Fast Company Magazine is highlighting The Smart Growth Manual by Andres Duany, Jeff Speck, and Mike Lydon presents 150 tips for building cities that are livable, sustainable and enjoyable for those who live there. Here are 10 11 of their favorites.
- Provide contextually appropriate modes of transit
- Design and locate civic buildings honorably
- Protect neighborhoods from high-speed thoroughfares
- Expose natural amenities to public view
- Satisfy daily shopping needs within each neighborhood
- Link green areas into continuous systems
- Encourage food production everywhere by everyone
- Design for pedestrians and bicyclists as well as automobiles
- Enclose street spaces with building fronts
- Design parking lots for humans and cars
- Design buildings to minimize thermal and light impacts
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