wants to be expensive, because it's so valuable' http://mefi.us/w/172075
The Triumph of Black (Pirated) Access Scientific Papers - what now? " On the other hand, information wants to be free, because the cost of getting it out is getting lower and lower all the time. " h/t @dredmorbius
... Solution:
Except where #traffic densities are very high or very low, lay out #pedestrian paths at right angles to roads, not along them, so that the paths gradually begin to form a second network, distinct from the #road system, and orthogonal to it. This can be done quite gradually - even if you put in one path at a time, but always put them in the middle of the "block," so that they run across the roads." Christopher Alexander, A Pattern Language #patternlanguage #christopheralexander
"Problem:
Cars are dangerous to pedestrians; yet activities occur just where cars and pedestrians meet. ...
History Is A Weapon: "We cannot simply be passive. We must choose whose interests are best: those who want to keep things going as they are or those who want to work to make a better world. If we choose the latter, we must seek out the tools we will need. History is just one tool to shape our understanding of our world. And every tool is a weapon if you hold it right."
http://www.historyisaweapon.com
#historyisaweapom for primary-source historical documents.
I bought a #Mamiya C220 at an estate sale.
Wish me luck.
#photography #filmisnotdead #mediumformat
