Publication

2017 - Island Press, District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

66,000 words, Guess

Page Count

264 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101610917715
  • ISBN-139781610917711
  • Library of Congress Control Number2016954340
  • OCLC Control Number946462873
  • Better World Books9781610917711
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC307.1/2160973
  • LCCHT167 .L323 2017
  • LCCHT167.L323 2017

Description

"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." --

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Within walking distanceIsland Press2017

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