{"id":3675,"date":"2015-01-23T05:26:12","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T05:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teach.alimomeni.net\/2015spring1\/?p=3675"},"modified":"2015-01-23T05:26:12","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T05:26:12","slug":"contextual-analysis-south-craig-street-between-forbes-and-fifth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teach.alimomeni.net\/2015spring1\/contextual-analysis-south-craig-street-between-forbes-and-fifth\/","title":{"rendered":"Contextual Analysis: South Craig Street, between Forbes and Fifth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Contextual Analysis: South Craig Street, between Forbes and Fifth<\/p>\n<p>Physical Attributes<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Ebb and flow of traffic<\/li>\n<li>Windy<\/li>\n<li>Wide sidewalks<\/li>\n<li>Paid street parking<\/li>\n<li>Smalls trees line sidewalk<\/li>\n<li>Contains Razzy Fresh, police station, offices<\/li>\n<li>Bus stop<\/li>\n<li>Sidewalk is for the most part even<\/li>\n<li>Cross street, Winthrop street is under construction, therefore there is some debris left on the block from the work there.<\/li>\n<li>Brick buildings<\/li>\n<li>4 street lamps adjacent to the road along the sidewalk<\/li>\n<li>Nothing that stands out about the space<\/li>\n<li>Trees are barren<\/li>\n<li>When cars are parked bumper to bumper on the street, it can feel claustrophobic.<\/li>\n<li>A Power line runs on the corner of Winthrop and South Craig<\/li>\n<li>Power line runs along one side of South Craig.<\/li>\n<li>Benches in front of 300 South Craig<\/li>\n<li>Unclaimed bike whose chains are rusted.<\/li>\n<li>Lack of loading docks, causing delivery trucks to park in the road.<\/li>\n<li>Lulu\u2019s plays 90s music, which is audible as you walk past it on South Craig.<\/li>\n<li>Boxes of books outside of Caliban Book Store<\/li>\n<li>Smells like food\n<ul>\n<li>onions<\/li>\n<li>garlic<\/li>\n<li>curry<\/li>\n<li>coffee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Outdoor seating available at some restaurants, but not utilized in the winter<\/li>\n<li>Smell of exhaust from cars during traffic jam<\/li>\n<li>Crosswalk is faded, poor maintenance of traffic lines and pedestrian markers<\/li>\n<li>Bike Rack<\/li>\n<li>USPS Mail Box<\/li>\n<li>Two-way street<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Social Attributes<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Liminal space, people going from place to place<\/li>\n<li>Near police station<\/li>\n<li>People smoke outside of the buildings<\/li>\n<li>Used by high school students<\/li>\n<li>High school girls in uniforms pass by<\/li>\n<li>Lot of college students passing<\/li>\n<li>Homeless people walk around<\/li>\n<li>independent businesses<\/li>\n<li>Young people gather in Razzy Fresh\u2014open until midnight<\/li>\n<li>Business people go to Luca, a fancy Italian restaurant.<\/li>\n<li>Carnegie Mellon Shuttle has stops along this block<\/li>\n<li>Quizno\u2019s employees take a break outside.<\/li>\n<li>Guy sells flowers outside of PNC bank<\/li>\n<li>Multiple businesses have \u201cHelp Wanted\u201d signs facing the street.<\/li>\n<li>Personal services available, such as dentist, travel agent.<\/li>\n<li>Businesses on side street put advertising signs on South Craig<\/li>\n<li>Nightlife congregates at KBox<\/li>\n<li>Educational buildings brings academics to the street<\/li>\n<li>Competition of local coffee chain vs. international chain\n<ul>\n<li>Coffee Tree Roasters vs. Starbucks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Blind intersection at both ends (all four directions stop)<\/li>\n<li>Drivers disregard pedestrians<\/li>\n<li>Some students walk in groups, especially at night<\/li>\n<li>At night, CMU shuttle drivers sometimes ignore students, perhaps due to poor visibility<\/li>\n<li>Graffiti artists have tagged the mailbox<\/li>\n<li>Bicyclists ride on the sidewalk<\/li>\n<li>People look for parking<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contextual Analysis: South Craig Street, between Forbes and Fifth Physical Attributes Ebb and flow of traffic Windy Wide sidewalks Paid street parking Smalls trees line sidewalk Contains Razzy Fresh, police station, offices Bus stop Sidewalk is for the most 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