"The chance to have porches, garages off an alley and a real pedestrian community has given us a waiting list of 500".
Johnson and Burgee's master plan for the island (renamed Roosevelt Island) called for a pedestrian community — private cars were banned, and so were dogs — whose center lay along a curving main street, and whose apartment-house complexes, each to be designed by a different architect, would all afford sweeping views of the East River.
The Great American Community, according to Murthy, would have several key characteristics -- the urban fabric of an active, pedestrian community; tobacco-free campuses and public housing; and smoking eliminated from children's entertainment.
Some homeowners in these portal towns say they don't want to give up the practicality of being close to mainstream conveniences like stores and offices -- no matter how passed-over or pedestrian their communities may seem.
The creation of pedestrian-friendly communities.
The group asserts that pedestrian-friendly communities improve social interaction and physical fitness and reduce crime.
Some planners and developers have heartily embraced the study's results, saying that it supports their efforts to redevelop downtown areas and create more pedestrian-friendly communities.
Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana ("The Other Black Gold," Op-Ed, Oct. 3) and David Bodanis ("Gas Lite," Op-Ed, Oct. 3), in their suggestions to rid the United States of its oil dependence, do not mention the most obvious route: Build dense, transit-oriented and pedestrian-friendly communities.
Older cities are increasingly being redeveloped with the same engineering standards of newer, automobile focused suburbs rather than in keeping with older, pedestrian-oriented communities.
He envisions several museums, restaurants and businesses, vocational training programs in boot and saddle making and — perhaps most important — a pedestrian-friendly community that is valued by its residents as well as visitors.
