Designing With Pedestrians in Mind

Here's an article about designing with pedestrians in mind, a basic tenet of New Urbanism:

"Providing more public space for pedestrians is one of the main goals of urban renewal projects taking place in cities around the world.

By planting more trees, implementing more sidewalks and bike paths and establishing new seating areas, it is possible to design more welcoming places with less traffic congestion and that promote sustainable methods of transportation, such as walking or biking.

With the aim of publicizing urban renewal projects that have made cities more pedestrian friendly, Brazilian group Urb-I launched the “Before/After” project, which compiles before and after photos that show how cities have redistributed their public space.

The project is collaborative so that anyone can use Google Street View, or another similar tool, to raise awareness of the changes taking place in their cities.

Read on to see the transformed spaces."

Here's a link to the article.