In studio meeting with Mike and George

From the review on Friday one of the aspects we were asked to define was the flow characteristics of the case studies.

For these characteristics we discussed the following methods of quantifying change in the networks:

1- the current density that exists around existing nodes

2- current methods of transportation infrastructure in place

3- the projected population of the city

4- nodes, high traffic clusters 

5- current age of the infrastructure (first station, # of stations, # of populations it has used throughout, flow rates hourly, daily, yearly)

6- environment conditions (climate, topography)

7- statistics of growth

8- physical characteristics of existing stations 

9- catalog the programs that arise around formally and informally the stations

These would assist in our aim to define the patterns of the city in a similar way so comparisons and conclusions could be made after our studies.

After discussing these with M + G, here are some notes they provided:

-look at the rates of flow daily, hourly, and yearly for good understanding of the flows

-in relation to the topography and efficiency, Paris is an example of a network that is organized along the periphery but is still an efficient way to get around. Whereas in London, getting from Paddington to Waterloo isn't easy. 

-With the locations chosen for case studies, there is a great deal of informal architecture that is there that doesn't interact as part of the system.  These develop "small worlds" or hubs with very few connections and hubs that are connected to hubs.

-be systematic on the data collection 

** need to define our own concept of what adaptive means

-one method to look into is how easily things can change depending on time, ex bus station can change hourly, if needed, where as a metro or subway cannot. 

-in defining the nodes it’s important to understand the ones that will not change if more growth occurs

- research categories of transportation and their ability to add stations

-understand how they spread out or how they have changed to adapt to growth (ex Barcelona or Istanbul)

- understand the timescales and the existing characteristics

- what affect does the city have on journey time for those surrounding the city and those that live in it.  (ex: people coming from Bristol which is 120 miles away to work in London because the network is so well established within the city). The more efficiency of the network the more "pull" it can have on the surrounding areas.

- understand the plans for development in the cities for new infrastructure. This will imply the kind of network that will be there and the cities attitude on growth

-understand where imports and industrial areas are in the cities to understand the further growth. 

-compare maps online to satellite maps to see informal settlements

From this discussion we have re-categorized our notes from before. 

1- Environment:

-topography (how this correlates to the layout of the systems)

-general climate - variation in temperatures, precipitation and seasons

-marine access, proximity to the sea and if there is any relation to system from the ocean

2- People Use:

-peak hours, seasonally, hourly, daily

-existing nodes, high frequency areas of transportation

---retail areas

---attractors of tourism

---space syntax on macro and micro level ...to be decided

3- Infrastructure:

-projected development

- physical values (characteristics of the existing system)

- life spans determined by 1- date of first station 2-renovations 3- projected extensions

4- Connectivity:

-defy system connectivity and relations to programs surrounding

-rich clubs, hubs, favellas, informal settlements and how these connect back to the city

-variation of adaptability, time of change in system per type of infrastructure