Live Demo: http://neil21.github.com/Formr/formr.html ***** * For most explanation and motivation see here: http://stroadtoboulevard.tumblr.com/formr * * For the "to do" list, see Issues. Dive in! Learn some WebGL (3D in the browser)! Tell your friends! ***** The purpose of this webapp is to be able to see the impact of different regulated numbers (setback, height, travel lane and sidewalk width) on the �feel� of the street. By allowing people to directly manipulate the numbers and see the image change they can see how our current zoning regulations and geometric design guides result in pedestrian-unfriendly car-first streets. Use cases: * Easily demonstrate how a block matures over time, from Rural T1 to bustling T5 main street. * Demonstrate how good enclosure 'feels'. * Demonstrate how Burnaby's zoning bylaws and street design guidelines explicitly prevent the development of a Parisian boulevard. * Show how a multiway boulevard can fit in the same space as a standard Vancouver arterial. * Show how New Pacific Boulevard will feel (wide street, some trees, no buildings). With javascript frameworks three.js (webgl - 3D stuff) and dat.gui (controls) this a hell of a lot less difficult than it sounds at first. I�ve done some hacking around, and discovered some quirks of three.js that I�ll happily share. If I could take a week off and hack around I would, but I bet there are young�uns out there that are more time-rich than me. And I'm sure the urbanism blogosphere would lap it up. For a to do list, see the "Issues" tab in Github. It's in reverse order. More references: The first dozen slides here show form definition for a real neighborhood: http://revelstokeudb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Revelstoke-Closing-Presentation.pdf