Walkable city : how downtown can save America, one step at a time
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- ISBN: 9780865477728
- Physical Description 312 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.
- Copyright ©2012.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Walkable City : How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
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Table of Contents
Walkable City : How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Prologue | p. 3 | |
A General Theory of Walkability | p. 7 | |
I | Why Walkability? | p. 13 |
Walking, the Urban Advantage | p. 17 | |
Why Johnny Can't Walk | p. 37 | |
The Wrong Color Green | p. 51 | |
II | The Ten Steps of Walkability | p. 65 |
The Useful Walk | ||
Step 1 | Put Cars in Their Place | p. 75 |
Step 2 | Mix the Uses | p. 105 |
Step 3 | Get the Parking Right | p. 115 |
Step 4 | Let Transit Work | p. 139 |
The Safe Walk | ||
Step 5 | Protect the Pedestrian | p. 163 |
Step 6 | Welcome Bikes | p. 189 |
The Comfortable Walk | ||
Step 7 | Shape the Spaces | p. 213 |
Step 8 | Plant Trees | p. 223 |
The Interesting Walk | ||
Step 9 | Make Friendly and Unique Faces | p. 237 |
Step 10 | Pick Your Winners | p. 253 |
Acknowledgments | p. 263 | |
Notes | p. 267 | |
Works Cited | p. 281 | |
Geographic Index | p. 295 | |
General Index | p. 302 |