SOCI 4620 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: America One, Walkability, Upcycling
24 Apr 2021
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Week 11 readings- walkable city: how downtown can. Save america one step at a time (speck) Walkable city: how downtown can save america one step at a time. Walkable city : how downtown can save america, one. This will never happen: long answer-metropolis has to take shapre around that transit. Must docus on dt stations, creating true pedestrian friednly precincts with high housing densities within them. They must eliminate the on-site parking requirement near all stations and prohibit new parking lots near stations downtown. Streetcars make the most sense when a large area of vacant or underutilized land sits just beyonf walking distance from walkable downtown. (152) Transit drivers: urbanity: locating all significant stops right in the heart of the action, not a block awar. (155, clarity: route that is a simple line or loop, with a few diversions as possible. Happy city: transforming our lives through urban design. Happy city: transforming our lives through urban design (pp. 107-144).
