Elisabet Ollé

Urban Designer, Planner and Architect

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A month ago, I attended my first National Planning Conference in Minneapolis.I had the opportunity to present and meet many new and old planner friends from all over the US. I spoke about the topic 'Reimagine Civic Centers in Southern California', based on my experience at AECOM.

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@JMOLLESOLE Ciutats Verdes. ‘La vegetació s’ha d’entendre com una part estructrual.’ Te molta raó

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Per tots els urbanistes de futur, ⁦@eoarq⁩

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Today holds a special significance in my region, Sant Jordi / Saint George, as we come together and we celebrate it by buying books and red roses, while our streets bustle with people and stands of books and roses.
My pic of the day. Gracies papa @JMOLLESOLE

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‘Bending the River’ it’s an art project and a new infrastucture piece in LA. It claims the first individual water rights on 51mile waterway to irrigate LA Historic Park. Lauren Bon
#Art as #Infrastructure #urbanInterventions #LosAngeles #river #urbanism
https://t.co/Y4UDMGNw96

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This transformation not only enhances safety but also contributes to the overall positive atmosphere and sense of community within the school vicinity.
You can find more about it here :
https://t.co/kQiL4MkXFV

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"Protect the Schools" is an urban innitiative by Barcelona Council that consists in closing streets and reporpusing parking spaces to expand urban realm in front of schools. #urbanism #urbanrealm

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Narrower lanes will help US cities create safer streets.
‘The study recommends that cities and states set 10-foot lanes as the default width in urban areas and let engineers justify wider lanes.’ 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
https://t.co/qfveB6hBuH
The study recommends narrow travel lanes

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Happy Urbanism Day !!!
Let's celebrate the greatness of urbanism, past and future! Discovering urban gems in cities and towns reaffirms my unwavering dedication to this profession.
Plaza in Olot #urbanism #UrbanPlanningDay

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In doing so, they often overlooked the vital aspect of how people would feel while walking along these streets, whether with their dogs, families, or friends. The result: streets that resemble vast and unwelcoming thoroughfares rather than inviting, community-oriented spaces.

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Southern California Streets - Intimate V. Sprawl
From "Walkable City" book I'm reminded oof how engineers have played a role in shaping streets in American cities.
This consistently emerges in conversations with my friends here in LA about the significance of Urban Design.

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The disparity in the experience of walking on neighborhood streets is striking, whether it's an intimate 90-ft (27ft) wide street with just two lanes or a sprawling 162-ft (49m) wide road with six lanes. Both of these streets serve single-family and multifamily residential units.

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Speck's book compellingly argues that some cities overly relied on traffic engineers in the past, taking their highway standards and applying them into urban and suburban streets.

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The visuals compares Normandie St in LA and Atlanta Ave in Huntington Beach, showcase the contrast in design intent. One st appears tailored primarily for the convenience of cars often 'designed' by traffic engineers' influence, while the other provides a human-centered approach.

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As Angelina and Barcelonina, I'm thrilled Los Angeles will implement an urban strategy called 'Park Block' and it's inspired by Barcelona's 'Superblock' model.

https://t.co/KgIex9XtCz

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El millor economista fent política de BCN. Un encert el pla Cerdà, per mes q el PSC i adjunts diguin lo contrari.
Un cop d’ull… ⁦@eoarq⁩

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Reflexió sobre Barcelona ‘Una ciutat atractiva peró que perd talent cada any per falta d’oportunitats’ via @LaVanguardia #mariusCarol

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Cities should be accessible for everyone. How a street can become equitable and plural for everyone by introducing simple but powerful solutions!

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Vivimos en una economía de mercado q separa la gente por su renta y otras patologías sociales como la segregación de los recien llegados. Es la ascensión social y la igualdad de oportunidades una realidad o una fantasia de un sistema capitalista utópico? #EduardRodriguezVillaseca

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@JMOLLESOLE Per arribar a una mobilitat mes sostenible em solucionar el tema del monopoli electric que hi ha al Pais. Sino és inviable pensar en incrementar la demanda de la red electrica, quan els preus pujaran exponencialment.

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Interessant, el futur passa per aquí ! ⁦@eoarq⁩