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LIVING STREETS Strategies for Crafting Public Space 0011__99778800447700990033881100--ffffiirrss..iinndddd ii 11//66//1122 1100::5577 AAMM 0011__99778800447700990033881100--ffffiirrss..iinndddd iiii 11//66//1122 1100::5577 AAMM LIVING STREETS Strategies for Crafting Public Space Lesley Bain, AIA, LEED AP Barbara Gray Dave Rodgers, PE, LEED John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 0011__99778800447700990033881100--ffffiirrss..iinndddd iiiiii 11//66//1122 1100::5577 AAMM This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright © 2012 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 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ISBN 978-0-470-90381-0 (acid-free paper); 978-1-118-18008-2 (ebk); 978-1-118-18009-9 (ebk); 978-1-118-18181-2 (ebk); 978-1-118-18200-0 (ebk); 978-1-118-18201-7 (ebk) 1. City planning. 2. Sustainable urban development. 3. Community development. I. Gray, Barbara, 1966- II. Rodgers, Dave, 1969- III. Title. HT165.5.B35 2012 711'.4—dc23 2011040421 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0011__99778800447700990033881100--ffffiirrss..iinndddd iivv 11//66//1122 1100::5577 AAMM This book is dedicated with great love to my father, Bill Bain. 0011__99778800447700990033881100--ffffiirrss..iinndddd vv 11//66//1122 1100::5577 AAMM 0011__99778800447700990033881100--ffffiirrss..iinndddd vvii 11//66//1122 1100::5577 AAMM CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi OVERVIEW xiii Chapter 1 PLACEMAKING IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY 1 The Function of Places 2 Why Invest in a Quality Public Realm? 4 Placemaking and Design 5 Encouraging the Use of Public Space 11 Reclaiming Right-of-Way for Public Places 14 Considering All the Elements in the Right-of-Way 21 Chapter 2 MOBILITY 23 Connecting People to Places 24 Why Have Walkable, Bikeable Communities? 25 The Size and Shape of Movement 26 The Pace of Movement 34 A Shift in Thinking 35 Chapter 3 NATURAL SYSTEMS 39 Reconnecting Cities to Nature 40 Urban Biodiversity 41 Natural Systems and Opportunities in the Right-of-Way 42 Why Reconnect Nature and the City? 49 vii 0022__99778800447700990033881100--ffttoocc..iinndddd vviiii 11//66//1122 1100::5599 AAMM viii CONTENTS Chapter 4 ELEMENTS 51 Places to Move Through 52 Materials 58 Intersections 59 Bicycle Facilities 61 Signage 68 Street Furniture 70 Street Trees and Landscaping 74 Swales and Rain Gardens 74 Curbs, Gutters, and Alternatives 77 Parking 79 Chapter 5 INFLUENCES 83 Considering Context 84 Policy Foundation—Policies That Infl uence Street Design 87 Codes, Guidelines, and Standards 93 Reality Factors 99 Chapter 6 TYPOLOGIES 113 Typologies Overview 113 Residential Streets 115 Green Streets 123 Alleys 139 Main Streets 154 Thoroughfares 171 Shared-Use Streets 182 Festival Streets 193 0022__99778800447700990033881100--ffttoocc..iinndddd vviiiiii 11//66//1122 1100::5599 AAMM
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