Étiquette : lausanne
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Transit Art: Transformers
Mobility week is almost over: for ten days, walking, cycling and public transport have been the main topic of a long list of events in Lausanne. One of the event of this week was the shooting of Transformers 02, by NOTsoNOISY and Retrobus:
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Crowdsourcing the eco-district of Lausanne Blécherette: consumption
On september 10, another crowdsourcing session has taken place in Lausanne. This time, the theme was « consuming »: shops, energy, water, wastes. Here is a list of the wishes that came out during the session: – Small independent shops rather than big chain suburban supermarkets (Most of people had few hopes that this would have been…
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demarche participative pour l’écoquartier lausannois: Consommer
Le 10 septembre dernier, une autre session de la démarche participative pour l’écoquartier de la Pontaise-Blécherette a eu lieu à Lausanne. Cette fois le thème était « consommer »: achats, énergie, eau, déchets. Voici une liste des idées sorties dans la session: – Petits commerces plutôt que de chaines de supermarchés (la plupart des gents avaient peu…
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le M2 ouvrira le 27 Octobre prochain
les premiers passagers pourront monter sur le nouveau métro lausannois entre le 18 et le 22 septembre, lors de son inauguration. Puis, le nouveau métro sera à nouveau fermé jusqu’au 27 octobre, jour de l’ouverture définitive. Le communique officiel des TL se trouve ici. (source: 24 heures)
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Crowdsourcing the eco-district of Lausanne Blécherette: growing up
(source video: OLA Métamorphose) The city of Lausanne is promoting a serie of crowdsourcing sessions for the new eco-district of Pontaise-Blecherette. Last Tuesday I was in the first of them, called « Growing Up », and heard lots of interesting ideas. First of all, people wanted a small-scale district: small roads that will help random meetings, small…
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demarche participative pour l’écoquartier lausannois: Grandir
Mardi soir j’ai été à la démarche participative pour l’écoquartier lausannois de la Pontaise-Blécherette. Beaucoup d’idées intéressantes sont sorties de cette session, par exemple: des espaces à petite échelle, où on pourrait avoir une concentration de gents apte à permettre des rencontres casuels. des zones différentes pour permettre la cohabitation d’habitants d’ages différentes. Le compte-rendu…
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Aimeriez-vous vivre dans un ecoquartier?
Aimeriez-vous dessiner votre futur quartier? Décider la partie reservée aux espaces verts, aux logements, aux lieux de travail… Organiser les modes de transport, prevoir les espaces reservés aux événements… De maintenant, tout ça est possible! La ville de Lausanne est en train d’organiser une demarche participative pour permettre a ses citoyens de s’exprimer sur l’organisation…
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Lausanne metro: new ticket office opens
The opening of Lausanne metro line 2 gets closer and closer, and the first buildings related to the new line are already opening. On August 4, the new ticket office (designed by Merlini & Ventura architects) opened in the station Flon, where a connection with the existing M1 and LEB lines will be provided. The…
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Smart growth goes to western Lausanne: Les jardins de Prélaz
Once victim of urban sprawl, western Lausanne is organizing its growth with the principles of New Urbanism and Smart Growth. An example of this trend is the « jardins de Prélaz » complex. Built on the site of a former bus depot, the complex is made of different buildings, designed by different architects, and can be divided…
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Commuter party on the train back home
For the last three years, Noemie commuted by train from Lausanne to Geneva everyday. Yesterday she took a new job in Lausanne and celebrated her last day as a commuter with a party on the train back home. She reserved the last carriage of the 18.45 train and invited all her travelmates to buy a…
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Events on a pedestrian street: the flash mob test
A well designed pedestrian street can host lots of different events. There can be official events, sponsored by the city hall, and improvised events, organized by street users. An example of unofficial event is the flash mob: (video: thierryweber.com) A Flash mob is a good test to check the status of a space. If the…
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Sunday street
If your town is still not able to match the criteria for a successful pedestrian street, another option is the Sunday street. 1) Choose a street long enough to be covered by bike in about 45 mins. (3 to 6 km) 2) Close the street for a day (Sunday) 3) Advertise the event in order…
La Ville Nouvelle, Atelier d'Architectes 