ISLANDS
Graham Allison
My initial journey through out the subject area involved a walking, driving, and transit component. I used different decision making
I noticed an abundance of streets within the residential neighbourhoods with proximity to transit, schools and
criteria for each mode of transportation.
open spaces provides opportunity for mixed use infill
On my first visit I drove with a colleague who was
restaurants and retail areas to service diverse populace.
unfamiliar with the subject area to show them major landmarks that I was familiar with. While using the map given to us and my colleague’s curiosity as inspiration for the journey. My walking journey began in Haysboro on a cold day, I walked using the concept of ‘Strollogy’ to inform my decision making. I had no particular plan or destination, and chose my path based on comfort, curiosity, and
and intensification. There were plenty of grocery stores, There is opportunity to retrofit these areas to serve these pedestrians and transit users. I noticed that single family residential streets are well developed and pleasant. Midrise and high-rise are placed sporadically and awkwardly (Had-don Arms, London). There is opportunity to develop more thoughtful density along secondary corridors. Although the single family streets were quite monotonous and could have used
random decisions
some extra character. I notice that there was a lack of
I purposely entered the phase of this project without
spaces.
a plan or criteria in order to form conclusions without narrowing the scope of what I wanted to observe.
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programming and character in the neighourhood open
However, I noticed that the biggest community setbacks were...