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Re:An old idea to make cities more pedestrian-friendly: pede... by ant6n on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @11:24PM (#14699795)
Transit is also a very big component in making a walkable city, and mixed use zoning.

These can come together by creating more dense mixed use centers around transit stations, forming many little town centers -- and overall a polycentric city.

Then many people will have services, shops and commercial activity (jobs) within raking distance, as well as the means to reach other centers or downtown quickly.

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Re:An old idea to make cities more pedestrian-friendly: pede... by brewdad on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @12:06AM (#14699910)
Mixed use zoning is my biggest frustration with the suburb I currently live in. The city has done a nice job of increasing density to levels approaching that of the the "big city" we share a metro area with. The trouble lies with the fact that sq mile areas still tend to be entirely residential or commercial with no intermixing. This leads to driving since there is no good way to walk to shops or restaurants. It could be so much better.
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