Walkable city rules : 101 steps to making better places /

"Nearly every US city would like to be more walkable-for reasons of health, wealth, and the environment-yet few are taking the proper steps to get there. The goals are often clear, but the path is seldom easy. Jeff Speck's follow up to his bestselling Walkable City is the resource that cit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Speck, Jeff (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Central business districts > United States > Planning.
Pedestrian areas > United States > Planning.
Urban renewal > United States.
City planning > United States.
ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design.
ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning.
TRANSPORTATION.
Central business districts > Planning.
City planning.
Pedestrian areas > Planning.
Urban renewal.
United States.
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Table of Contents:
  • Sell walkability
  • Mix the uses
  • Make housing attainable and integrated
  • Get the parking right
  • Let transit work
  • Escape automobilism
  • Start with safety
  • Optimize your driving network
  • Right-size the number of lanes
  • Right-size the lanes
  • Sell cycling
  • Build your bike network
  • Park on street
  • Focus on geometry
  • Focus on intersections
  • Make sidewalks right
  • Make comfortable spaces
  • Make interesting places
  • Do it now.

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