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Tools for soundscape design

Developers Blog #1: We’re developing new tools to help you plan urban soundscapes

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Richard Yanaky

By Richard Yanaky, Lead Developer This is our first in a new series of posts that will help keep you up to date on our development process of a new tool that wi...

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Cities can sound better, not just less bad. #soundscape

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Robin Mazumder@RobinMazumder·

I love it. We ran a study a few years ago that looked at activation and greening of urban laneways and found that these kinds of interventions can have a positive effect on well-being. The paper can be downloaded for free here: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/5HXXvGaFFEIZTxiat6SW/full?target=10.1080/23748834.2018.1548257 https://twitter.com/jen_keesmaat/status/1287793015780712448

Jennifer Keesmaat@jen_keesmaat

Changing cities has always been about changing minds. A group of neighbours have given up their four parking spaces to transform their Toronto alley into a backyard oasis during the COVID-19 pandemic, complete with an outdoor movie theatre and yoga lessons. #OwnYourCity

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Brent Toderian@BrentToderian·

Don’t just WATCH this. LISTEN to it too. There are many striking things about the transformation of Rue de Rivoli in Paris, part of the 50km’s of new safe space for bikes, scooters etc thanks to @Anne_Hidalgo, @C_Najdovski etc. HT @EmmanuelSPV for video

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Sounds in the City - Ville Sonore @villesonore·

The pandemic brings to light the importance of public space in cities. https://lfpress.com/life/homes/the-case-for-more-public-space/wcm/6071c4eb-8a50-4b6b-ad95-98a7497eb49f/

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Sounds in the City - Ville Sonore @villesonore·

Quelle sera la ville sonore dans l'après COVID-19? @iciradiocanada https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1706900/apres-covid-19-coronavirus-silence-villes-lecons-bruit-pollution-sonore-printemps-silencieux.

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Et une deuxième entretien, cette fois avec Catherine Guastavino et Romain Dumoulin @iciradiocanada: http://www.radio-canada.ca/util/postier/suggerer-go.asp?nID=4513154

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