The PBS e² Series Spotlights Portland Oregon’s Human Scale City Design
Contributing Monkie G Monkie
Topics of Interest Architecture, portland
Are you over my Portland Post? Well, dig in, because yes, here is yet another example of G Living Portland Style. The PBS series, voiced over by Brad Pitt e², has featured Portland as a city designed to the human scale. Meaning a city which has been built to give you a sense of place. You are able to walk across a street without getting killed, or feeling like an alien amongst the 6 lanes of cars. Just simple old school European village concepts re-shaped for the modern over crowded world we live in now. I know here in L.A. my favorite spots are Main Street Venice/Santa Monica and 3rd Street in Santa Monica, just because of the restrictions on cars. Get rid of the cars and all of the sudden a city feels so much better. You can actually hear birds, trees, and the person next to you. Shocking I know.
I have always thought Venice should ban all cars and have a simple Light Rail system and expanding of the Canals. It would become the most prized place to live in L.A. They could setup parking garages in key locations to all the tourist and residence. If they did something like that, I might even stay in L.A.
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Poland, Maine, will charm architecture fans http://voicesofthepast.org/emp
Nice curves! Poland Architecture blog post – “Visiting the Eyebrow House” – http://tinyurl.com/2a4qdzv
Poland Architecture blog post – “Curves and collisions: visiting the Eyebrow House” – http://tinyurl.com/2a4qdzv
@brianlibby: Poland Architecture blog post – “Curves and collisions: visiting the Eyebrow House” – http://tinyurl.com/2a4qdzv