Spears Architects envisioned a pedestrian/bicycle friendly “frontage lane” with parallel parking separated from thru traffic by a tree filled median… Bicycle and Pedestrian friendly “side streets” separated from thru traffic with tree filled median Lanes Reasonably narrow lanes to naturally slow traffic to posted speed limit. Stoplights to be in median, pole mounted without arms. Curbs to have tight radius corners for slower …
St Mike’s below, Train above by Lloyd & Associates Architects
Lloyd & Associates proposed a large, circular shaped park surrounding a train station, with the mainline of St Michael’s running underneath the train station. “Frontage side streets” would serve local traffic while thru traffic traveled the length of St. Mike’s… Lloyd & Associates Architects took a bold approach to a future St. Michael’s Boulevard Lloyd & Associates Architects (Santa Fe) …
St Michael Drive the New Creative and Cultural Corridor? by Kris Swedin
Could this new creative and cultural corridor become a vibrant neighborhood and not just a place to drive through after picking up groceries? Kris Swedin calls for participation in the discussions and the sharing of your ideas… “What? The center of the city is St. Mikes?” Imagine a vibrant and innovative community stretching along St. Michael’s Drive in the center of …
St Michael’s Boulevard: Visions of the Future
In May of 2009, the City of Santa Fe presented St Michael’s Drive “Visions of the Future”. Six urban design firms and a City of Santa Fe staff planner participated in the project by providing plans/designs showing their visions of a revamped St. Michael’s Drive, the “St Michael’s Boulevard”. St Michael’s Boulevard pedestrian-friendly side street illust by Lisa Flynn, courtesy Spears Archtects Could this …
Special Zoning District for St Michael’s by Al Moore
Al Moore envisioned a Special Zoning District for Contemporary Architecture, Arts, Education and Creative Conciousness… Al Moore envisioned a Special Zoning District for Contemporary Architecture, Arts, Education and Creative Conciousness… Special Zoning District for Contemporary Architecture, Arts, Education, and Creative Consciousness. CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES The most serious constraint inhibiting Santa Fe from achieving a sustainable urban system is its insistence …
Milla Real “The Royal Mile” by Richard Macpherson
Santa Fe City Planner, Richard Macpherson’s water color inspired by Barcelona’s La Rambla, features a tree lined promenade… Designed for cars and pedestrians-a place for all ages to enjoy, stroll along, have a conversation, shop, have lunch or dinner… My future vision of St. Michael’s Drive is a roadway which is not only designed for cars, but is equally designed …
St Michael Drive the New Creative and Cultural Corridor? by Kris Swedin
By Brian, on September 6th, 2011 Could this new creative and cultural corridor become a vibrant neighborhood and not just a place to drive through after picking up groceries? Kris Swedin calls for participation in the discussions and the sharing of your ideas… “What? The center of the city is St. Mikes?” Imagine a vibrant and innovative community stretching along St. …
St Mike’s below, Train above by Lloyd & Associates Architects
By Brian, on September 6th, 2011 Lloyd & Associates proposed a large, circular shaped park surrounding a train station, with the mainline of St Michael’s running underneath the train station. ”Frontage side streets” would serve local traffic while thru traffic traveled the length of St. Mike’s… Lloyd & Associates Architects took a bold approach to a future St. Michael’s Boulevard …
Your Invited! What would make a Sustainable Urban Village in Santa Fe, such a great place, you’d move in?!
By Brian, on July 26th, 2011 The September issue of the Green Fire Times is a compilation of ideas and visions on Sustainable Urban Villages. How do we make sustainable real? How do we have a high quality lifestyle and yet lower our impact on the planet? How do we grow our economy and yet lower our consumption? Our proposed answer is in …