> There is a book out called, I think, Street Reclaiming. I
> think written by an Australian author. His underlying
> theory is that people need to claim the street in such a way
> that cars believe it is a pedestrian environment that they
> are driving through as opposed to a car thoroughfare that
> people walk across. Some if his ideas including taking out
> a street parking spot to put in table and chairs - kind of
> extending the cafe into the street or visually narrowing the
> street. Or painting large murals in the street or narrowing
> the perception of the street with pedestrian items. Now
> that I live in "no sidewalk land," I completely appreciate
> what "kids playing in the street" does to the environment.
> Because there are no sidewalks (nature paths galore
> although) people use and kids play in the street all the
> time. This has an amazing impact on cars. They move slowly
> and carefully through this entire area.
There are also a number of resources available on the web:
America Walks:
http://americawalks.org/
Walkable Communities, Inc.:
http://www.walkable.org/
Carfree Cities:
http://www.carfree.com/
Paul Barber
Loring Park
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