[sustran] GETTING THERE

eric.britton at ecoplan.org eric.britton at ecoplan.org
Thu Aug 10 01:27:52 JST 2000


On walking in cities: -- Further to today's earlier notes from Paul Barter
and Akila Dinakar

We have been impressed by the work that has been done in a number of
instances in which very specific, recognizable point to point illustrated
walking profiles have been done and made broadly available, including via
print and electronic media.  Well done, it makes a good story and can help
focus attention and get support for doing better.

The idea, as most of you surely know, is to use a combination of route maps,
photographs, drawings and verbal descriptions to show step by step what a
given immediately recognizable trip involves.  Every pitfall, every pothole,
every dangerous intersection, lack of protected walkway can thus be
identified.  It is also a good idea to identify the individual who is making
the trip, and of course this can be a great school project.  Also, it can be
effective in showing the kinds of barriers and stresses that people who have
small children, strollers, or who have to move by wheelchair or otherwise
impaired.

The idea is to keep pounding away, one by one, until support begins to
coalesce and things start to get done.  In parallel with them, analysts can
begin to draw up lists and outline plans for specific remedial projects and
actions which can also be given full public play.

We would be pleased to post such profiles for any city on the @ccess on the
Web site at http://www.ecoplan.org/access and make them broadly known.

Eric Britton

The Commons  ___  technology, economy, society  ___
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