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Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities | 
 enlarge | Authors: Michael Southworth, Eran Ben-joseph
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 930747
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 184
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 8 x 0.8
ISBN: 0070598088
Dewey Decimal Number: 711.7
EAN: 9780070598089
ASIN: 0070598088
Publication Date: August 22, 1996
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Book Description
Streetwise Community Development Big-city traffic snarls in once-tranquil suburban settings. Outdated community patterns that provide ample access for private automobiles at the expense of public transport. As America's cities continue to expand and engulf surrounding suburbs, Michael Southworth and Eran Ben-Joseph's, Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities offers a new, sensible approach to street design--one that can help you reduce urban sprawl to create more cohesive, livable and energy-efficient communities and metropolitan areas. This illustrated planning tool shows you how street layouts shape the character of a community. . .how various street patterns can have dramatically different effects. . .how streets have changed due to the growth of technology. . .how a standard system can help communities grow in a rational manner. . .and more.
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excellent introduction to how residential streets evolved March 24, 2000
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
This books describes the history and evolution of residential streets in the US and Britain. It remains very objective, until the last chapter when the authors push for the shared streets concept. As a transportation planning professional, I found it very informative and compelling. It did the impossible: it changed my mind on the value of cul-de-sacs.
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