LEADER 03752nam 2200517 450 001 9910254010603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-61091-773-1 024 7 $a10.5822/978-1-61091-773-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000001176102 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-61091-773-5 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4840652 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5359324 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5359324 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11599825 035 $a(OCoLC)984567689 035 $a(PPN)221248749 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001176102 100 $a20181117d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aWithin walking distance $ecreating livable communities for all /$fPhilip Langdon 205 $a1st ed. 2017. 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia ;$aCovelo ;$aLondon :$cIsland Press,$d2017. 215 $axiv, 264 pages $cillustrations ;$d23 cm 311 $a1-61091-868-1 311 $a1-61091-771-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 241-254) and index. 330 $aFor five thousand years, human settlements were nearly always compact places. Everything a person needed on a regular basis lay within walking distance. But then the great project of the twentieth century?sorting people, businesses, and activities into separate zones, scattered across vast metropolises?took hold, exacting its toll on human health, natural resources, and the climate. Living where things were beyond walking distance ultimately became, for many people, a recipe for frustration. As a result, many Americans have begun seeking compact, walkable communities or looking for ways to make their current neighborhood better connected, more self-sufficient, and more pleasurable. In this volume, the author looks at why and how Americans are shifting toward a more human-scale way of building and living. He shows how people are creating, improving, and caring for walkable communities. There is no one-size-fits-all approach. Starting conditions differ radically, as do the attitudes and interests of residents. To draw the most important lessons, Langdon spent time in six communities that differ in size, history, wealth, diversity, and education, yet share crucial traits: compactness, a mix of uses and activities, and human scale. The six are Center City Philadelphia; the East Rock section of New Haven, Connecticut; Brattleboro, Vermont; the Little Village section of Chicago; the Pearl District in Portland, Oregon; and the Cotton District in Starkville, Mississippi. In these communities, Langdon examines safe, comfortable streets; sociable sidewalks; how buildings connect to the public realm; bicycling; public transportation; and incorporation of nature and parks into city or town life. In all these varied settings, he pays special attention to a vital ingredient: local commitment. To improve conditions and opportunities for everyone, the author argues that places where the best of life is within walking distance ought to be at the core of our thinking. This book is for anyone who wants to understand what can be done to build, rebuild, or improve a community while retaining the things that make it distinctive. 606 $aCity planning$xCitizen participation 606 $aPedestrian facilities design 607 $aUnited States$2fast 615 0$aCity planning$xCitizen participation. 615 0$aPedestrian facilities design. 676 $a307.1216 700 $aLangdon$b Philip$01040033 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910254010603321 996 $aWithin walking distance$92462626 997 $aUNINA