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Link & Place: a new approach to street planning and design by Curtis, Carey

“…This approach has led to the development of new ways of:  Classifying all urban streets, using a two-dimensional Link/Place matrix  Measuring street performance and identifying aspects that are underperforming  Prioritising areas for improvement  Comprehensively assessing design area requirements  Developing design options  Appraising design options The approach has been applied in several English cities, in a wide range of applications, from assessing the performance of London‟s strategic road network, and engaging stakeholders in the redesign of busy shopping streets, to specifying maintenance requirements in an area-wide Private Finance Inititaive highway contract.…”
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I'd hide you: performing live broadcasting in public by Reeves, Stuart, Greiffenhagen, Christian, Flintham, Martin, Benford, Steve, Adams, Matt, Farr, Ju Row, Tandavantij, Nick

“…We reveal how these street performers manage four key tensions: between their body and camera; between the demands of online audiences and what takes place on-the-street; between what appears 'frontstage' on camera versus what happens 'backstage'; and balancing being a player of the game with being a performer. …”
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