Archive for Urban design
A Bicycle Story
A story of a bicycle trip through a bicycle-friendly city. Design innovations pop up along the way to make the trip easy, efficient, safe, and convenient. In the end, bike transportation prevails as one of the best ways to travel: no pollution, promotes physical health, low cost, and fun.
Winner of the Fit-City Competition, sponsored by the Oxford Health Alliance.
How to Identify Car-free Environments
Characteristics of a car-free environment can be easily recognizable. Try looking look for these few key elements:
1. Sidewalks
2. Public space
3. Greenery
4. People
5. Bike lanes
6. Local stores
7. Small stores (vs. big box)
8. Higher density
9. Mixed use (different kinds of stores)
10. Grid
