Item – Theses Canada

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OCLC number
62346312
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Author
Susai, Olivia,1978-
Title
Streets as social spaces : a comparison between Sparks Street Mall in Ottawa, Canada and Murray Street Mall in Perth, Australia.
Degree
M. Pl. -- Queen's University, 2004
Publisher
Ottawa : Library and Archives Canada = Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, [2005]
Description
3 microfiches.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to compare the public use of two pedestrian streets in Ottawa, Ontario and Perth, Western Australia. The comparison will derive lessons for Ottawa from Perth and vice versa. Thirteen key design elements for public use were extracted from the literature review, City of Toronto and the Project for Public Spaces organization. These were tested against two pedestrian malls--Sparks Street Mall, Ottawa, Canada and Murray Street Mall, Perth, Australia. Local users consider Sparks Street Mall as an unsuccessful space and the latter as a successful one. Assessment of the two malls was primarily undertaken using qualitative observation and photography of the natural setting and the human interactions within it. This thesis identified that design elements such as pedestrian comfort, programming and adjacent land uses appear to influence the level of use within the pedestrian malls. The results suggest that public use of the pedestrian mall was most intense where social uses such as food establishments were present.
ISBN
0612998843
9780612998841