urban design

Walking at night - how CPTED can be used to make the night walk-environment safer and more pleasant

Join us for a walk-shop looking at the issues of walking at night and how CPTED (crime prevention through environmental design) principles can help make the walk environment safer and more pleasant.

Have you ever had second thoughts about going for a walk at night? Join this walk-shop to look at the issues of night time walking and how good design can make it safer and more pleasant.

Town/City: 
Fusion Virtuoso bar - 2 Manners St, Wellington
Venue: 
Walk-shop starts and finishes at Fusion bar, 2 Manners St
Contact person: 
Ellen Blake
Contact details: 
wellington[at]livingstreets.org.nz
Meeting type: 
Face to face
Organizer: 
ellen.blake
Region (NZ): 
Wellington region
Topics: 
Design and planning
Free tags: 
attitude to walking
CPTED
night time walking
urban design

Urban Design Protocol

The Ministry for the Environment launched the Urban Design Protocol in March 2005 and Living Streets became a signatory shortly afterwards.

The Protocol is a voluntary commitment to specific urban design initiatives by signatory organisations including central and local government organisations, private sector professionals, organisations and institutions.

Region (NZ): 
National level
Topics: 
Design and planning
Institution: 
Ministry for the Environment
Free tags: 
urban design

Footloose and Fancy Free

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 04/02/2008 - 23:50
A Field Survey of Walkable Urban Places in the Top 30 U.S. Metropolitan Areas
Footloose and Fancy Free - Document - Adobe PDF
This field survey attempts to identify the number and location of “regional-serving” walkable urban places in the 30 largest American metropolitan areas in the U.S, where 138 million, or 46 percent, of the US population lives.
Country (exc. NZ): 
North America
Topics: 
Design and planning
Free tags: 
urban design
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--2.91 North America
-2 Design

Shared space

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 14/01/2008 - 02:29
Room for everyone - a new vision for public spaces
Shared space - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
Shared Space is a European co-operation project that aims to develop a new policy for designing public spaces at regional, national and eventually at an European level.
Country (exc. NZ): 
EU
Topics: 
Design and planning
Transport
Community Engagement
Free tags: 
urban design
Taxonomy upgrade extras: 
--2.95 Rest-of-world, UN, EU etc studies
-2 Design

Pedestrians in peril on Valley streets

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 19/09/2007 - 21:29

Pedestrians in peril on Valley streets - Document - Adobe PDF

More than 1,000 San Fernando Valley pedestrians have been hit by vehicles since 2006, with three major thoroughfares serving as the sites of most of the serious injuries and deaths.

Country (exc. NZ): 
North America
Topics: 
Safety
Health
Free tags: 
urban design
safety research

Los Angeles Walkability checklist

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 19/09/2007 - 21:24
Guidance for site plan review
Walkability checklist - 1.7 Mb Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
The purpose of this Guidance for Site Plan Review: Walkability Checklist is to guide Department of City Planning staff in working with developers to make developments more “walkable;” that is, to enhance pedestrian activity, access, comfort and safety. At the same
Country (exc. NZ): 
North America
Topics: 
Design and planning
Walkability
Free tags: 
walkability
urban design
Taxonomy upgrade extras: 
--2.91 North America
-2 Design

Stepping out

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 19/09/2007 - 21:18
They say only the rich, poor and crazy walk in L.A. Does it have to be that way?
Stepping out - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
If you made a list of the most daunting job descriptions in Los Angeles, Emily Gabel-Luddy's would rank near the top.
Country (exc. NZ): 
Overseas (other)
Topics: 
Policy
Free tags: 
urban design
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-1 Policy
--1.95 Overseas news media

About Us

Living Streets Aotearoa is the New Zealand organisation for people on foot, promoting walking-friendly communities. We are a nationwide organisation with local branches and affiliates throughout New Zealand.

We want more people walking and enjoying public spaces be they young or old, fast or slow, whether walking, sitting, commuting, shopping, between appointments, or out on the streets for exercise, for leisure or for pleasure.

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