Urbanism March Madness

[JFman00]

The Urbanist Toolkit Bracket Challenge

I sent mine in. I have Pedestrian Streets over Streetcars as the champion.

[tufsu1]

^ had this sent to me earlier today...pretty cool

and here's another one

http://www.census.gov/dataviz/visualizations/057/

[tufsu1]

follow up....Sweet 16

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2013/03/urbanist-bracket-challenge-sweet-16/5093/

[tufsu1]

Elite 8

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2013/03/urban-toolkit-elite-eight/5130/

[tufsu1]

Final 4

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2013/04/urbanist-bracket-challenge-final-four/5157/

[thelakelander]

voted.

[thelakelander]

The winner ended up being Pedestrian Streets over Bike Lanes.

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2013/04/urban-toolkit-we-have-winner/5226/

[JFman00]

I was wrong quite early on streetcars and parking maximums. Perhaps it's just because I've never been around a strong biking culture but I really thought streetcars would have the biggest appeal. Especially in a city like Jacksonville where so many throughfares are

In terms of congestion pricing beating parking maximums, I was surprised that so many people that support bike lanes would be in favor of what is in essence a regressive tax. I'm curious if that matchup would've ended differently if it was congestion pricing versus parking minimums (specified by zoning) instead.

For Jacksonville, I think it's worth taking special note that streetcars beat BRT in the first round, convention center didn't get out of the first round and festival beat stadium in the second.

[thelakelander]

I rode Pedestrian Streets the entire way.  Ultimately, none of the other options really matter if you don't have pedestrian friendly and oriented streets, IMO.

[JFman00]

I did the same. I looked at the bracket as establishing priorities between competing policies. Pedestrian streets as a cornerstone, supported by fixed-route transit and parking mins/maxes. Developing a public-friendly waterfront over a convention center or stadium, etc.