Tagged ‘Walkability’
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Whither the Driverless Car?
Autonomous cars could benefit the elderly, ease commuter hardships and even, paradoxically, reduce dependence on cars. Alternately, they could simply enhance the preferences of both urban and suburban dwellers.
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Disruption Index: Mitchell Silver
One of 77 people, places and ideas changing cities in 2012.
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Disruption Index: Walk Score
One of 77 people, places and ideas changing cities in 2012.
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Book Club: Walking and Talking
To mark the return of the Next American City Book Club, we invite you to an online discussion about Jeff Speck’s book Walkable City with Brendan Crain of the Project for Public Spaces.
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With Families Staying Put, Philly and Baltimore Downtowns Continue to Grow
An annual report shows that downtown construction starts in Philadelphia’s Center City and surrounding areas increased for the second year in a row. Cohort cities, like Baltimore, show similar signs of growth in their downtowns.
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Sidetracks in Jeff Speck’s ‘Walkable City’
Jeff Speck’s newest book challenges the way urbanists traditionally think about achieving walkability.
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Meet Our Vanguard: Matt Tomasulo
Meet the 2012 Next American Vanguard: Matt Tomasulo, a designer whose way-finding initiatives such as Walk Raleigh and Where you Live seek to encourage walking and instill a sense of place in pedestrians.
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Retrofitting, From the Suburb On Out
Ignoring traditional methods of urban growth, Toronto planners are hoping to revitalize the outlying suburbs by building mini-downtowns in the midst of the sprawl. Should U.S. suburbs follow suit?
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INTERVIEW: Designing Healthy in New York
The fourth of five interviews with staffers at the New York City Department of City Planning. Here, an associate urban designer with DCP talks about the impact public spaces can have on public health.
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Reclaiming L’Enfant Plaza
A huge swath of D.C.‘s Southwest quadrant has, for a long time, served as a reminder of the mistakes of 1960s-era urban reclamation. But plans are in the works to transform the area into an example for sustainable redevelopment.
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