Walking

Pedestrians and their environments

Vancouver, Canada

A place for hiking in Vancouver. Source: Frommer's

Atlanta area projects win awards

Three projects that were worked on by Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh & Associates (TSW), an Atlanta-based planning, architecture, and landscape architecture firms, have won awards from the Atlanta Regional Commission.

At the Commission's State of the Region Breakfast, the awards that were presented included these:

Posted by Philip Langdon on 01 Dec 2010

After fast progress, how will Washington continue civilizing its streets?

The District of Columbia has installed 80 miles of bike lanes in 20 months, but suburban-style areas of the city remain obstacles.

Design principle 1

Walkable streets and human scale blocks. Courtesy of Calthorpe Associates.

Design principle 2

Pedestrian-oriented building configurations. Courtesy of Calthorpe Associates.

Design principle 6

Integrate open space and public services. Courtesy of Calthorpe Associates.

Aldermen wonder whether New Haven can afford to rip out an expressway

New Haven postpones accepting a $16 million TIGER II grant, worried about where the city will find matching funds.

Posted by Philip Langdon on 17 Nov 2010

Walking and biking: trends that ignite fights in the Big Apple

New Yorkers are America’s greatest walkers, and increasing numbers pedal bikes, too, but not everyone is happy with the situation.

Posted by Philip Langdon on 11 Nov 2010

Walking

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Munich, Germany