Street Reclaiming: Creating Livable Streets and Vibrant CommunitiesImagine your street with fifty percent less traffic. Imagine drivers acting as guests on your street - now transformed into a dynamic "outdoor living room" with children playing and neighbors chatting. Dream no longer! Part social history and part community-activist handbook, Street Reclaiming celebrates the potential of our streets to become vibrant and prosperous centers of culture and community once again. International urban planner David Engwicht provides a step-by-step process to psychologically and physically reclaim our streets, starting with a simple six-week program to reduce traffic by 30%-50% (without involving local officials), then introducing psychological reclaiming techniques and, finally, physical reclaiming: converting traffic space into community spaces that will enhance the social fabric of the neighborhood. |
Contents
About this Book | 9 |
Cutting Traffic by Half The Five Rs of Traffic Reduction | 55 |
Street Reclaiming Design Guidelines | 85 |
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Street Reclaiming: Creating Livable Streets and Vibrant Communities David Engwicht No preview available - 1999 |
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Public Places, Urban Spaces: The Dimensions of Urban Design Matthew Carmona No preview available - 2003 |