03462nam a22004097a 4500 pucpr 20250227121556.0 150423s2013 dcuae bb 001 0 eng 2013000739 9780874202014 pbk. pucpr eng pucpr pucpr rda eng CARIBET HE336.P43 E95 2013 711.74 Ewing, Reid H. 301992 Pedestrian and Transit Oriented Design : Ewing, Reid; Bartholomew, Keith. txt Washington, D.C. : Urban Land Institute , 2013. x, 118 p. ill. ; plans ; 26 cm. book rdacontent text txt rdamedia unmediaded n rdacarrier volume nc Includes bibliographical references. Contents: Foreword viii -- Preface ix -- Acknowledgments x -- 1 Introduction 2 -- Demand for Walkable, Transit Oriented Development 3 -- Even More So in the Future 5 -- The Market Begins to Respond 7 -- Resources and Appendixes 8 -- 2 Urban Design Qualities 10 -- Imageability 11 -- Enclosure 12 -- Human Scale 13 -- Transparency 15 -- Complexity 16 -- Coherence 17 -- Legibility 18 -- Linkage 19 -- Conclusion 20 -- 3 Checklist of Essential Features 21 -- Medium to High Densities 21 -- Fine Grained Mix of Land Uses 25 -- Short to medium Length Blocks 28 -- Transit Routes Every Half Mile or Closer 32 -- Two to Four Lane Streets with rare Exceptions 34 -- Continuous Sidewalks Appropriately Scaled 38 -- Safe Crossings 41 -- Appropriate Buffering from Traffic 45 -- Street Oriented Buildings 48 -- Comfortable and Safe Places to Wait 52 -- 4 Checklist of Highly Desirable Features 55 -- Supportive Commercial Uses 55 -- Grid Like street Networks 59 -- Traffic Calming 61 -- Closely Spaced Shade Trees 65 -- Little Dead Space 68 -- Nearby Parks and Other Public Spaces 73 -- Small scale Buildings or Articulated Larger ones 77 -- Pedestrian Scale Lighting 80 -- Attractive Transit Facilities82 -- 5 Checklist of Worthwhile Additions 85 -- Landmarks 85 -- Street Walls 88 -- Functional Street Furniture 90 -- Coherent, Small Scale Signage 93 -- Special Pavement 96 -- Public Art 98 -- Water Features 101 -- Outdoor Dining 103 -- Underground Utilities 106 -- 6 Conclusion 108 -- Summary 110 -- References 112 -- Explaining how to design spaces for pedestrians while also accommodating transit needs, this book is an excellent reference for students, public sector planners and officials, and private sector designers and developers seeking to make places more pedestrian and transit-friendly -- Pedestrian traffic flow Planning. 262673 Local Architecture Buildings 54081 Public, Commercial & Industrial City planning Political science Public Policy 294001 City Planning & Urban Development POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development. 265044 Local ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning. 196845 Local City planning 73701 Local Urban transportation Planning. 183437 Local Bartholomew, Keith. 199953 Dan Burden Sara Zimmerman 215343 Urban Land Institute. American Planning Association 286629 lcc 6 HE336.P43 General E95 2013 247841 247841 0 0 lcc 0 0 4 4 33 2015-04-13 amazon 49.29 533463 2 General HE336.P43 E95 2013 91000000043919 2018-03-05 00:00:00 2018-02-26 1 59.29 2015-04-13 6