ONE EASY THING ANY CITY CAN DO TO BE MORE PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY

-> According to an Oct. 7th Wired article, "There are many ways cities can make their public spaces safer and more inviting for pedestrians... But there is one easy, cost-effective, and quick thing just about any city can do to make themselves more pedestrian-friendly: Use building and landscape details to make people feel welcome and comfortable.
&quot;The idea comes from a report by the non-profit SPUR (originally called the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association), which laid out seven ways to make any city more pedestrian-friendly. (See summary at <a href="http://wrd.cm/1vNpr6j">http://wrd.cm/1vNpr6j</a>;) Most of the ideas required big changes to existing infrastructure, but this one is dead simple....&quot;
Source: <a href="http://wrd.cm/1y1J8vh">http://wrd.cm/1y1J8vh</a>;

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