« Aménager des – en libérant des rivières anciennes ou en créant de nouvelles – permet d’alléger la pression exercée par ces eaux pluviales. Contrairement aux surfaces bétonnées, les espaces végétalisés donnent un coup de pouce aux villes en absorbant les eaux et en servant, du même coup, de filtre naturel. »

ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2

#coursdeau #urbanisme #montreal #bleuemontreal #daylighting #debetonnisation #verdissement #ruisseauxurbains #rivieresurbaines

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Brian Pierce · @BrianPierce
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Brian Pierce · @BrianPierce
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@charlesriver

Also related, apparently a retired city planner had advocated for restoring the falls and river in that were buried under I195 in the 1960s.
From 89.3: thepublicsradio.org/article/ch

#daylighting #thepublicsradio #fallriver

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Michael · @saja0486
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Ira Gershenhorn · @Iragersh
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This area of around 105th street is always wet. There is no sign of where the water comes from. A stream should be daylighted.

#ephemeral #daylighting #riversidepark

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PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
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2023 - Year of 👍

#daylighting #pretendians

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Marc Hedlund · @marcprecipice
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Really nice gif showing what daylighting is and why it matters. twitter.com/CoachBalto/status/

#daylighting #roadsafety #BikeTooter

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Marcel Harmon · @marcelharmon67
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Views Through the Glass - high school experiences of sexual/gender politics shaped by the built environment: a post occupancy evaluation tale.

"Pre and post occupancy evaluations provide opportunities to give voice to under-represented stakeholders and subsequently prevent or uncover related negative consequences."

marcelharmon67.substack.com/p/

#views #daylighting #healthandwellbeing #humancentereddesign #inclusivedesign #builtenvironmentethnographies #postoccupancyevaluation #SchoolDesign

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