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Before We See a Bike Friendly World
We need to be aware of things that must happen in the psychological
and physical world, namely "small is better" and traditional neighborhoods, aka "New Urbanism" or European style cities. So, we can wait for the world to notice us and open bike facilities for us, but before we must part with the mentality that bigger is better (SUVs) and that the sprawl is the ultimate solution to escape the urban jungle... I didn't want to talk about the monkey, but he knows all about cooperative living... What is a TND? The acronym TND stands for Traditional Neighborhood Development, a comprehensive planning system that includes a variety of housing types and land uses in a defined area. The variety of uses permits educational facilities, civic buildings and commercial establishments to be located within walking distance of private homes. A TND is served by a network of paths, streets and lanes suitable for pedestrians as well as vehicles. This provides residents the option of walking, biking or driving to places within their neighborhood. Present and future modes of transit are also considered during the planning stages. Public and private spaces have equal importance, creating a balanced community that serves a wide range of home and business owners. The inclusion of civic buildings and civic space -- in the form of plazas, greens, parks and squares -- enhances community identity and value. For more information about new urbanism, see the article Welcome to the New Urbanism. Hey, you can even check such neighborhoods near you and take a spin with your bike --which I plan to do. TND Neighborhoods by State and Country http://tndtownpaper.com/neighborhoods.htm WHY THE BANANA REVOLUTION? (reason #1000: because we need to live in bike friendly places) http://webspawner.com/users/bananarevolution |
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Before We See a Bike Friendly World
"ComandanteBanana" wrote in message ... We need to be aware of things that must happen in the psychological and physical world, namely "small is better" and traditional neighborhoods, aka "New Urbanism" or European style cities. Only a small percentage of Europeans live in what you like to call "European style" cities. |
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On Jun 9, 4:16*pm, "George Conklin" wrote:
"ComandanteBanana" wrote in message ... We need to be aware of things that must happen in the psychological and physical world, namely "small is better" and traditional neighborhoods, aka "New Urbanism" or European style cities. * *Only a small percentage of Europeans live in what you like to call "European style" cities. Not sure what you mean, that Europeans cities are mostly populated by immigrants? Well, they don't live in American style sprawls either. And before they build they think about public transportation. |
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Before We See a Bike Friendly World
On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 16:16:06 -0400, "George Conklin"
Only a small percentage of Europeans live in what you like to call "European style" cities. Exactly what percentage is "small"? And what is your source for this statistic? |
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Before We See a Bike Friendly World
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, ComandanteBanana wrote: We need to be aware of things that must happen in the psychological and physical world, namely "small is better" and traditional neighborhoods, aka "New Urbanism" or European style cities. You do know that utopianism doesn't work, right? |
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Before We See a Bike Friendly World
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"George Conklin" wrote: "ComandanteBanana" wrote in message ... We need to be aware of things that must happen in the psychological and physical world, namely "small is better" and traditional neighborhoods, aka "New Urbanism" or European style cities. Only a small percentage of Europeans live in what you like to call "European style" cities. What he's talking about used to be called "suburbs." Still are, for that matter. |
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Before We See a Bike Friendly World
On 9 Jun, 21:16, "George Conklin" wrote:
"ComandanteBanana" wrote in message ... We need to be aware of things that must happen in the psychological and physical world, namely "small is better" and traditional neighborhoods, aka "New Urbanism" or European style cities. * *Only a small percentage of Europeans live in what you like to call "European style" cities. It's true, there are also rather a lot of sprawling "American style" developments in Europe, but the kind of urban environment he's talking about is sufficiently common in most European countries for that to be a useful label. The interesting question is how will one transform into the other. |
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Before We See a Bike Friendly World
"Tim McNamara" wrote in message ... In article , "George Conklin" wrote: "ComandanteBanana" wrote in message ... We need to be aware of things that must happen in the psychological and physical world, namely "small is better" and traditional neighborhoods, aka "New Urbanism" or European style cities. Only a small percentage of Europeans live in what you like to call "European style" cities. What he's talking about used to be called "suburbs." Still are, for that matter. The book "Sprawl: A Compact History" makes the point that most residents of Paris actually live in houses which we would call suburban (and he shows pictures), but tourists only see the older parts of the city. The summer I lived with a family near Paris showed that the houses had small lots, but in fact were not what is usually called the "typical" old-fashioned European city. The traffic jams in Paris attest to that too. |
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Before We See a Bike Friendly World
"Tim McNamara" wrote in message ... In article , ComandanteBanana wrote: We need to be aware of things that must happen in the psychological and physical world, namely "small is better" and traditional neighborhoods, aka "New Urbanism" or European style cities. You do know that utopianism doesn't work, right? Even in Europe when people get the chance to decompress they do so. |
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Before We See a Bike Friendly World
On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:54:20 -0400 someone who may be "George
Conklin" wrote this:- Even in Europe when people get the chance to decompress they do so. That would be why house prices are much higher in the densely packed central areas of places like Edinburgh, Paris and Amsterdam (to name just a few European cities) compared to the less densely packed areas outwith the central areas? In these and other cities those who can afford to live in the densely packed areas, it is the poor who are pushed to the "outer darkness" low density areas. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54 |
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