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Tag Archives: walkability
Walkable placemaking with outdoor public stairways
Note: – For purposes of this blogpost, stairways, stairs, and stair-steps are used interchangeably. Post updated 2/16/23 _______ The first time it occurred to me that outdoor stairways could be an important walkability tool for cities was while visiting Edinburgh, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, archaeology, architecture, art, book reviews, books, branding, brewpubs, business, cities, civics, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, culture, demographics, diversity, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, Economy, engineering, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, government, health, Health care, hiking, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, literature, logistics, Maps, Mining, mountains, natural history, nature, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, revitalization, shopping, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, Stairway networks, Statistics, sustainability, third places, topography, tourism, traffic, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, walking, writing
Tagged Bisbee 1000, cities, environment, fun, geography, history, IceMan Climb Competition, land use, planning, recreational stairways, stair-steps, staircases, Stairizona Trail, stairs, stairways, steps, transportation, travel, walkability, walkable
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America’s most charming walkable neighborhood is in…
Los Angeles! Yes, you read that correctly. The city known for miles of freeways and lengthy traffic jams is also home to what this retired urban planner feels is the most charming walkable neighborhood in the United States. In fact, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, architecture, art, books, Cars, cities, civics, culture, density, engineering, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, Housing, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, mountains, nature, new urbanism, parking, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, skylines, spatial design, technology, third places, topography, tourism, traffic, trails, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged architecture, California, cities, design, High Tower Elevator, history, Hollywood Heights, LA, Los Angeles, neighborhoods, planning, stairways, urban design, walkability, walking, walkways
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Ten Planning Lessons from Orlando/Winter Park
In terms of diversity and inclusiveness, the Orlando region of today is much improved compared to the Orlando of 50 years ago. Unlike much of the Orlando area, Winter Park has successfully maintained/employed new urbanism, walkability, and traffic calming techniques … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, air travel, airport planning, airports, Alternative transportation, architecture, art, Cars, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, commerce, culture, downtown, economic development, entertainment, geography, government, historic preservation, history, human rights, inclusiveness, land use, Maps, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, skylines, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, third places, tourism, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, weather
Tagged airports, Florida, Orlando, The Florida Project, walkability, Winter Park
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Do our college communities pass the walkability test?
In a nutshell, the answer is largely a resounding NO. Below is a list of American college communities with their walkability score for 2014 as compiled by walkscore.com. The overall rating was used for each community as students tend to live, shop, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, architecture, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, colleges, commerce, culture, downtown, education, fitness, fun, geography, health, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, logistics, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, schools, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, sustainability, third places, trails, transit, transportation, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged cities, colleges, education, exercise, fitness, geography, health, land use, planning, recreation, schools, spatial design, sustainability, universities, walkability
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Canada’s most walkable cities for 2014
As ranked by walkscore.com, below is the list of those larger Canadian cities with an average walk score of 50 or greater. Here is a breakdown of what each city’s average score represents: 90-100 = Walker’s Paradise – daily errands do not require a … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Canada, Cars, cities, climate change, commerce, culture, downtown, environment, fitness, geography, health, hiking, humanity, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, third places, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged active transportation, Canada, cities, environment, fitness, health, hiking, land use, pedestrian, planning, spatial deisgn, urban planning, walk score, walkability, walking
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Refuge along highways from hell
In an excellent and succinct brochure, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) notes the following ten benefits of raised medians and pedestrian safety refuge areas in the center of roadways. According to the document; “on average, a pedestrian is killed in a … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, bicycling, Biking, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, commerce, culture, density, environment, fitness, geography, health, humanity, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged bicycling, cities, FHWA, fitness, health, land use, landscape architecture, roadways, safety, transportation, walkability, walking
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Improving walkability in winter
By now, nearly every urban planner should be familiar with the term walkability as well as its rationale and numerous community benefits. Despite this, there are times during the winter months when walkability can be anything but easy due to snow and particularly ice. … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, architecture, cities, civics, civility, climate change, commerce, downtown, economic development, environment, fitness, health, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, nature, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, politics, product design, Purdue, Renewable Energy, revitalization, seasons, Small business, spatial design, sustainability, technology, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, weather, zoning
Tagged active transportation, bicycling, cities, environment, Holland, infrastructure, land use, Minneapolis, skywalks, transportation, tunnels, urban planning, walkability, walking, weather, winter
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Pharmacy drive-thru’s – a bad prescription for patient health?
As our society has become more sedentary, obesity and its many health complications have become more pronounced throughout the nation. Therefore, it seems wholly inconsistent for retailers who specialize in products to improve your health and for pharmacists abiding by their oath, to … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, architecture, bicycling, Biking, cities, consumerism, culture, fitness, health, Health care, land use, planning, product design, spatial design, sprawl, transportation, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged drive-thrus, fitness, health, obesity, pharmacies, sedentary lifestyles, transportation, walkability, walking
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Is your city walkable?
A 2011 walkability comparison of the 2,500 largest communities in the United States was recently released by walkscore.com. Details on how this comprehensive database was formulated are available thorough this weblink. For the 2,500 communities, the national average score was 43 … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, cities, climate change, economic development, energy, environment, health, land use, planning, rail, transit, transportation
Tagged bicycling, cities, transit, walkability
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