Movement Ecosystem. Go to this weblink for the full story:
http://studio-ci.net/4-square-exhibit-2012-movement-ecosystem/
As an urbanist, I have focused my design and research on density, infrastructure/mobility and net zero energy, and the role of each in sustainable urbanism. As you read on the above link, we had a number of objectives with Movement Ecosystem, primarily to highlight the impact of innovation in technology and modes of transportation on the exponential growth and dispersion of density in Regional Detroit. I had a hunch: that the original urban core of Detroit, within East+West Grand Boulevard – the city limits until 1927 – was exactly 5 x 8km. Yes, 5 x 8 km, the exact scale of the 10,000 year old walking city. I was correct! You can see it inscribed in green on each of the three "urban plates" in our Diagram (right). That day we measured Detroit in Google Earth, it was a revelation for the installation, and became for
me, the inspiration for the '5x8' project.
Movement Ecosystem Diagram by Haibin Tan for studio[Ci], c 2012, all rights reserved
So, if Detroit within the Boulevard is "walkable", then why not set up an experiment? My question is: it possible to live (and meet all of one's needs) within that walkable (and bikable)
5 x 8 km boundary? We shall see...
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