Car parked on side of street. Such a common scene that its hard to image any other scenario. Programmatically, the car is waiting, sitting - perhaps even idling. On one hand it provides a buffer for the traffic along with street with the pedestrians along the sidewalk. But how can the temporarily abandoned vehicle participate within the urban condition? Power gathering? Information? Public offerings?
Scales of car to sidewalk, street to person have become sadly distorted due to the automobile. What does the scale of the occupant bring back to the city? What does it take away from the automobile? What aspect of urban living is enhanced when the automoble is considered a public asset?
Below is a "speed table." Or should it be a "pedestrian table"
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