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u/SmallTrick · 5 pointsr/SeattleWA

Many cities in this area do have the core of walkable infrastructure in them and just require a bit of change to make them better. There is an entire sub-genre of urban development books related to the very concept of turning sprawl into dense walkable neighborhoods (e.g. Sprawl Repair Manual, Retrofitting Suburbia, Walkable City).

Puget Sound Regional Council takes these kinds of issues into consideration with regional planning. City planners also take these kinds of things into consideration. There is very high interest in building more urban walkable neighborhoods even in suburbs. The problem is it takes time and money for cities to implement these rules, and construction projects to correct deficiencies, and the building stock to turn over.

u/MaxisGuillaume · 4 pointsr/SimCity

Very cool. I've been meaning to make cities using the layouts shown in the Sprawl Repair Manual (http://www.sprawlrepair.com/ and http://www.amazon.com/Sprawl-Repair-Manual-Galina-Tachieva/dp/1597267325) -- you should check it out when you get a chance.

u/FZVQbAlTvQIS · 3 pointsr/ottawa

Absolutely, yes. :)

Have you seen the Sprawl Repair Manual? It's a book that outlines an interesting US-originated approach to fixing some of this mess (and thus seems to be like it would apply better here to our existing land-use than any European guide).

I often wonder (as I sit annoyed at one red light after another on Merivale) what it would take to convert the whole length to a UK-style dual-carriageway with roundabouts at the major intersections and all left-turns removed in between. You want to turn left? Go to the next roundabout, loop around, and come back on the other side of the median. This won't help the walkability much, mind you, only the driveability, but I think that the walkability of Merivale is a completely lost cause anyway. Adding segregated cycle tracks could improve the two-wheeled experience, too. Imagine Merivale without a single light from Baseline to Hunt Club: it could not possibly be worse! :)

Actually, for a local example of getting it right, check out Blvd des Allumettières in Gatineau: a dual-carriageway with roundabouts keeps the through flow-rate high, and that means that the road can be narrower as there's no need to store loads of stationary vehicles at each intersection. This also makes it friendlier to cross as a pedestrian. They've also got a segregated cycle track running parallel but at some distance to the road: nicely done.

u/PlanningParty · 3 pointsr/urbanplanning

Sprawl Repair Manual by Galina Tachieva should be added to the top list. It gives some great examples of how to use planning to update poorly planned areas.