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What makes a bikeable city? Ideas to get Lagos cycling again | FUTURE LAGOS
All, Mobility

What makes a bikeable city? Ideas to get Lagos cycling again | FUTURE LAGOS

October 5, 2016·Comments closed·

Lagos could return to the cycling oriented city it once was. A group of experts met-up in early 2016 to discuss why citizens currently don’t cycle, what can be done to change this and to envision a future for Lagos’ transport infrastructure.

Cities, Community, Economy, Mobility, Public Space

FUTURE LAGOS | Interview with Kolade Akiyode: Inclusive urban management – A case for street traders’ survival

June 7, 2016·Comments closed·

Urban designer and researcher Kolade Akiyode asserts the virtue of inclusive governance for street trading and the informal economy.

All, Around the World, Cities, Economy, Mobility

FUTURE LAGOS | Towards adaptive traffic management solutions for Lagos

May 6, 2016·Comments closed·

  “Lagos could do with an adaptive traffic control system, as its traffic wardens and signal infrastructure are over-burdened by

All, Cities, Community, Uncategorized

Voices Of The City: Ladipo Eso | FUTURE LAGOS

April 5, 2016·Comments closed·

“Emotions run high in Lagos and you are always driven to feel angry, or frustrated, but it takes a lot

All, Around the World, Cities

FUTURE LAGOS | How African cities are tackling climate change: News from COP21

February 23, 2016·Comments closed·

African cities are making significant progress tackling climate change. Kasope Aleshinloye reports from COP21 in Paris.

All, Around the World, Cities, Community

Voices of the City: Funke Makinwa | FUTURE LAGOS

February 9, 2016·Comments closed·

This week we meet with Funke Makinwa, the founder and editor of Dynamic Africa, a platform that showcases cultural content and creative ventures from Africa and across the diaspora.

All, Around the World, Cities, Community

FUTURE LAGOS | Why a Lagos high street is booming : The changing face of Admiralty Way

November 26, 2015·Comments closed·

Lekki Phase 1’s Admiralty Way is fast becoming Lagos’s busiest high street. With over 120 stores, the road now offers more shops than the largest shopping centre in Lagos. Is this testament to the history of markets in Lagos or just a natural progression of a commercial haven?

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Future Cape Town, Future Lagos cover 5 cities in one month, spark collaborations

November 23, 2015·Comments closed·

FUTURE CAPE TOWN and FUTURE LAGOS have over the past month exported and shared our knowledge at multiple fora in cities outside of Cape Town and Lagos, including Barcelona, Medellin and Bristol.

All, Around the World, Cities

FUTURE LAGOS | Voices of the City: Mojisola Adegbile

November 20, 2015·Comments closed·

Our voice of the city this week is Mojisola Adegbile, a molecular biologist, who loves to bake and listen to house music but not necessarily at the same time.

All, Around the World, Cities

FUTURE LAGOS | Lagos Rising: From A City at Work Emerges a City of Creativity

October 29, 2015·Comments closed·

Dele Adeyemo (Pidgin Perfect) recently visited Lagos and rediscovered the emerging and growing creative scene. Together with a team, he is mapping creative spaces, giving an insight to how creative spaces are transforming the city landscape.

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London is planning to transform the disused Camden London is planning to transform the disused Camden railway into a lush tree-lined 'garden walkway'. The route is 1.2km long, around 8 metres above ground and will bring new local green space to 20,000 people.

As part of London’s post-pandemic green initiatives, the project is expected to connect neighbourhoods, increase local access to green space, and boost tourism. 

The project is currently waiting for planning permission and seeking funding. 

Would you like to see a park like this in your city? What are your ideas of making use of underused public spaces? To read more, click the link in our bio 

Article: JACK ELSOM FOR MAILONLINE
Image: Camden Highline

#urbanparks #camdenhighline #parkinthesky #publicspaces #innovations #regeneration #tourism #london
On our radar this week is Elizabeth Diller’s @te On our radar this week is Elizabeth Diller’s @ted  Talk - “A stealthy reimagining of public space”. 

As our cities are becoming increasingly privatised, carving out space that exists purely for the public is turning into a necessary cause that needs to be actively fought for 🌳. Designers, architects and urban planners must defend public space, advocate for more of it and reclaim space that has been lost due to neglect and a lack of vision 🕳 

However, an important point to consider in the creation of more public space is the gentrification that often follows - how do we avoid this? 🏙 Are there any spaces near you that you feel could better serve the public and/or environment? 🌍

Find Diller’s Ted Talk at the link in bio. 

Photo credits: 
The High Line - Halkin Mason Photography, Iwan Baan, Studio Dubuisson, & Eric Laignel; 
Zoho - Orange Architects; 

#publicspace #thehighline #urbanism #agritecture #publicrealm #urbanspace #urbanactivism #multiusespaces
SelgasCano's Louisiana Hamlet Pavilion to House a SelgasCano's Louisiana Hamlet Pavilion to House a School in Nairobi's Kibera Slum

The Hamlet Pavilion is a great example of architecture that explores non-traditional ways of making architecture. The pavilion makes use of light materials that are adaptable and further explores other ways of making architecture by shipping, what was initially designed as a public space for congregation, to Nairobi where it will be used as a school facility. The Kenyan students currently occupying a decrepit facility will now make use of this pavilion expanding the vision of how low-cost architecture can be effectively realized.

To read more on the pavilion visit the link in our bio.

Images credits: Archdaily & Deezen.

#adaptablefuture #futurecities #placemaking #spatialagency
What role can public park play in connecting peopl What role can public park play in connecting people to housing service during the pandemic?

Having realized that many of the regular park users were experiencing homelessness, or struggling with precarious housing arrangements, Atlanta’s Woodruff Park decided to incorporate social service provision and housing strategies in their everyday management. Since September 2018, the park has connected over 100 people to permanent housing.

Who could  have imagined the significance this innitiative would take on during a global pandemic? Now, the Woodruff Park offers a tested, place-based model that other parks can adopt to address the rising challenge of homelessness amid COVID-19’s public health and economic devastation.

Do you think this initiative could be inspiring for South African cities, where public parks are often fenced and vagrancy has long been viewed as “an issue”? Read more at the link in our bio

Article: Elena Madison
Image: Atlanta Downtown

#publicpark #placemaking #homeless #covid_19 #governance #inequality #publicspace #inclusive
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