Criteria

Here are some notes on the criteria:
[see above BMP for visual references. unfortunately blogger doesnt accept PDF files - so i had to export as a BMP - click on the image to enlarge.]


# 4.1.1 The Bicycle Design

BUILT IN components:
-GPS to generate real-live web application for smartphones, internet and available at display screens at main stations [this can be used as a planning tool by learning from patterns and therefore being able to plan in a smarter way.]
-accessories: lights, rack, basket, rear lock, solar power

RE-USE abandoned bicycles? 8,000 bicycles were abandoned in 2008 alone. In what way can these be re-used? ... create community-bonding workshops on bicycle mechanics and building workshop using these salvaged bicycles... ? Use the salvaged bicycle parts to reconstruct some of the stations?

3 types of bicycles, in 2 sizes, for a TOTAL OF 6 types of bicycles.
-townie. 3-speed. [commuter/tourist/copenhagener]
-cargo. [copenhagener]
-salvaged bicycles. [commuter/tourist/copenhagener]

2 sizes:
one to fit 4ft-5ft
one to fit 5ft+
???


# 4.1.2 Storage

Currently there are 34,800 parking spaces, including 1,000 mobile racks.

With the figure of 37% of residents biking to their school or workplace, that means that 150,000 cyclists enter Copenhangen every morning. There is a great need for more parking racks.

Solutions:
-Create more stations for the bike share, and allow for private bicycle owners to use these facilities. Private bicycle owners can tap into this system by paying a minimal yearly fee, which would help generate some revenue for the bike share program.
-Design and implement a modular parking system. These can be available for sale to commercial entities so that they can attract customers. This will create revenue for the bike share program. This type of solution would intelligently solve the issue with privatization of city sidewalks [if one exists, as it does in New York City].
-Utilize the unused wall space for a vertical parking solution.
-Utilize vacant lots for a vertical parking solution.


# 4.1.3 Booking Access and Payment

Commuter: booking and payment can be done online and/or on smartphone. Minimal annual fees for upkeep and maintenance.

Tourist: primarily deals with booking and payment at the physical stations, usually in the main squares. Payment is structured more like a minimal charged rental.

Copenhagener: booking and payment can be done online and/or on smartphone. Minimal annual fees for upkeep and maintenance.

Research other cities’ booking access and payment programs.
Paris, Lyon, Barcelona, Beijing, etc

How to generate revenue to maintain the bike share:
-modular bike racks [private commercial businesses]
-advertisement ‘space’ on bicycles and station kiosks and shelters


# 4.2.1 Overall Design Concept

Bicycle share name... ?

"If it’s monuments you’re after in Copenhagen, don’t look up. Look all around you, right there at street level. Our greatest monument is motion. It is a massive, constant, rhythmic and life-sized legacy."

free form
immediacey
dynamic
inter-connectivity
decentralized
real time
scale- micro macro
interplay
urbanity
inter reactionary
trifecta

A physical infrastructure is integral in a successful bike share [bicycles, racks, pick-up/drop off stations, bike tracks/lanes, etc]. In this proposal, a digital infrastructure is also integral in the success of the bike share [GPS on the bicycles, GIS application - Google mashup -, text messaging, etc].

GPS to generate real-live web application for smartphones, internet and available at display screens at main stations.


# 4.2.2 Design and Form

Copenhagen blue [bike lane]

Utilize a strong branding identity. [Historic emblems, color] BOLD, SYMBOLIC.
One way to think about using the city symbol: Create the station, and on the shelter, enlarge the logo so it becomes more of an abstraction.

Propose stages for implementation:
Once these stages have been created, the program can advance to a further state depending on
demand/need, as seen fit by the City.

Stage 1 - X amount of bicycles, X amount of parking spaces, X amount of stations, etc.
Stage 2 - As the program is deemed successful and there is more demand, increase in amount of bicycles, parking spaces, stations, etc.
Stage 3 - As the program expands, increase... and institute more solutions for the increase of bicycles and space for storage - use empty walls for a vertical solution; use vacant lots, etc.

Each stage becomes increasingly more complex in terms of increase of fleet, increase in parking, etc - general increase in the infrastructure.


# 4.2.3 Visibility User Friendliness and Logistics

Utilize a strong branding identity. [Historic emblems, color] BOLD, SYMBOLIC.

Utilize lighting system. Look to the symbolism in the NYC Transit system’s lighting - the glow of the Green orb when a station is open. Use the same soft, glowing but vibrant and intense type of light at the bike share stations. The stations’ level of illumination corresponds with the stations’ bicycle availability.


# 4.2.4 Interaction with the City

With growing popularity of cycling and the implementation of the new bike share, cycle track congestion proves as a challenge for city planners.

Prime motive for cycling: more and wider cycle tracks and fewer cars.

2015 GOALS:
- 50% of people will go to their work place or educational institution in Copenhagen by bike. [In 2008 , 37%]
- The number of seriously injured cyclists in Copenhagen to be halved compared to today. [118 cyclists]
- At least 80% of cyclists in Copenhagen to feel safe and secure in traffic [58%]


quick idea of how we can represent our 3 personas:

more links

http://www.designspotter.com/product/2009/07/Solar-Powered-Nightgarden.html

some light stuff

http://ffffound.com/image/1a69b14aeafdb6b3a4efbe763102ee24bb86e335

icons- graphics

http://infosthetics.com/archives/2009/04/new_york_city_administrative_code_book_as_infographics.html

users of the city and graphics

one more thing

Not really on point with what we're going after, but in the same vein, I think...

TA put on a design competition recently (who knew?) that asked entrants to design infrastructural modifications to NYC to increase the ease and facility of cycling here.


Worth checking out. find it here (via streets blog)

...some thoughts and a few maps found

So i was perusing the website of what is essentially Copenhagen DOT and I found a few maps that may be useful to us in understanding the nature of traffic in the CBD of the city.


The rest of the maps can be found in PDF here.

Also worth checking out is the Cykelkort (bike map) here (large PDF).


The second page provides potential cyclists with instructions on proper map folding techniques, existing bike-share (city bike) rules, explanations of transportation connections and rules, as well as a small map of the metro system.


Interestingly, It says that the city bikes may not be used after dark and must be returned to an appropriate rack before nightfall or you risk getting an "on the spot" fine by the police (which judging by the danish cops I've met probably means you'll get a mild warning and then a hug or punny joke so you don't leave feeling disheartened or singled out) because the bikes are not equipped with lights.


As you can see, the current shareable bikes leave a lot to be desired... I doubt we could win trying to convince the government to shell out the DKK's for everyone to ride on one of these, but at least we could push the integration of an electrical system on every bike so that the 'after hours' rule will no longer apply (don't worry, they don't create asinine laws to generate revenue there like in NYC; so they'll likely welcome the idea).

On that note, the MOOF bike I saw at ICFF earlier this year is a good example of what I'm getting at:


There's a generator in the rear hub that powers the lights while the bike is in motion ( and afterward for some time too, I think). I suggest we shy away from the exaggerated top tube, but otherwise I would think a bike of this stature would be a great jump-off point for the bikedesign aspect of the competition.... durable, chainguard, fenders, etc...

Anyway, I'm going to attempt to assemble those road-use maps and print it out large for tomorrow as well as procure a big street map for identifying key transport hubs and intersections.

Lastly, I thought of a danish to english pun while writing this that could perhaps be incorporated into the branding: ByCykel (looks like "bicycle" in english, but reads as "town bicycle" in danish)

zing!

some links

http://www.eventscape.net/2006/main.html

http://www.spaceinvading.com/entry/project_id/Lisbon_architecture_graffiti_200909161253112461

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/7396/in-praise-of-shadows-european-lighting-design-at-va.html

some stuff about lighting...

this is GIS

this is GIS
more info: wiki


the following images are from http://www.openstreetmap.org/ [this is an open source website, so the information may not be reliable and accurate, but it's a good base for orientation. there is an option to download GIS xml layers - these files are quite large so i'm going to work on downloading them for our use.]



the following transit maps were found online:







my hope in obtaining this basemap data and transit data in GIS [and possible a data layer of the existing bicycle tracks/lanes] is so we can customize the maps to what we want to represent in our proposal at a high resolution for reproduction. if i am unable to find the GIS data, we can most likely superimpose and edit these maps, which were most likely generated with GIS, for our use [we just have to be sure to cite the source].

some additional maps:
bicycle track map:
source: http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/copenhagen-paradise-for-cyclists1



proposed 'highway' bike map:
via Copenhagenize


neighborhood map:

(Research)

Feel free to post plenty of things found, such as many of the links we've already emailed. also images and whatnot. a preliminary organization system is in this post's labels.

so it's private!

after some poking around to discover how to make all of us authors of the blog, i discovered that we can be the only ones who can ever see it!

feel free to poke around in settings... i am not sure if everyone is allowed because i seem to be admin. but we will talk more in person/email/comments about this.

more labels.... also i think we can change the URL and of course the name thats at the top.

Fun with Acronyms

9 letter word(s):

DECLASSED.




8 letter word(s):

DECLASSE.




7 letter word(s):

CAPLESS, CLAPPED, CLASPED, CLASSED, DAPPLED, DAPPLES, DECADES, DECLASS, DELEADS, ELAPSED, ELAPSES, ESCAPED, ESCAPES, PADDLES, PEDALED, PEDDLES, PESADES, PLEADED, PLEASED, PLEASES, SADDLES, SCALDED, SCALPED, SEPALED, SLAPPED, SLEAZES.




6 letter word(s):

ADDLES, APPELS, APPLES, ASLEEP, CAPPED, CEASED, CEASES, CESSED, CLADES, CLASPS, CLEPED, CLEPES, DAPPED, DAPPLE, DECADE, DECALS, DELEAD, EASELS, ELAPSE, ESCAPE, JESSED, LAPPED, LAPSED, LAPSES, LEADED, LEAPED, LEASED, LEASES, PADDLE, PADLES, PALPED, PASSED, PASSEE, PASSEL, PEACED, PEACES, PEALED, PEASES, PEDALS, PEDDLE, PESADE, PLACED, PLACES, PLEADS, PLEASE, SADDLE, SALEPS, SAPPED, SCALDS, SCALED, SCALES, SCALPS, SCAPED, SCAPES, SEALED, SEPALS, SLEAZE, SLEEPS, SPACED, SPACES, SPADED, SPADES, SPALES, SPEEDS, SPEELS, ZAPPED.




5 letter word(s):

ADDLE, ADZED, ADZES, AEDES, ALECS, APPEL, APPLE, APSES, CADES, CAPED, CAPES, CASED, CASES, CEASE, CEDED, CEDES, CEPES, CLADE, CLADS, CLAPS, CLASP, CLASS, CLEPE, DACES, DALES, DAZED, DAZES, DEADS, DEALS, DECAL, DEDAL, DEEDS, DEEPS, DELED, DELES, EASED, EASEL, EASES, JADED, JADES, JAPED, JAPES, JEEPS, JESSE, LACED, LACES, LADED, LADES, LAPSE, LASED, LASES, LAZED, LAZES, LEADS, LEAPS, LEASE, LESES, PACED, PACES, PADLE, PALED, PALES, PALPS, PASES, PASSE, PEACE, PEALS, PEASE, PEDAL, PEDES, PEELS, PEEPS, PELES, PEPLA, PLACE, PLEAD, PLEAS, SADES, SALEP, SALES, SALPS, SCADS, SCALD, SCALE, SCALP, SCAPE, SEALS, SEEDS, SEELS, SEEPS, SEPAL, SLAPS, SLEDS, SLEEP, SPACE, SPADE, SPAED, SPAES, SPALE, SPECS, SPEED, SPEEL, ZEALS.




4 letter word(s):

ACED, ACES, ADDS, ADZE, AJEE, ALEC, ALEE, ALES, ALPS, APED, APES, APPS, APSE, ASPS, CADE, CADS, CAPE, CAPS, CASE, CEDE, CEES, CELS, CEPE, CEPS, CESS, CLAD, CLAP, DACE, DADS, DALE, DALS, DAPS, DAZE, DEAD, DEAL, DEED, DEEP, DEES, DELE, DELS, EASE, EELS, ELDS, ELSE, ESES, JADE, JAPE, JEED, JEEP, JEES, JEEZ, JESS, LACE, LACS, LADE, LADS, LAPS, LASE, LASS, LAZE, LEAD, LEAP, LEAS, LEES, LESS, PACE, PACS, PADS, PALE, PALP, PALS, PAPS, PASE, PASS, PEAL, PEAS, PECS, PEDS, PEED, PEEL, PEEP, PEES, PELE, PEPS, PLEA, PLED, SACS, SADE, SALE, SALP, SALS, SAPS, SCAD, SEAL, SEAS, SECS, SEED, SEEL, SEEP, SEES, SELS, SLAP, SLED, SPAE, SPAS, SPAZ, SPEC, SPED, ZAPS, ZEAL, ZEDS, ZEES, ZEPS.




3 letter word(s):

ACE, ADD, ADS, ADZ, ALE, ALP, ALS, APE, APP, ASP, ASS, CAD, CAP, CEE, CEL, CEP, DAD, DAL, DAP, DEE, DEL, EDS, EEL, ELD, ELS, ESS, JEE, LAC, LAD, LAP, LAS, LEA, LED, LEE, LES, LEZ, PAC, PAD, PAL, PAP, PAS, PEA, PEC, PED, PEE, PEP, PES, SAC, SAD, SAE, SAL, SAP, SEA, SEC, SEE, SEL, SPA, ZAP, ZAS, ZED, ZEE, ZEP.




2 letter word(s):

AD, AE, AL, AS, DE, ED, EL, ES, LA, PA, PE, ZA.

(all the labels did not fit in one post's label world 200 characer min.)

the beginning

welcome.

november 11 is our deadline.

Emily's email:
General house keeping notes
Deadline: Wednesday Nov 18 - countdown is 6.5 weeks
Our team deadline: Wednesday Nov 11 / send out our submission on Thurs Nov 12.
Regularly scheduled meetings will be on Wednesdays at 7PM. These meetings may become more frequent as the deadline approaches. We will also have a blog to discuss our ideas. [Also, in terms of dinner - perhaps we can all agree to pick up our own food en route to the meeting. Ordering takes too long. These meetings will take place at Emily's apartment, and any other places we agree upon - other team members apartments/Pratt/offices, etc. And everyone should try to make the in-person meetings, but we understand that we all have other committments. I'd ask that everyone would act responsible and let everyone know if they can't make it. We will try to have a minimum of 3 people present for each week's meeting. There is also the blog.]


Specific tasks for the next week:
Sherry - Set up the blog and tags/labels that represent the criteria.
Emily - Look for shapefiles online to use in GIS to generate CPH map. CPH transportation [bus, train] maps.
Erik - Contact brother, our groundwork counterpart. Hard copy CPH maps. Modular locking system sketch.
Zack - Register the team. We can register at the next meeting, Wed Sept 30 at 7pm. Put together a binder of the printed material.
Darius - 3D model of previously designed bicycle. Branding concepts.

General tasks for the next week:
-Team name
-Read the competition brief and familiarize oneself with the additional readings on CPH bicycle culture
-Research precedents and extract ideas that we could implement
-Bicycle design [sketches, ideas]
-Consider the provided 3 personas: Commuter, tourist, Copenhagener
-Become famliar with criteria
-Consider reaching out to an academic advisor/consultant - Ron Shiffman, Transportation Alternatives, Jeannette Sadhik-Khan, etc.


We got a lot of ideas out on the table last night. For the next meeting, let's push to have some visual represtations of our ideas so we can generate more discussion. Sketches, precedents, diagrams, color swaths - this is the time to be creative!


In terms of team name/blog URL... i was reading over the words we generated last night... and i honed in on "free form, dynamic, interconnectivity, decentralized, interplay inter reactionary" - and i thought of EMERGENCE [from wikipedia: In philosophy, systems theory and science, emergence is the way complex systems and patterns arise out of a multiplicity of relatively simple interactions. Emergence is central to the theories of integrative levels and of complex systems.] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence the major issue with this word is that it has been over-used in the last couple of years and it's taken a different connotation in architecture. it seems like it has become more synonymous with scripting and GC and all that fancy stuff - which I, personally, am not into. But i still believe there is validity to this term and its meaning in regards to the urban environment. Maybe there is another word that deals with emergence but in a more specific urban context rather than digital science. I'm not sure what that would be - I'm just throwing it out there for discussion :] I also think that our team name, or rather, submission/project title is of importance because it needs to reflect our overarching concept in all parts of the design - bike, share, graphics. And as discussed last night, our general concepts will become more clear as we work thru the criteria and come to a more realized solution.

down here in our gray frame it says "labels for this post" and thats where all of our tags are!