New urbanism

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New Urbanism is a planning and development approach based on the principles of how cities and towns had been built for the last several centuries: walkable blocks and streets, housing and shopping in close proximity, and accessible public spaces. In other words: New Urbanism focuses on human-scaled urban design. The principles, articulated in the Charter of the New Urbanism, were developed to offer alternatives to the sprawling, single-use, low-density patterns typical of post-WWII…

The new urban reality is that cars are both necessary and, at times, undesirable.  Large, dense cities with high traffic volumes are opting for a new urban street type - pedestrian - and its close relative, managed vehicular acess only. New technology comes to their aid; retractable, card activated bollards.  This combination produces a fused grid (see Wikipedia and photostream)configuaration: regular streets for all modes and special streets that are preferencial to pedestrian movement and ... Landscape And Urbanism, Walkable Community, Streetscape Design, Landscape And Urbanism Architecture, New Urbanism, Urban Landscape Design, Public Space Design, Street Trees, Pedestrian Street

The new urban reality is that cars are both necessary and, at times, undesirable. Large, dense cities with high traffic volumes are opting for a new urban street type - pedestrian - and its close relative, managed vehicular access only. New technology comes to their aid; retractable, card activated bollards. This combination produces a fused grid (see Wikipedia and albums) regular streets for all modes and special streets that are preferential to pedestrian movement and enjoyment. Thanks to…

Street Transformation, Streetscape Design, Walkable City, Urban Intervention, Urban Design Plan, Sustainable City, Architecture Books, Environmental Health, Street Design

Adaptive Streets is an illustrated handbook to inspire and guide citizens, planners and officials to re-imagine how our streets can be adapted to increase utility and delight as well as enhance human and environmental health. The book presents a collection of strategies, demonstrating how they can be implemented in prototypical streets. Adaptive Streets can be used as a community empowerment tool to create new visions to transform the right-of-way.

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