Amanda Burden: How public spaces make cities work
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- čas přidán 6. 04. 2014
- More than 8 million people are crowded together to live in New York City. What makes it possible? In part, it's the city's great public spaces -- from tiny pocket parks to long waterfront promenades -- where people can stroll and play. Amanda Burden helped plan some of the city's newest public spaces, drawing on her experience as, surprisingly, an animal behaviorist. She shares the unexpected challenges of planning parks people love -- and why it's important.
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any politics aside, a government employee that takes that much time to walk around and learn and listen is a good government employee
bravo
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Problem: they don't even try to do it
Yes 👏👏👏
You just described any city planner. They are government employees, majority of the time, who conduct their research via public.
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As someone who works in government I think Im qualified to discuss good and not so good government employees.
If you think my statement describes any government employee you might be too optimistic. Especially with what America has survived for the last 4 years, we should realize that not every government employee actually has the people's best interest in mind.
Some government employees are parochial, some are capricious, some lazy and selfish, and some are compromised and working for someone else.
"details really do make a difference, but design is not just how something looks, its how you feel in this space."
Amanda Burden is on the verge of making concrete jungles to real jungle. Certainly a commendable job. This is how the city planners should think about while designing their cities. Keeping aside the commercial interest, the real architect should give importance to the public interest by creating 'meaningful and enjoyable public places for the people. Highly recommended.
It's perfectly possible to create a good public space where there's also room for commerce. Include living, relaxation and small businesses and this will mean the space can be very multifunctional for local people.
***** What do you mean "include small businesses"? Thats not possible without inviting chains that would degrade the general atmosphere of the space
I think it's quite possible to not invite large chains. I'm no real estate manager, but my guess is there's plenty of ways to get small businesses in there. The city can simply draw up some criteria for who's allowed to rent or buy. I guess in America this is not common, but in Europe it's very common for cities to have a lot of control over who get's to rent what. This is of course the dreaded 'socialism' you hear so much about, but it's principal function (and success) is in creating liveable city spaces.
I'm not saying you should become communists of course, but the idea that you HAVE to invite large chains in there is a total fallacy regardless of what kind of political preference you have.
***** I think the general idea is to rid public spaces of commercialisation which invokes peacefulness.
She made an 18minute Tedtalk about ubran planning and public spaces in New York and It was intersting for 18minutes.
exactly. It felt like 5 minutes.
We need more people like her! I bet each of us knows a few 'lost' places that could use clever green public transformation.
That is because she has an idea!
So
This woman's vision, and those like it, need to be kept in the public consciousness!
I wanna do what she does. New York's public spaces, especially the High Line, have always inspired me. I want to take the same ideas to my own city.
Right? Is she not inspiring?
Any updates? Did u ever do it? Lol
A lot of these ted talks inspired me to become a planner when I started learning about the field 3 years ago as a junior in college and majoring in environmental policy. I'm now working as a transportation planner and will hopefully get my masters in the next 2 years :D
I want to do that too :)
Thank you, Amanda. Don't back down. Keep NYC livable.
Amanda, you hit the nail on the head. Planning is about people!!!!
I don't live in NY, but it was so touching to see someone working so hard for everyone to enjoy more of their life. Thank you for your work. Truly inspiring.
I got teary eyed listening to this talk.. public space should never be taken for granted
As a student urban planner I found her very inspiring
"How do you transform a space into a place where people want to be.
Well it's up to you, not as a city planner but as a human being. You don’t tap into your Design expertise, but into you humanity. I mean, could you want to go there, would want to stay there, can you see into it and out of it, are there people there, does it seem green and friendly. Can you find, Your Very Own seat." - Amanda Burden
wooooow........... This is the most passionate city planner I have ever seen. WOwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
standing ovation. Thank you Amanda
Another important aspect of public spaces for people to interact is that it removes some of the barriers between it`s inhabitants and further grows connectedness. If we only interact on our social media we miss the chance to get a true connection with someone we might not have engaged with in the 1st place.
This makes me want to plan to trip to NY and visit these parks - and in frankness I've never really wanted to visit NY before.
Same
Brilliant visions put into action. Such an amazing, passionate woman.
Replace a well designed and well placed park with a mall and concrete, and watch how quickly all those tourists disappear. People don't come to shop, they come for the public space. It's funny how developers can look at amazing public spaces and just want to tear them down for commercial interests, which would actually reduce the income of the city. Why? Because the reasons people had to come were bulldozed and replaced with concrete slabs.
Yup was thinking just that as she brought it up that those developers don't see how public spaces are actually benefiting sales. They are idiots.
Except chinese tourist
I think developers are thinking in terms of income for giant corporations, not for middle and lower income people who might own or operate mom and pop stores and vendors in those public spaces.
Oh. An actual expert on zoning. What a surprisingly interesting talk.
+Closely Distant Yes, let's hope TED gains a little confidence and brings in more people who actually know what they're talking about from now on...
I totally agree, further more it's important for HEALTHY citizens, you need to have space which are attractive and fun to be in to get people out and walking around and moving their body, which we of course know is so important for health. Not only that but mental health is so dependent on a persons interaction with their enviroment and people, these spaces affect all these things in an important an positive way!
"I believe that a successful is like a fabulous party, People stay, because they are having a great time.! - Amanda Burden. Woooooooooooooooow.........
Jan Gehl is the author of the phrase.
as a urban planning student her Talk has made me smile the whole video, and i really agree with her, even though that creating a public space is always challanging because if it doesn´t work, it would probably becoming a criminal place or a place where people don´t feel safe. but let´s take the positive side of the open public space and try to give our best to create it to make the place or even the world better.
Can you come to Toronto? At least get rid of the METAL benches that are as hot as a frying pan during summer and equally cold during winter.
No need to get rid of them, just cover them with wood.
Now whose idea was that.... 🤦 smh
Get rid of the Gardiner Expressway, or make it into a park, not rebuild a section of it like what they're doing now.
@@stevenl5049 YES PLEASE
this woman does things to me.
Loved this TED Talk, Amanda is so right about the importance of parks in our large cities especially as they continue to grow, we must retain as much green space and public space as we can.
What a brilliantly engaging yet simple talk. And delivered so simply and elegantly by this lovely woman! Watched this 3 times to soak it all in. Thank you for this!
I think New York is a lucky city...that has a planner like Amanda..
i like her
I love the message she put out. People want to stay in a city with close public parks and public places to relax. More parks equal more residences for that city, especially a beautiful one like this.
I really love the way she explained it as an Architect student I'm really inspired. Thank you for that wonderful speech, I've learned a lot
Thank you for all your work in making New York City a people place, a place I feel at home in. Now I have an image in my mind of the city planner who feels like I do when I get to return to the public places we city people all enjoy.
I just love the way she deliver the speech. The contents, her experience and etc is totally worth to spend 18 minutes here.
London UK needs an Amanda Burden! No-one else there has anywhere near her vision, her values, her commitment, her skills.
Such a pleasure to watch her tell about what she has took part in. You can see by her face or in her voice that she is proud of what had been done and determined to do more
My pleasure
Your speech is like a beautiful symphony, Thank you, amazing work 🌷. A greatful citizen
We need "a" Amanda Burden in São Paulo - Brazil ASAP.... and also in many other brazilian cities... as well !!! With due respect: That is the way to go; well done!
Totally agree,,good planning is about space and people..such an amazing presentation..
I watched this during 4th Covid-19 lockdown in Malaysia. I, too, cheered when Ms Amanda mentioned High Line
This woman has done great work.
It’s particularly difficult to ensure there are enough public spaces in a world city like New York.
I love walking The High Line;it feels kind of surreal to walk above the city, weave between buildings and watch the hustle and bustle of the city below.
Every now and then lists are released of the best cities to live in and invariably they are dominated by Canada, Australia and Western Europe.
These places all recognise that alongside the independence we all love about where we live, there is an interdependence too.
Recognising this and planning for it results in good parks, great public transport and housing for all ages and lifestyles.
Then people live in these cities all their lives, rather than just for a few fun years in their twenties before disappearing off to the ‘burbs.
What a wonderful job she has. She has a direct impact on people’s lives and she gets to see the results of her work on communities in her city.
Brava! On behalf of city-dwellers everywhere, thank you for your service.
I think she rocks! I love her! She’s 5,000% correct about just knowing a welcoming, pleasant, serene public space is nearby making all the difference in improving your view of your city. Been living 17 years now across from Meridian Hill Park on 16th in DC. Love it! My building, my apartment, all of it, my neighborhood. I think I’m good. We’ll see.👍🏼❤️😉
I felt she is very clear and straight to point in explaining...she is such a good speaker and inspiring woman I have seen..
Now that was absolutely amazing and such a inspirational talk. I totally agree with her, public space has definitely determined what city I've felt in love the most.
Wow the Swedish subtitles are really great! It's even written with swedish expression, not just directly translated!
I get tired of every development project that includes public space being somewhere that I'm expected to spend money. They always want me to shop and eat and drink. I get full. I don't want to keep eating. I don't want to buy anything. Why should I be made to feel like a vagrant if I'm not constantly streaming money out of my pocket? Spend-- or don't bother stopping.
But why does this type of public space keep developing? It's because profit-motivated developers are the only ones proposing them. And that's the problem. Governments need to invest in their role and do what they do best; and that is: provide those things that are necessary to a society that don't generate a direct profit. They need to assert their influence and not roll over and die every time a developer flashes fancy plans at them. Reject their consumer opportunities and build a park instead.
This view is totally misguided. The government should not be building parks or cars or houses or theater plays or artwork. The government is a terrible and wasteful manager of everything.
I feel like the idea of public spaces in cities like NY is to develop a perspective of rural scenery whilst at the same time being in the city (like Olmsted said). Having such a chaotic life in the streets with little greenery nonstop movement can stress people out. However, having little parks and public areas can minimize that stress. I think you are seeing it from a very economic point of view.
@@nowheretosit you just watched a video about amazing public spaces where people can hang out and enjoy their city. Think of any great city in the world, and you'll find public spaces, such as town squares, parks, etc. Think about how amazing Central Park is for New York City.
@@brucemsabin You have to understand that anything paid for with money collected at gunpoint always has or potentially has all the same problems.
First the government has no way to know what the people want or what they want to pay for. Second, money spent that was collected at gunpoint always breeds corruption and waste. And third, such waste and misdirection of capital prevent or at least hinder the creation of safer, cheaper programs that do the same thing but better.
Having the government build crappy "public spaces" prevents free market solutions that truly address the public's needs.
Love this. Qouting it everywhere i go from here on!
Oh my God, the passion in her voice! Made me wish I could be a city planner
I love the emotion an passion that she demostrate when she talks.
As an aspiring city planner who wants to make Columbus the world’s greatest city, this video sounds like my future goals. You’ll hear from me world.
It reminds me of the place in singapore where it looks like a bunch of blocks stacked 9n top of each other and the surface area available to walk on was 112% of area the land is on and there is vegetation pools and lots of other stuff. It is one of my favorite building in the world.
What a great contribution to new york from a resilient and imaginative public servant.
Bravo...👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 we need more Amanda(s) to keep on championing humanity in a concrete jungle.💖👍
Thank you Amanda Burden, you have inspired me greatly. Thank you for the amazing work you have done
I am an urban planning major and this is super dope.
All the best Zac
Wow. This is just outstanding. She is a hero.
This person is a modern hero
Great insight, I'm now working on a historic city revitalization project in Gulangyu island, China. My main goal is to create an urban square and park while preserving the existing cultures of the place
You're actually designing it? Very cool... power to you! I'm sure it will turn out well if you're taking her talk as inspiration.
fantastic - there is more to living than purchasing and selling
“I believe city planning is like a party, people stay when they have a good time”. This is actually a quote from danish city planner Jan Gehl. He wrote it in his book “Cities for People”. I want to give credits to him, because he is one of the reasons cities like New York have a different view on public spaces.
Paley Park is unreal. So brilliant.
Amazing speech from a very wise woman . Great job.
Look up "William Whyte social life of small urban spaces". She is continuing His work.
+Ryan Sand Absolutely! I remember seeing his video when I was a young pup planner.
Completely new take on things, really interesting. Also the point about designing for people and the constant fight for public space is eye opening.
New Yorkers are extremely lucky to have such a visionary at the helm, wonderful.
i really like ur words and thoughts regarding planning.
Planning really belongs to PEOPLE but also to create balance nature and its mining.
We need more champions like Amanda ! ! !
I'm all about public spaces. But if there is no shade, either from trees or structures, I don't use them. I'll walk through (I loved walking the High Line when I lived in NYC) but I won't sit down and read a book or write. None of the parks along the waterfronts she showed looked appealing to me at all. I would never go eat my lunch on my lunch break in a park like that. Who wants to sweat to death in the midday sun? But maybe a walk in the early morning or just as the sun is going down could be nice. But again, that is just going through.
This may be by design, though, now that I think about it. I'm guessing public spaces designed to be just comfortable enough that people will walk through but not actually stay are the least amount of work. Create a path or two, add some planters, a garbage can and a bench and call it a day. This also offers the least amount of upkeep going forward. But spend money on infrastructure that would make a park comfortable at any time of day, i.e. Tables and chairs under trellises (or other shade structures), a public restroom and free wifi, then you have an outdoor space people actually want to spend more time in. Which means more money spent initially and much more money for upkeep. On top of that, you'll then have to think about all the people who are going to camp out there and how that will influence the usage of the park. People will stop going if they feel unsafe. And, for some reason, people without homes make people with homes feel unsafe.
So, the questions is, do you design a bare bones park that the most people will kinda use or an awesome park that the homeless and a few "brave" souls will use? Let's have a TEDTalk on that!
“For some reason”...because the homeless are largely antisocial and behave in antisocial ways. Unpredictable, obscene, violent, and also cleptomanic. In the real world, this is what the chronically homeless do. It’s why they are continually unhoused.
wow. what a great presentation.
Wow! Amazing work!!
I love the way you speak. Interesting stuff.
amazing works
Very good point of view!
Brutal brutal! Saludes desde Colombia! Bogotá DC!
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Amazing speech!
I have one year of University left and I will graduate with a degree in Urban planning and design...I have been regretting my decision to go into this field for the last year or so and have been super angry and depressed about it.
This video reminded me why I have nothing to regret anymore.
Great sign off to a great talk
AMANDA, YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL!!! IVE SEEN UR TED TALK LIKE 10 TIMES
Beautiful lady! Great talk!
Thanks Amanda!
I have to listen to this for an assignement, yay
THIS was just brilliant.
This is wonderful
Amazing amazing work
Excelente Amanda te Felicito!!!!
That was great!!
This is surprisingly so interesting!
GREAT video. One comment: Although she says the large concrete aprons in front of high rises are bleak and a 'waste', I suspect the architects intend that there be some deliberately open space completely uncluttered by anything, as relief from confinement and crowding by people. You can walk a moment across one, or stand near it, and recover. I'm sure she understands minimalism, the comfort of it. Bruce Thomson in New Zealand.
That might be what they intended for the plaza in front of Boston city hall, but it is regarded as desolate and empty. I don’t think she’s wrong, nobody wants to linger in a place like that, because it’s uncomfortable. And an uncomfortable place is hard to be relaxing.
I understand that point, but it would be nicer for some water fountain and maybe 2 trees or flowers, it doesn't look safe for me to be alone.
Wonderful!
Nice speech ms. Amanda. :)
Why can't we apply this lesson to New London, CT....Not just the waterfront
Inspiring!
What she is talking here is what landscape architects do... without landscape architects all of these projects won't be successful;-)
Is the New York pocket park shown at the start, the one featured in Annie Hall ?
Boston needs this hero!
LOL her last line at 18:02 is almost exactly like Jan Gehls famous quote “A good city is like a good party - people stay longer than really necessary, because they are enjoying themselves” 💀
Jan Gehl: you can copy but don't make it obvious
Amanda Burden: “I believe that a successful city is like a fabulous party, people stay because they are having a great time”
It's a storytelling device, begin with an idea ... and finish with it too
so build higher but with green spaces and bars/coffe shops while improving commuting ? I'm all for it ! Building higher is reallly the only way to lower housing prices. And a beautiful city attract tourists . And communting lower poverty and pollution
nice talk!
Wow, amazing woman.
She looks a lot like her mother. I'd seen her several times and was impressed, but I never noticed the resemblance before.
Seria muito bom vermos um projecto desses todo complecto desde a fase inicial, material tecnologico, projecto arquitectonico, construcao.. ate o fim.
Awesome!