Talk or Interview Temporary Paradise @50 and Beyond
Talk or Interview Temporary Paradise @50 and Beyond
It was September 15, 1974. On a backdrop of out-of-control suburban sprawl, rampant environmental destruction of our canyons and river valleys, and depressing urban decay, co-authors Donald Appleyard and Kevin Lynch presented “Temporary Paradise?” to the city of San Diego. Both warned in their transformative vision plan for the San Diego Tijuana region that unless leaders took steps to guide growth and conserve resources, it would be a “temporary paradise.” Sadly, both authors died within a few years of its publication, with Appleyard being killed by a speeding drunken driver in 1982.
Over its 50-plus years, “Temporary Paradise?” has served as a timeless and transcendent vision plan for the San Diego Tijuana transnational region, arguing that the border become a “zone of confluence” sharing its environment, its economy, and its cultures. For 50 years, it has served as a road map to communicate our best ideas through poetic voice and engaging imagery that can effectively move the region toward a future of sustainability, livability, and equity.
Here are some learning outcomes for audience members:
Learning outcome 1
Gain an understanding of how to create an enduring and compelling planning document, including how to write in a poetic, passionate voice and provide compelling images that can engage people, garner support, and endure throughout the decades.
Learning outcome 2
Gain an understanding of how to incorporate the elements of a vision plan into actionable policies for your city and region and how they can lead to more sustainable, livable, and equitable community planning outcomes.
Learning outcome 3
Learn how to conduct a reconnaissance and capture the best planning ideas of a city and a region, and then convey them in a planning document that can endure throughout the years. Offering insight into cross-border planning in an increasingly globalizing world, Shedding light on San Diego-Tijuana’s experience as the 2024 World Design Capital.
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SDSU's Dr. Bruce Appleyard
Dr. Appleyard is a Professor of City Planning and Urban Design at San Diego State University (SDSU) where he serves as the Director of Active Transportation Research (ATR), the Action Institute for Sustainability, Livability, and Equity (AISLE), and as SDSU’s Director of the national Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS). Working at the intersection of land use, housing, transportation, and urban design, he helps people and agencies make more informed decisions about how we live, work, and thrive. Working from the human to regional/ecosystem scale, he is an author of numerous peer-reviewed and professional publications, and is the most highly cited scholar in the SDSU School of Public Affairs. He is also a renowned expert on urban quality, regional planning, the future of transport, street safety and livability and designing for pedestrians and bicyclists. Before joining the academic ranks he worked for 3 decades in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. He also works with community members and professionals on pedestrian and bicycle safety assessments and provides post crash expert witness research and testimony.
