The Urban Anthro-Scape
NACTO, also known as the National Association of City Transportation, has famously stated that “streets make up more than 80 percent of all public space in cities.” But how much of public space is truly public? The way streets were designed in an urban grid, productivity was prioritized in developing the urban narrative. Streets were catered towards vehicular access, prioritizing getting from point A to point B in the fastest, most efficient way possible. As a result, human interaction on the street scale became an afterthought.
Our proposal aims to flip this script and disturb the narrative which has dominated how urban streets were designed to be experienced. Why couldn’t we eliminate the need to travel by having our destination come to us, filling the public space with a vibrantly interactive streetscape? Through The Urban Anthro-Scape, we aim to see the street of tomorrow as a destination, a place of experience, prioritizing the intimate relationship between the public and the people.
