Pedestrian Zones - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pedestrian Zones write by Chris van Uffelen. This book was released on 2015. Pedestrian Zones available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 2009, plans by New York mayor Michael Bloomberg to transform part of Broadway including Times Square into a pedestrian area caused a sensation, not just in the city but internationally. Urban areas where pedestrians have right of way over vehicles are becoming increasingly important in the modern city and have enjoyed growing popular - ity since the 1950s. Not only do they increase the quality of life of the residents, they also become an increasingly important locational factor. In general there are two types of pedestrian zones: the first serves primarily as an alternative transit route with - out cars, while the second is dedicated to shopping and entertainment in the form of traffic-free shopping streets and open pedestrian areas within shopping malls. Based on a careful selection of projects this volume presents the functional and design variety of these popular urban spaces.
Pedestrian Areas
Pedestrian Areas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pedestrian Areas write by Klaus Rolf Uhlig. This book was released on 1979. Pedestrian Areas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A thorough examination of the planning and implementation of pedestrian areas that follows the process from idea through execution. In a comprehensive, theoretical section all the questions concerned with the establishing of pedestrian zones and with the pedestrian-oriented remodelling of the town are discussed. Examples with both the original plans and documentation of the realisation, from 22 cities around the world, provide evidence of the success of this new movement away from vehicular supremacy in urban areas.
For Pedestrians Only
For Pedestrians Only - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook For Pedestrians Only write by Roberto Brambilla. This book was released on 1977. For Pedestrians Only available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Incorporating case studies of 10 European and 10 North American projects.
Right of Way
Right of Way - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Right of Way write by Angie Schmitt. This book was released on 2020-08-27. Right of Way available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The face of the pedestrian safety crisis looks a lot like Ignacio Duarte-Rodriguez. The 77-year old grandfather was struck in a hit-and-run crash while trying to cross a high-speed, six-lane road without crosswalks near his son’s home in Phoenix, Arizona. He was one of the more than 6,000 people killed while walking in America in 2018. In the last ten years, there has been a 50 percent increase in pedestrian deaths. The tragedy of traffic violence has barely registered with the media and wider culture. Disproportionately the victims are like Duarte-Rodriguez—immigrants, the poor, and people of color. They have largely been blamed and forgotten. In Right of Way, journalist Angie Schmitt shows us that deaths like Duarte-Rodriguez’s are not unavoidable “accidents.” They don’t happen because of jaywalking or distracted walking. They are predictable, occurring in stark geographic patterns that tell a story about systemic inequality. These deaths are the forgotten faces of an increasingly urgent public-health crisis that we have the tools, but not the will, to solve. Schmitt examines the possible causes of the increase in pedestrian deaths as well as programs and movements that are beginning to respond to the epidemic. Her investigation unveils why pedestrians are dying—and she demands action. Right of Way is a call to reframe the problem, acknowledge the role of racism and classism in the public response to these deaths, and energize advocacy around road safety. Ultimately, Schmitt argues that we need improvements in infrastructure and changes to policy to save lives. Right of Way unveils a crisis that is rooted in both inequality and the undeterred reign of the automobile in our cities. It challenges us to imagine and demand safer and more equitable cities, where no one is expendable.
A Handbook for Pedestrian Action
A Handbook for Pedestrian Action - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Handbook for Pedestrian Action write by Roberto Brambilla. This book was released on 1977. A Handbook for Pedestrian Action available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
