01824cam a22002657i 4500 10588 10588 OSt 20220405182105.0 160920t20172017dcuab b 001 0 eng d 9781610917711 lccopycat 307.1/2160973 23 Langdon, Philip, author. Within walking distance : creating livable communities for all / Philip Langdon. xiv, 264 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-254) and index. "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." -- Pedestrian areas United States Planning. Community development United States. City planning United States. City planning. fast Community development. fast Pedestrian areas Planning. fast United States. fast ddc 0 0 ddc 0 307_121609730000000 0 BMSCA BMSCA 2022-04-06 6 2203.60 0 307.12160973 AR-PG520 2022-04-06 00:00:00 3148.00 2022-04-06 PG S-22 0 0 ddc 0 307_121609730000000 0 BMSCA BMSCA GEN 2025-12-17 0 307.12160973 AR-UG5212 2026-02-10 00:00:00 2026-02-10 UG S-22