Comments on: APTA Study on Transit and Land Use http://pedshed.net/?p=171 Walkable urban design and sustainable places Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:26:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mark L. Johnson http://pedshed.net/?p=171&cpage=1#comment-18852 Mark L. Johnson Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:20:45 +0000 http://pedshed.net/?p=171#comment-18852 Good information. I realize that our challenge is so very complex that we have to break it down into bite-sized portions. I also realize that we, unfortunately, need to convince folks that less cars and travel time can actually work for them in their everyday lives. However, the future of our communities ultimately is related to the health of our natural environment (not simply the built env.) and the most important reason for increasing walkability, development density, irrigation restrictions, etc. is to assure that there will be food, clean water, etc. for future generations. Today's great place making must be done with the environmental limitations of to tommorrow in mind; not because the price of gas will increase and put a dent in our pocketbooks. Ecotone Mark Kissimmee - Saint Cloud Good information. I realize that our challenge is so very complex that we have to break it down into bite-sized portions. I also realize that we, unfortunately, need to convince folks that less cars and travel time can actually work for them in their everyday lives. However, the future of our communities ultimately is related to the health of our natural environment (not simply the built env.) and the most important reason for increasing walkability, development density, irrigation restrictions, etc. is to assure that there will be food, clean water, etc. for future generations. Today’s great place making must be done with the environmental limitations of to tommorrow in mind; not because the price of gas will increase and put a dent in our pocketbooks.

Ecotone Mark
Kissimmee – Saint Cloud

]]> By: Philip Ablethorpe http://pedshed.net/?p=171&cpage=1#comment-18819 Philip Ablethorpe Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:54:08 +0000 http://pedshed.net/?p=171#comment-18819 Very interesting and well researched, I am currently studying for my Part II in Architecture here in London. I am currently looking at future cities. I am proposing for my final year project a Sustainable Corridor Paradigm using the existing Motorway network (freeway in American), creating a linear series of towns connected by a mass transit system for people movement and basing the communities around a walkable neighborhoods... Very interesting and well researched, I am currently studying for my Part II in Architecture here in London. I am currently looking at future cities. I am proposing for my final year project a Sustainable Corridor Paradigm using the existing Motorway network (freeway in American), creating a linear series of towns connected by a mass transit system for people movement and basing the communities around a walkable neighborhoods…

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