SURB 3.2 VIDEO How public spaces make cities work

Which small parl was Burden's inspiration when she was in college?

• Battery Park City

• Paley Park NYC

• High Line Waterfront

• Central Park NYC

What two characteristics of Paley Park NYC were so attractive to people?

• Comfortable, movable chairs

• Greenery

• Great design pavements

• Diversity of activities

Which answer is not mentioned by Amanda Burden regarding the characteristics of the kind of public spaces that she wanted to create?

• Successful

• Meaningful

• Profitable

• Enjoyable

What was the innovative objective of building Battery Park City's public space?

What did she do to establish trust with the community in NY? (just write the action)

(a)  

What did Amanda Burden do to really understand the neighborhoods?

• She used google maps and google earth to know the places

• She sent out surveys for people to answer

• She walked around the neighborhoods once

• She walked the neighborhoods all year long

What did she do with the information she got from her walking around the neighborhoods, in the following 12 years in office?

• Re-zoned neighborhoods

• Nothing

• Built parks

• Both

Burden rezoned 40% of the city, so that now 90% of all new developments in NY is jiust a 10 minute walk from the subway.

• True

• False

What did Amanda Burden want to do with the degraded waterfront in Brooklin, NY?

• Develop a commercial area

• Build highrise buildings

• Create a public space waterfront area

• Create a private marina

What are the main characteristics of High Line Park?