Foster + Partners and Space Syntax have worked together to create the SkyCycle concept for London
UP IN THE SKY
UK government body Public Health England is using research from advi- sor Natural England to help local government identify priorities for greening communities. The stud- ies show that visits to green spaces can boost self esteem, benefi t those suffering from dementia and make people feel calm, relaxed, refreshed and revitalised. Those living in cities, without access to green space, show more signs of depression and anxiety. Natural England’s research also shows that an increasing number of people are using the outdoors at least once a week for health and exercise. And 44 per cent make at least one leisure visit a week to the outdoors, compared to 34 per cent in 2009. Birmingham City Council in the UK
is working with Dr William Bird to cal- culate how many people use its parks for health and fi tness, in order to get funds from the National Health Service towards the upkeep of parks and also evidence the value of parks to state their case when it comes to budgets. Card readers have been installed in some of the city’s parks, allowing peo-
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Eminent UK architect, Lord Norman Foster, unveiled plans at Christmas to create a network of elevated bike paths above railway lines to allow commuters to zip around the capital on their bikes. Lord Foster describes it as a “lateral approach to fi nding space in a congested city.” SkyCycle has the backing of
Network Rail and Transport for London and aims to create 220km of
ple to swipe if they have used them for exercise. The council is looking into other ways of capturing usage, such as an app, or introducing a reward scheme to incentivise people to tell them if they have been to the park. Does this mean that urban planners
and developers will start to take more notice of our need for green spaces and the research backing up its value? Interestingly, the artist Damien Hirst has submitted plans for a 750-home development in Ilfracombe, Devon, UK, which includes open space and park- land among its community facilities. The US is further ahead of the UK;
car free routes on pylons above the tracks, with 200 entrance points. Foster + Partners are working with Exterior Architecture and Space Syntax on the scheme. After meet- ing with Network Rail last year, the design team has focused on a 6.5km trial route from Stratford to Liverpool Street Station following the paths of the overground line, which will cost around £220m ($365m, E269m).
there the trend for community sup- ported agriculture is gathering pace. The Urban Land Institute estimates there are now around 200 operations in progress where developers have added a farm, community garden, orchard and/or edible park to devel- opments in order to attract buyers, increase home values and nurture a feeling of community. The Bucking Horse development in
Fort Collins, Colorado is one example. It has 1,000 homes, a 3.6 acre com- munity supported agriculture farm, a plaza with a farmers’ market and an educational centre where homeowners
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