Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Monday, August 07, 2006

Quote of the day (bicycling; transportation demand management)

Transportation demand management would require that buildings accommodate multiple mobility modes. DC land use regulations don't mandate TDM. (Federal planning does require this, and federal buildings in the city

Duncan Spencer, the Hillscape columnist for The Hill, a "community newspaper" covering Congress, writes about going to boo Barry Bonds at a Washington Nationals Game:

I rode my bike to the stadium from the Hill but found no bike racks. Eventually I shackled it to the chain-link under a new banner exclaiming how glad the Lerners were to see us fans.
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For more information on TDM, see this page, Transportation Management Programs: An Institutional Framework for Implementing TDM from the Online TDM Encyclopedia from the Victoria Transport Policy Institute.

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