Within Walking Distance

Creating Livable Communities for All

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Planning
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Author: Philip Langdon ISBN: 9781610917735
Publisher: Island Press Publication: May 16, 2017
Imprint: Island Press Language: English
Author: Philip Langdon
ISBN: 9781610917735
Publisher: Island Press
Publication: May 16, 2017
Imprint: Island Press
Language: English

In*Within Walking Distance*, journalist and urban critic Philip Langdon looks at why and how Americans are shifting toward a more human-scale way of building and living. He shows how people are creating, improving, and caring for walkable communities. To draw the mimportant lessons, Langdon sptime in six communities that differ in size, history, wealth, diversity, and education, yet share crucial traits: compactness, a mix of uses and activities, and human scale. To improve conditions and opportunities for everyone, Langdon argues that*places where the best of life is within walking distance*ought to be at the core of our thinking. This book is for anyone who wants to understand what can be done to build, rebuild, or improve a community while retaining the things that make it distinctive.

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In*Within Walking Distance*, journalist and urban critic Philip Langdon looks at why and how Americans are shifting toward a more human-scale way of building and living. He shows how people are creating, improving, and caring for walkable communities. To draw the mimportant lessons, Langdon sptime in six communities that differ in size, history, wealth, diversity, and education, yet share crucial traits: compactness, a mix of uses and activities, and human scale. To improve conditions and opportunities for everyone, Langdon argues that*places where the best of life is within walking distance*ought to be at the core of our thinking. This book is for anyone who wants to understand what can be done to build, rebuild, or improve a community while retaining the things that make it distinctive.

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