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INTRODUCTION CREATING GREAT PUBLIC PLACES A dynamic, engaging, and thriving downtown puts public life at the center of planning, strengthened by an overall focus on liveliness, health, attractiveness, sustamability, and safety The planning process needs a holistic app h— vision —for how all pests of hunter, cultural, and social aspects should be taken into consideration. A good indicator of successful pubic life is people's use of the public realm for a variety of activities during the course of a day Two factors that can be observed and recorded readily are: 1. Number of People in a public apace • 2. The Amount of Dina people spend in the public realm Spaces where a large number of people linger fora long period of time tend to be more successful Spaces with few people walking slowly or lingering for long periods of time are perceived to be less successful This observation underlies the principles that are the basis for the work described in this wson plan Creating and managing downtown public spaces 15 essential forfostering vibrant and liable urbaenwronments Every downtown area is unique, and the best practices may need to be adapted to suit the specific needs and characteristics of each community Effective management, ongoing community engagement and a commitment to quality are key to the success of downtown public spaces There are many potential elements that could be considered as part of new public space design in Louisville Common elements or elements previously discussed are listed below along with best practices and lessons learned from other communities to create e downtown neighborhood which is full of life and activity all times of year and all times of day LOTS OF PEOPLE I I STAYING A LONG TIME • • SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC PLACES CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO Wfi SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC LIFE Long-term stays make lively downtowns The activity level will roe remarkably when pedestrians or people indoors are tempted to spend time in inviting and comfortable public spaces. The extent of staying activities has the largest impact on the activity level In a public space. A strong pedestrian network makes lively downtowns Walking should be simple and attractive. A network that connects destinations, lovely promenades, good climatic conditions, interesting things to look at, safety throughout the day all contribute to walking Walking activities need to be concentrated in a newtork of lively,amactive and safe streets following the principle "to concentrate" as opposed to "spread out" to ensure an active public realm. 2 Planning for optional activities create lively downtowns All cities, regeralecs of the quality of the pubic realm, have people engaged in necessary activities. walking to and horn, waiting for the bus, etc. The quality of the pAlafi.r.alm can be measured in how many people choose to vise for optional reasons because the city offers a variety of experiences to enioy the public realm, look at other people, meet friends and engage in activities. Map/grisly groLlpstreate lively downtowns When a city4 able to invite rainy different groupsto use the pnublicsppaces—t filderlr dab hlldren, families, young people, ing pee etc. km ed use of the citycia be obtained both fe alines o a time of day weet, or year. A Irvey Airy does not rule oiupecific user groups to torte others, but invites a great varety of all users to get the balance right T (3j A varietyof places create liveldowntowns passers-by to !Flour lo'auk ile Irlc'cl spas, people can yist during breaks or outdoor serving area :an invite people to dwell in pubic spaces with possibilities for re: ration and refreshments. An inviting r space offers good comfort, si, views, other people, shelter, and a respect for human scale. A balance between active and calm places is Important to Invite many user groups. A balance between road users creates lively downtowns When traffic volumes are low and traffic moves slowly there tends to be more pubic odlife and more cr n theiroatomeatIn e public achieve Agooding balance bet Iy� heroeor treat d in often be achieved byinvitergpeopll he cycle, or take public transport inste he car.