Pedestrian village
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A pedestrian village is a compact, pedestrian-oriented neighborhood or town with a mixed-use village center.[1] Shared-use lanes for pedestrians and those using bicycles, Segways, wheelchairs, and other small rolling conveyances that do not use internal combustion engines. Generally, these lanes are in front of the houses and businesses, and streets for motor vehicles are always at the rear. Some pedestrian villages might be nearly car-free with cars either hidden below the buildings or on the periphery of the village. Venice, Italy is essentially a pedestrian village with canals.
The canal district in Venice, California, on the other hand, combines the front lane/rear street approach with canals and walkways, or just walkways.
See also[]
- 15 minute city
- Active living – Physically active way of life
- Active mobility – Unmotorised transport powered by activity
- Compact city – High density mixed use transit oriented planning
- List of car-free places
- New Urbanism
- Obesity and walking – Obesity and walking effects
- Principles of intelligent urbanism
- Sustainable Development Goal 11 – 11th of 17 Sustainable Development Goals for sustainable cities
- Walkability
- Walking audit
Infrastructure:
- Automotive city – Urban planning prioritising automobiles
- Bicycle-friendly – Urban planning prioritising cycling
- Carfree city – Urban area absent of cars
- Compact city – High density mixed use transit oriented planning
- Complete streets – Transportation policy and design approach
- Cycling infrastructure – Facilities for use by cyclists
- Esplanade – Long, open, level area where people may walk
- Pedestrian zone – Urban car-free area reserved for pedestrian use
- Transit-oriented development – Urban planning prioritising transit
- Transit village – Urban planning prioritising transit and pedestrians
References[]
- ^ Cheung, Esther (2004). "Transforming Suburbia : The Networked Pedestrian Village of Bayview Hills".
External links[]
- Pedestrian Villages website[permanent dead link]
- World Carfree Network
- Village Homes, Davis, California
- Urban planning
- Transportation planning
- Neighbourhoods by type