A week

in
Marlborough
by Thomas Coolen & Mike Schroten

PROGRAM

Retrofitting the Sprawled City

25 fourth (and final) year students
Spatial Planning Urban Design Traffic Management
September February
Integrated sustainable urban mobility planning and community
redesign in Northern America

TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S

Marlborough
Observations
Inspiration
Whats Next?
Outside Walk & Talk

MARLBOROUGH

Marlborough
68% owned housing
32% rental housing

Door-to-door Surveys
O B S E R VAT I O N S

Long time inhabitants

Happy with life in Marlborough

(Thursday & Saturday)

Walking in Marlborough is very easy

Only children ride bicycles

O B S E R VAT I O N S

Door-to-door Surveys 2 (Thursday & Saturday)

For my neighbors, Id do anything.
Renters do not contribute to the community.

O B S E R VAT I O N S

Businesses in Marlborough (Saturday)

Why are you located where you are?
Surprisingly vibrant local restaurant

O B S E R VAT I O N S

Bike Ride (Thursday)

Quiet roads make for easy cycling
Busier roads are bottlenecks;
sidewalk preferred

Cycle route cycle path

O B S E R VAT I O N S

Location Observations (Friday & Saturday)

C-train station & its vicinity
Strip Malls - Mborough Dr & 36th St

Celias remarkable observations

O B S E R VAT I O N S

Accessibility Walk (Friday)

Curb cuts inconsistently placed
Eye-opener for consideration in alterations (visual accessibility)

O B S E R VAT I O N S

Emotional Walk (Friday)

MARLBOROUGH

Marlborough through our eyes

At first glance
A typical American suburb.
A place to live, not go to.
Given more thought
Positive atmosphere
Surprisingly vibrant destinations

I N S P I R AT I O N

Color

I N S P I R AT I O N

Cycling Network

I N S P I R AT I O N

Post boxes; a Place to Meet

Catwalks
I N S P I R AT I O N

Improve accessibility for cyclists & disabled

Invigorate by encouraging greenery (Best Catwalk Competition)

C-Train Station
I N S P I R AT I O N

Improve bicycle parking

Add drop-off zone

Facilitating Desire Lines

I N S P I R AT I O N

Suggestive pathing on parking lot

Make cars aware of pedestrians

I N S P I R AT I O N

Mall Food Court

Place to meet(/meat) & engage

Trough-going route to & from C-Train

W H AT S N E X T ?

Whats Next?
Research on larger scale
City connections, major designs

Looking further ahead

Long-term Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning
Interdisciplinary approach
Urban & Spatial Planners

L E T S WA L K & TA L K

Lets Walk & Talk

Twelve inspirational locations

2,80km of pure Marlborough