Live Demo: http://neil21.github.com/Formr/formr.html


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* For most explanation and motivation see here: http://stroadtoboulevard.tumblr.com/formr
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* For the "to do" list, see Issues. Dive in! Learn some WebGL (3D in the browser)! Tell your friends! 
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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