01775cam a22002417i 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020001800062042001400080082002200094100003000116245008700146300005100233504006700284520093800351650004701289650004201336650003401378650002501412650003301437650003801470651002501508OSt20220405182105.0160920t20172017dcuab    b    001 0 eng d  a9781610917711  alccopycat04a307.1/21609732231 aLangdon, Philip,eauthor.10aWithin walking distance :bcreating livable communities for all /cPhilip Langdon.  axiv, 264 pages :billustrations, maps ;c23 cm  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 241-254) and index.  a"In Within Walking Distance, journalist and urban critic Philip Langdon 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. [...] 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." -- 0aPedestrian areaszUnited StatesxPlanning. 0aCommunity developmentzUnited States. 0aCity planningzUnited States. 7aCity planning.2fast 7aCommunity development.2fast 7aPedestrian areasxPlanning.2fast 7aUnited States.2fast