Tag: city planning
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Transport and Health (TheCityFix)
Here is a post talking about the World Health Organization putting together a body of evidence that cities that invest in active transportation maintain healthier citizenry. Every year, 1.2 million people die in traffic crashes each year. And physical inactivity is responsible for 3.2 million deaths and 19 million healthy life years lost annually. Dr.…
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Bellingham, Washington Neighborhoods on Walk Score
Bellingham doesn’t have just one Walk Score–its neighborhoods each have walk sores! http://www.walkscore.com/WA/Bellingham
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Growth vs. sprawl (Kaid Benfield’s Blog)
Many cities in Europe are small, dense and surrounded by farmland. There are many benefits to this model. It makes me wonder: is un-shepherded real-estate development wise? It’s kinda like a “can but shouldn’t” scenario–we can develop all arable land into homes and malls, but that’s like fungal growth. There needs to be really strong…
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Narrow Intersections Help Business, Cyclists, Peds (GOOD Blog)
I really like practical ways to slow down traffic in downtown areas. This is a good idea. Long Beach Puts Roads on a Diet – GOOD Blog – GOOD.
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