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Book Residential Streets

Download or read book Residential Streets written by and published by Amer Society of Civil Engineers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities

Download or read book Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities written by Michael Southworth and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2013-04-22 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The topic of streets and street design is of compelling interest today as public officials, developers, and community activists seek to reshape urban patterns to achieve more sustainable forms of growth and development. Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities traces ideas about street design and layout back to the early industrial era in London suburbs and then on through their institutionalization in housing and transportation planning in the United States. It critiques the situation we are in and suggests some ways out that are less rigidly controlled, more flexible, and responsive to local conditions. Originally published in 1997, this edition includes a new introduction that addresses topics of current interest including revised standards from the Institute of Transportation Engineers; changes in city plans and development standards following New Urbanist, Smart Growth, and sustainability principles; traffic calming; and ecologically oriented street design.

Book Strong Towns

    Book Details:
  • Author : Charles L. Marohn, Jr.
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2019-10-01
  • ISBN : 1119564816
  • Pages : 262 pages

Download or read book Strong Towns written by Charles L. Marohn, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.

Book Roads and Streets

Download or read book Roads and Streets written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issues for include section: Bituminous roads and streets.

Book The Impact of Traffic on Residential Areas

Download or read book The Impact of Traffic on Residential Areas written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Cost of Municipal Services in Residential Areas

Download or read book The Cost of Municipal Services in Residential Areas written by Harvard University. Department of Regional Planning and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Retrofitting Sprawl

    Book Details:
  • Author : Emily Talen
  • Publisher : University of Georgia Press
  • Release : 2015
  • ISBN : 0820345458
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book Retrofitting Sprawl written by Emily Talen and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These twelve new essays present innovative and practical ideas for addressing the harmful effects of sprawl. Sprawl is not only an ongoing focus of specialized magazines like Dwell; indeed, Time magazine has cited ?recycling the suburbs? as the second of ?Ten Ideas Changing the World Right Now.' While most conversations on sprawl tend to focus on its restriction, this book presents an overview of current thinking on ways to fix, repair, and retrofit existing sprawl. Chapters by planners, geographers, and architects present research grounded in diverse locales including Phoenix, Arizona; Seattle, Washington; Dublin, Ohio; and the Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington, D.C., metro areas. The authors address head-on the most controversial aspects of sprawl–issues of power and control, justice and equity, and American attitudes about regulating private development. But they also put these issues in practical contexts, bringing in examples of redesign that are already occurring around the country, including the retrofitting of corridors and the repurposing of the cul-de-sac. Whether fixing sprawl requires a ?cultural shift? in thinking or a ?coordinated effort? by local government, these essays testify that a combination of forethought and creativity will be needed. EMILY TALEN is a professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning and the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University. Her books include City Rules: How Regulations Affect Urban Form and Design for Diversity. Cover design: Kaelin Chappell Broaddus Cover photo: Author photo: Courtesy of Sandy Sorlien The University of Georgia Press Athens, Georgia 30602 www.ugapress.org

Book The Street

    Book Details:
  • Author : Vikas Mehta
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2013
  • ISBN : 0415527104
  • Pages : 244 pages

Download or read book The Street written by Vikas Mehta and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes case studies of Massachusetts Ave. (Cambridge), Harvard Street (Brookline)and Elm Street (Somerville)

Book Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture

Download or read book Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture written by Thomas Kang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-11-05 with total page 1118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book states that the proceedings gathers selected papers from 2022 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture (ICCEA 2022), which was held in Hanoi, Vietnam on December 16-18, 2022. The conference is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental, and practical civil engineering and architecture. And this proceedings from the conference mainly discusses architectural design and project management, environmental protection and spatial planning, design and analysis of building materials, and structural engineering and safety. And these materials can be useful and valuable sources for researchers and professionals working in the field of civil engineering and architecture.

Book Proceedings of the     Annual Meeting of the Ontario Good Roads Association

Download or read book Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Ontario Good Roads Association written by Ontario Good Roads Association and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Separation of Street and Railroad Grades

Download or read book Separation of Street and Railroad Grades written by Herbert Siegfried Swan and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Affordable Single family Housing

Download or read book Affordable Single family Housing written by Welford Sanders and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines residential development standards in 13 communities in which 18 affordable housing development were recently built. The report, which focuses on single-family detached housing, compares old and revised standards. It also examines the application of these standard in the affordable project that were built.

Book Municipal Benchmarks

Download or read book Municipal Benchmarks written by David N. Ammons and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2001-02-21 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ammons (public administration, U. of North Carolina) put together this guide to benchmarks for mayors, city council members, city managers, department heads, management analysts, and citizens who want a measuring rod for local government services. He includes national standards, engineered standar

Book Highway Safety Act of 1966  Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Public Roads of the     89 2  on S  3052  March 29 31  April 5 14  1966

Download or read book Highway Safety Act of 1966 Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Public Roads of the 89 2 on S 3052 March 29 31 April 5 14 1966 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: