Pedestrian Safety and Urban Planning
Urban planners use environmental strategies to help increase pedestrian safety. Which lower the incidence of vehicle-pedestrian collision?
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Aug
Tag Archives: Urban Planning
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Jul
Landscaping and property management
Our guide to buying landscape furnishing is a checklist for good property management. Learn how to maximize value for your users and enhance your site with these small, but meaningful, additions!
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Jul
Site Furnishings for Better Social Landscapes
Outdoor site furnishings include:• Seating: benches, chairs, stools• Tables• Trash bins• Shade structures• Bollards• Bike racks• Planters
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Jun
Defining Space: Outdoor Physical Access Control
Physical access control systems selectively restrict access to space. Concrete or Jersey barriers, water filled barriers, or bollards offer variable access outdoors. Read more about these strategies for adaptive traffic management.
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May
Active Design Guidelines for Walkable Cities
Active design guidelines are strategies that designers and city planners can use to enhance public health. Even small changes can make neighborhoods more walkable. Explore what communities can do to enhance walkability!
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Jan
Balancing Security and Appeal in Urban Planning
When it comes to urban development and planning, communities are managing competing goals. On one hand, the public square is having a renaissance. Research confirms that pedestrian-friendly streets and walkable neighborhoods make for healthy, attractive cities. Vibrant streetscapes engage people to walk, play, eat, and shop, which lead to many benefits. Walking promotes
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Jan
The Essential Guide to Bike Parking
As society shifts towards sustainable living, a cleaner alternative to automobile commuting is gaining traction. Cycling offers benefits that surpass driving on many levels—an economically and environmentally sound option that helps people to fulfill health and fitness goals. While cycling proves to be an excellent
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Dec
A Comprehensive Guide to Traffic Calming
Urban landscaping in the 20th century focused on the quick and unobstructed flow of motor vehicle traffic. It is only within the last few decades that urban planning has started to embrace more balanced spaces within the community—encouraging walking, cycling, and outdoor social interaction. This
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Oct
8 Reasons Why Cities are Installing Bollards in High Traffic Areas
Bollards are short posts common to many public spaces. Find out eight reasons why cities are installing bollards in high traffic areas.
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Aug
The Art of Placemaking
Placemaking is a philosophy and a planning process for public spaces. Learn how it encourages local involvement to promote community values and well-being.
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Jun
Bike Culture: Europe vs America
Biking has become more popular in North America, but it still makes up a small proportion of traffic compared to European communities.
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Apr
Do Flexible Bollards Prevent Car Accidents?
Even though they won’t stop a vehicle, flexible street bollards actively prevent collisions by making drivers more alert to their surroundings.