Re:Route

New Thinking on Urban Transportation

Category Idea Competition
Type International Architecture/Urban D. Idea Competition
Genre Transportation
Country United States
RegDeadline 01 Aug 2007 GoogleCal iCal
15 Aug 2007 (via Online)
Eligibility All

Description
What moves you? We need to enhance and revitalize our areas, changing them from a bunch of buildings into a community.
How can we move people, cars, services or goods through a neighborhood? Envision healthful, comfortable, pleasurable urban transit.
Change our current and failing models of transportation into something to benefit the families of urban communities. Imagine more pedestrian and bicycle-friendly streets and conceptualize new forms of public transit. We are seeking any and all ideas to reduce traffic and limit our reliance on polluting cars.
CONSIDER:
Ways that traversing a city might be made more enjoyable, whatever the weather
What the ideal transport would look like
What would happen if we made children more important than cars
What would motivate people to use less toxic transportation, instead of cars

Jury
Jury panel will post their bios in the coming weeks.

Competition Type
One-Stage, Anonymous

Prize
The prize for each of the three finalists is $2,000
7 honorable mentions will be prizes in categories determined by the jury and will not include a cash prize.

Entry Fee
$25.00 (usd)
Administering Sponsor may provide further details regarding the formatting of entries following registration.

Entries
In pdf, jpeg, tiff, or giff format and no larger than 5mb
An approx. 100-200 word essay (in English) describing your entry, including the following: general ideas and concepts of the design; sustainable and energy efficient aspects of the design; design intentions, and strategies for involving the community; and reasons that the design can be used in various cities

Timetable
Online Exhibition and Winner Announcement: September 1st, 2007

Promoter
Urban Revision LLC

Official Website
http://www.urbanrevision.com/