http://newurbanismblog.com/excess-pavement-path-prosperity-paint-good-urban-effect/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=excess-pavement-path-prosperity-paint-good-urban-effect New Urbanism, Traditional Neighborhood Design Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:58:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://newurbanismblog.com/excess-pavement-path-prosperity-paint-good-urban-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-5822 AllisonMonarch Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:52:19 +0000 http://newurbanismblog.com/?p=665#comment-5822 I live in a small city in New York (north of New York City), and we have similar problems. There are lots of paved roads leading into and out of the city, but not much space for parking, especially near many of the local businesses. Awhile ago, the city did something similar in our downtown district, employing angled parking on both sides of the road that runs along the waterfront. As a result, we see much more pedestrian traffic, a decrease in speed (as you mentioned),and people spend a longer time walking around near the water and visiting the local businesses. I'm hoping that more communities follow suit. There is a sustainable mixed use development nearby: http://www.monarchrh.com/ It would be wonderful to see the entire area become more pedestrian-friendly. I live in a small city in New York (north of New York City), and we have similar problems. There are lots of paved roads leading into and out of the city, but not much space for parking, especially near many of the local businesses. Awhile ago, the city did something similar in our downtown district, employing angled parking on both sides of the road that runs along the waterfront. As a result, we see much more pedestrian traffic, a decrease in speed (as you mentioned),and people spend a longer time walking around near the water and visiting the local businesses. I’m hoping that more communities follow suit. There is a sustainable mixed use development nearby: http://www.monarchrh.com/
It would be wonderful to see the entire area become more pedestrian-friendly.

]]> http://newurbanismblog.com/excess-pavement-path-prosperity-paint-good-urban-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-1602 Max Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:21:20 +0000 http://newurbanismblog.com/?p=665#comment-1602 It sounds like the City Council is going to approve "back angled" parking in a few select locations as a pilot program. This would be an even better more bike/pedestrian friendly option that would increase parking capacity and slow down traffic. It sounds like the City Council is going to approve “back angled” parking in a few select locations as a pilot program. This would be an even better more bike/pedestrian friendly option that would increase parking capacity and slow down traffic.

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