Calming Traffic (8-07-08)
Hans Monderman developed strategies to calm (slow to safe speeds) traffic in several city centers, and Vanderbilt outlines the basics of these successful programs.
Hans Monderman developed strategies to calm (slow to safe speeds) traffic in several city centers, and Vanderbilt outlines the basics of these successful programs.
Children living in areas with more trees are less likely to have asthma than children living in areas with fewer trees.
Reducing the amount of advertising and signage along highways would improve driving safety, according to a paper presented by Oliver Clark and Simon Davies of the University of Hull at the 2008 meeting of the British Psychological Society.
A recent Swedish study has found that commuting for one hour or longer every day has an influence on commuters’ levels of attachment to their towns and regions.
Researcher Byoung-Suk Kweon from the University of Michigan has investigated why children do, or do not, walk or bike to school.
Intensity of pro-environmental sentiment, length of time living in the desert, aesthetic opinion, gender, and young children in the household influence desert residents’ landscaping preferences.
Researchers have found that green spaces in cities are becoming the accepted standard of comparison for natural areas, even though these urban places may be entirely created by human beings.
In the United States, virtual experiences of nature are becoming extremely realistic and, simultaneously, the amount of time people spend in the real outdoor environment is decreasing.
Measures to make it more pleasant to walk along streets can also calm traffic, making the pedestrian experience both more enjoyable and safer.
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) used case studies and interviews with content experts to develop guidelines for risk-aware and not risk-averse design of public spaces.