Revisiting plans for the parker lands: A proposal for a more child-friendly transit-oriented development in Winnipeg, Manitoba
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2020
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Weng, Shilin
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This practicum explores how to create compact urban spaces beneficial for children's health and growth. Proposed is a conceptual redesign of the ongoing transit-oriented development of the Parker Lands in south-central Winnipeg, Manitoba. The goals of my proposed neighbourhood are to: establish an emotional connection between the history of the site and plans for its redevelopment, provide sufficient green space (within the context of proposed dense residential and commercial uses), and recover the lost ecological value of the site as much as possible. The design aims to develop a transit-oriented development project using child-friendly approaches. The practicum reviews the academic literature on related topics, including children in urban environments, child-friendly cities, the design of child-friendly neighbourhoods, as well as literature about transit-oriented development (TOD).
The practicum discusses various barriers and gaps in the current literature on designing child-friendly TOD. It explores best practices associated with child-friendly neighbourhood design in the context of TOD, through three case studies. The proposed eight design interventions can be used as a toolbox for designing child-friendly TOD.
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Child-Friendly Transit-Oriented Development
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Harvard