Bringing Home Wins from Winnipeg: Lessons from the Winter Cycling Congress

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Trip Overview, Climate, & Bike Facility Design

The Midway

COLD & Integrated Planning

Cycling & Culture

Community Bike Orgs & Lessons for Cleveland

JOHN McGOVERN

BARB CLINT

DAVID JURCA

LORRAINE RIEBEL

JIM SHEEHAN

Tonight’s Menu

JOHN McGOVERNTrip Overview, Climate, and Bike Facility Design

BARB CLINTThe Midway

Why I wanted to go to the Winter Bike Congress?

Vision: An Interconnected

Bike Boulevard Network

Utilizing historic infrastructure

Former streetcar rights of way become better bike lanes

Streetcar Routes Today

Excess traffic capacity exists all over town

Draws from experience elsewhere…

D.C.: Pennsylvania Avenue

New York: Allen Street

New York: Queens Plaza Cycle

Existing

Proposed

Cleveland’s Approach

Historic Street Car Network

60 – 80 miles…the first protected bikeway network in the country

Current Conditions – St. Clair Avenue

Rendering depicting “feel” of the Midway

But how would we maintain it?

Slide 79…clear and homogeneous routes make Maintenance easier

# 82 mini snow plows

# 85- space for snow

# 92- need for clear and well-publicized Snow removal policy

# 155: winter is a mindset

# 173: Oh, yeah…I found another Barb Clint!

DAVID JURCACOLD and Integrated Planning

WHAT IS THE LEADING INDICATOR OF DEPOPULATION IN US CITIES?

1. Average January temperature

2. Education

3. Median age

4. Housing costs

WHAT IS THE LEADING INDICATOR OF DEPOPULATION IN US CITIES?

Temperature is a more reliable predictor of urban growth than education, especially in older cities.

Source: Harvard economist Ed Glaeser in Triumph of the City

1. Average January temperature

2. Education

3. Median age

4. Housing costs

LOCAL CULTURE

CHANGING SEASONS

TEMPORARY USE VACANT

LAND REUSE

CULTIVATE NEW STORIES

COLD

IDENTITYCRISIS

DEPOPULATION

COLDSCAPES URBAN INFILL VOL. 6Design Ideas for Winter Cities

coldscapes.org#coldscapes

WHY IS OUTDOOR WINTER DESIGN IMPORTANT?

WHY IS OUTDOOR WINTER DESIGN IMPORTANT?

ECONOMYJanuary temperature is the leading indicator of depopulation in U.S. cities. Retail and dining districts suffer from decreased foot traffic and perceived inactivity during winter months.

HEALTHSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a mood disorder associated with changing seasons and can take on many of the same symptoms of depression. SAD affects 10 -20% of the national population.

CULTUREA climate-responsive city offers greater opportunities for social inclusion and expression of authentic local character.

PROBLEM

Representations and design strategies in architecture and urban design are often dominated by idealized imagery from warmer seasons, marginalizing the unique design opportunities that winter weather cities present.

This absence of relevant examples and formative discourse demands a call to action.

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Public Square | Field Operations Rendering Public Square | Plain Dealer Winter Photo

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The Center for Outdoor Living Design (COLD) curates a growing archive of compelling visions for cold climates intended to challenge common perceptions and kindle an appreciation of urban life in all seasons.

COLD is dedicated to improving livability in cold weather cities by inspiring design professionals, city officials, business owners and local residents to creatively engage the built environment year-round.

GOAL

This goal was accomplished in 2013 through four inaugural year projects:

COLDSCAPES: New Visions for Cold Weather Cities international design competition

COLDSCAPES.org ARCHIVE a public online gallery of inspirational design projects

COLD EXHIBIT an outdoor demonstration project in Cleveland, OH

COLDSCAPES Urban Infill Vol. 6 the next volume in the CUDC book series

JULY

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NOV

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COLDSCAPES.org

COLDSCAPES.org


Jury:

Shane Coen | Founder and Principal, Coen + PartnersMinneapolis, Minnesota

Patrick Coleman | CEO, The Winter Cities InstituteAnchorage, Alaska

Aase Kari Mortensen | Senior Architect, SnøhettaOslo, Norway

Greg Peckham | Managing Director, LAND StudioCleveland, Ohio

Gary Toth | Director of Transportation Initiatives, Project for Public SpacesNew York City, New York


Noel Turgeon and Natalya EgonChicago, USA

Wendy Wang and Ryan OrtBoston, USA

Matt GibbsEdmonton, Canada

Over 80 registrants participated in the 2013 COLDSCAPES Competition, with submissions received from 15 U.S. cities and 13 countries spanning a wide range of cold (and warm) weather climates.

2013 COLDSCAPES Competition Winners


2013 COLDSCAPES Competition Honorable Mentions

Snowscaping: Use snow as a workable medium

Reframe austere winter landscapes as environments for personal reflection

Celebrate unique atmospheric conditions and joy of ambiguity

Create urban micro-nodes for high impact, temporary outdoor experiences

Innovate to maximize opportunities for year-round mobility

BIG IDEAS


Second HinterlandsNatalya Egon, Noel Turgeon


Second HinterlandsNatalya Egon, Noel Turgeon


Olmsted’s Blank SnowSergio Lopez-Pineiro


Olmsted’s Blank SnowSergio Lopez-Pineiro


Reframe austere winter landscapes as environments for personal reflection

Duluth Harbor BathsKai Salmela

TönöSaunaMolly Reichart, Daniel Dean, John Kim, John Moore, and Emily Stover

Celebrate unique atmospheric conditions and joy of ambiguity

GLOWMichael Abrahamson, David Craun, Hallie Delvillan, Theodore Ferringer DUNE, MARBLES

Studio Roosegaarde

Create urban micro-nodes for high impact, temporary outdoor experiences

POLAR77Wendy Wang, Ryan Ort

Innovate to maximize opportunities for year-round mobility

The Edmonton FreezewayMatt Gibbs

Mobile Fire PitErin Guido, Joe Lanzilotta, Joe Kastelic

Subarctic UrbanTeam TEMA

COLD | Snowball Pavilion fabrication

COLD | Snowball Pavilion installation

source: 104.9 The River Facebook page

TheBest Place for Changing Seasons

CLEVELAND

LORRAINE RIEBELCycling and Culture

JIM SHEEHANCommunity Bike Orgs & Lessons for Cleveland

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