EPISODE 78, SEASON 2:
In this episode, John connects with
Professor Bruce Appleyard,
Associate Professor of City Planning & Public Administration, at San Diego State University
They discuss in detail many aspects of his new book Livable Streets 2.0 and his recent contribution on Designing for Active Travel he made to the International Encyclopedia of Transportation (TRNS)
Show Notes:
A livable street is like a good friend that gives you energy. In contrast, an unlivable street drains you.
Bruce Appleyard is an Associate Professor of City Planning & Public Administration, at San Diego State University and serves as both the Associate Director Active Transportation Research Center (ATR) and the Associate Director Center for Human Dynamics in our Mobile Age (HDMA).
He is the author of Livable Streets 2.0 published by Elsevier which is actually an expanded update of his father, Donald Appleyard‘s classic 1981 urbanism text Livable Streets. When the original edition first came out it was the first to put forth the theory that streets are for people.
In this episode, John and Bruce discuss in detail many aspects of the book and his recent contribution on Designing for Active Travel he made to the International Encyclopedia of Transportation (TRNS).
Livable Streets 2.0 is a complete manual on walking, bicycling, and traffic calming. So if you want to learn more about these things, we highly encourage you to get the book.
Additional Helpful Links:
Mike Lydon and Tactical Urbanism
Shared Streets and Woonerfs – Hans Monderman and Ben Hamilton-Baillie
Charter for Humane and Equitable Streets
Transit and Bikes – Roland Kager’s Active Towns Podcast Episode
Right of Way book and Angie Schmitt’s Active Towns Podcast Episode
Continuous, Raised Sidewalks and Sidepaths and a Not Just Bikes video on the subject
Fietsstraat Active Towns Podcast Episode
Jan Gehl – Building at Human Scale books Cities for People and Life Between Buildings
Interested but Concerned – Geller and 2011 follow up by Dr. Jennifer Dill
STROAD:
– Definition
– Not Just Bikes STROAD video
Show Credits:
Audio Production by Active Towns
A not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping communities create a Culture of Activity.
Creative Commons License: Attributions Non-Commercial No Derivatives 2021
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