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Within Walking Distance

Philip A Langdon

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Description:A growing number of people are forsaking cars and walking more, and this is affecting how communities function and how they look. Within Walking Distance looks at walkable places (both urban and suburban), explains why they matter and offers a proposal for how to create or improve them.Within Walking Distance opens with five chapters that tell about five very different communities across the country that are comfortable and inviting for people getting around on foot. Langdon give readers a sense of what it's like to live, work, and go about every day activities in each of the five communities. After portraying these communities, Langdon presents a series of chapters explaining why Americans need walkable, convenient, comfortable communities now more than ever.The book tells why walking is good for people - physically, emotionally and in other respects. It shows readers that a walkable environment is more than an urban amenity; it is an aid to coping with economic difficulties, a source of socialability and human connection and a buttress to independence. Langdon's intent is to identify, in absorbing detail, the traits that support walkable, socialable, well-functioning places.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Within Walking Distance. To get started finding Within Walking Distance, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 272

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Taunton Press

Release: 2016

ISBN: 1627109145

Description: A growing number of people are forsaking cars and walking more, and this is affecting how communities function and how they look. Within Walking Distance looks at walkable places (both urban and suburban), explains why they matter and offers a proposal for how to create or improve them.Within Walking Distance opens with five chapters that tell about five very different communities across the country that are comfortable and inviting for people getting around on foot. Langdon give readers a sense of what it's like to live, work, and go about every day activities in each of the five communities. After portraying these communities, Langdon presents a series of chapters explaining why Americans need walkable, convenient, comfortable communities now more than ever.The book tells why walking is good for people - physically, emotionally and in other respects. It shows readers that a walkable environment is more than an urban amenity; it is an aid to coping with economic difficulties, a source of socialability and human connection and a buttress to independence. Langdon's intent is to identify, in absorbing detail, the traits that support walkable, socialable, well-functioning places.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Within Walking Distance. To get started finding Within Walking Distance, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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