1. NEIGHBORHOOD - FRIENDSHIP
1.1. WHAT IS NEIGHBORHOOD
1.1.1. HABITABLE DWELLING IN CITY
1.1.1.1. SHARED CONVENIENCES
1.1.1.1.1. GROCERY MARTS
1.1.1.1.2. DRUGSTORES
1.1.1.1.3. INSTITUTIONS
1.1.1.1.4. ...
1.1.1.2. SHARE AMENITIES
1.1.1.2.1. RESTAURANTS
1.1.1.2.2. TAVERNS
1.1.1.2.3. PARKLETS
1.1.1.2.4. ...
1.1.2. FEELING > AREA/LAYOUT
1.1.2.1. FEELING
1.1.2.1.1. RECOGNIZING AND BEING RECOGNIZED
1.1.2.1.2. BELONGING
1.1.2.1.3. COMPATIBILITY
1.1.2.1.4. SHARING
1.1.2.1.5. TOGETHERNESS
1.1.2.2. AFFECTS INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP WELL-BEING
1.2. CAN BE EXPRESSED THROUGH PLAN ARRANGEMENTS
1.2.1. GOAL: ACQUAINTANCESHIP
1.2.1.1. HOUSING
1.2.1.1.1. NEAR OR BESIDE EACH OTHER
1.2.1.1.2. ALONG ONE OR BOTH SIDES OF A RESIDENTAL STREETS
1.2.1.1.3. AROUND A COMMON MEETING GROUND
1.2.1.1.4. ALONG MUTUALLY TRAVELLED PATHS
1.2.1.2. WHERE NEIGHBORHOOD INTERACTIONS OCCUR
1.2.1.2.1. GATHERING AND MEETING SPACES
2. NEIGHBORHOOD: PLANNED ECONOMIES
2.1. STREET-FRONT HOUSES
2.1.1. PROBLEM: HIGH COST
2.1.1.1. HIGHWAY-TYPED PAVING
2.1.1.2. POWER LINES
2.1.1.3. STREET DRAINAGE SYSTEM
2.1.1.4. SEWERS
2.1.1.5. WATER PIPES
2.1.2. SOLUTION: RANGING MORE HOUSES ALONG THE SAME DISTANCE
2.1.2.1. OFF-STREET COURT
2.1.2.2. CLUSTER GROUPINGS
2.1.2.3. LOOP STREETS
2.1.2.4. CUL-DE-SACS
2.2. ON-STREET UTILITIES
2.2.1. PROBLEM: DISRUPTIVE WHILE INSTALLING OR MAINTAINING
2.2.1.1. BLOCK TRAFFIC
2.2.1.2. TEARING UP STREET PAVING
2.2.2. SOLUTION:
2.2.2.1. OFF - STREET UTILITIES
2.2.2.2. REAR LOTLINE
2.2.2.3. BENEFITS
2.2.2.3.1. COST EFFECTIVE
2.2.2.3.2. CREATE UTILITIES EASEMENTS --> LESS DISRUPTIVE DURING INSTALLATION/MAINTAINING PROCESS
2.2.2.3.3. CREATE INTERACTION SPACES, INTERCONNECT BICYCLE PATH, WALKING PATHS
3. NEIGHBORHOOD: COMMON IDEAS
3.1. FOCUS AND LIMIT
3.1.1. CENTER
3.1.1.1. VILLAGE: COMMERCIAL ZONE
3.1.1.2. URBAN:
3.1.1.2.1. SQUARE
3.1.1.2.2. GREEN SPACE
3.1.1.2.3. IMPORTANT STREET INTERSECTIONS
3.1.2. EDGE
3.1.2.1. VILLAGE
3.1.2.1.1. CULTIVATION LAND
3.1.2.1.2. NATURE PRESERVATION LAND
3.1.2.1.3. LOW DENSITY
3.1.2.2. URBAN
3.1.2.2.1. BOULEVARDS
3.1.2.2.2. PARKWAYS
3.1.2.2.3. COMMERCIAL ZONE
3.1.2.2.4. HIGHER DENSITY BUILDINGS (THAN VILLAGE EDGE)
3.2. BALANCED MIX
3.2.1. SHOPPING, WORKING, SCHOOLING, RECREATION
3.2.1.1. FOR PEOPLE INCAPABLE OF USING AUTOMOBILE FOR MOBILITY
3.2.2. HOUSES OF DIFFERENT TYPES AND PRICES
3.2.2.1. AFFORDABLE FOR MOST
3.2.2.2. THE WEALTHIER MAY HAVE THE CHOICE OF SITES
3.2.2.3. TYPES
3.2.2.3.1. BACKYARD COTTAGES
3.2.2.3.2. SHOPHOUSES
3.2.2.3.3. ROWHOUSES
3.3. IDEAL SIZE
3.3.1. 1/4 MILE FROM CENTER TO EDGE
3.3.1.1. 5 MINUTE WALK AT EASY PACE FROM CENTER TO EDGE
3.3.1.1.1. TAKE CARE OF RESIDENTIAL DAILY NEEDS WITH EASE
3.3.1.1.2. INTERGRATE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
3.4. STREETS PROVIDES EQUALLY
3.4.1. PURPOSES
3.4.1.1. CREATE BLOCKS FOR BUILDING SITES
3.4.1.2. SHORTEN PEDESTRIAN ROUTES
3.4.1.3. TRANSPORTATION MEDIUM
3.4.1.3.1. CARS
3.4.1.3.2. BUSES
3.4.1.3.3. BICYCLE
3.4.1.3.4. PEDESTRIAN
3.4.2. PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY AND BICYCLE-FRIENDLY
3.4.2.1. REQUIREMENTS
3.4.2.1.1. SIDEWALKS
3.4.2.1.2. BIKE LANES
3.4.2.1.3. STREET TREES
3.4.2.1.4. ON-STREET PARKING/CONVENIENT PARKING
3.4.2.1.5. CROSSWALKS
3.4.2.2. PURPOSE
3.4.2.2.1. ENCOURAGE PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITIES
3.4.2.3. BENEFITS
3.4.2.3.1. ENCOURAGE CASUAL MEETINGS
3.4.3. INTERCONNECTED NETWORK OF STREETS AND BUILDING BLOCKS
3.4.3.1. PROVIDES MULTIPLE DRIVING ROUTES
3.4.3.1.1. DIFFUSE TRAFFIC
3.4.3.1.2. KEEP LOCAL TRAFFIC AWAY FROM LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS
3.5. PRIORITIZE PUBLIC SPACES
3.5.1. PUBLIC SITES
3.5.1.1. TYPES
3.5.1.1.1. FORMAL SQUARE
3.5.1.1.2. INFORMAL PARKS
3.5.1.1.3. SMALL PLAYGROUNDS
3.5.1.2. PURPOSES
3.5.1.2.1. GATHERING SPACES
3.5.1.2.2. RECREATIONAL SPACES
3.5.2. PUBLIC BUILDINGS
3.5.2.1. TYPES
3.5.2.1.1. SCHOOLS
3.5.2.1.2. MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
3.5.2.1.3. CONCERT HALLS
3.5.2.2. PURPOSE
3.5.2.2.1. HONOR INDIVIDUAL/EVENTS
3.5.3. PURPOSES:
3.5.3.1. SUPPORT CIVIC SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY
3.5.3.2. GATHERING SPACES FOR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES
3.5.3.2.1. EDUCATIONAL
3.5.3.2.2. SOCIAL
3.5.3.2.3. CULTURAL
3.5.3.2.4. RELIGIOUS
3.5.4. PRIVATE BUILDINGS
3.5.4.1. PROBLEM
3.5.4.1.1. FORM EDGE
4. 15 MINUTE CITY
4.1. PURPOSES
4.1.1. MUNICIPAL LEADERS
4.1.1.1. STRENGTHEN LOCAL ECONOMIES
4.1.1.2. EXPAND HOUSING
4.1.1.3. REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
4.1.2. RESIDENTS
4.1.2.1. ACCESS DAILY AMENITIES WITHIN 15 TO 20 MINUTE IN ANY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FROM ANY POINT IN NEIGHBORHOOD