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I really love this analysis in @StrongTowns
Many of the globe’s universities feature campuses that are excellent examples of urbanist principles.
It’s because these campuses are often intentionally designed to facilitate human connections. https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2021/1/6/college-campuses-as-a-model-for-urban-planning
Many of the globe’s universities feature campuses that are excellent examples of urbanist principles.
It’s because these campuses are often intentionally designed to facilitate human connections. https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2021/1/6/college-campuses-as-a-model-for-urban-planning
…tour any of the nation’s top universities, you’re likely to notice a few things right away:
(a) Almost no space for fast driving or cars.
(b) Wide walkways that allow for cycling and human traffic.
(c) Well maintained public spaces with copious public seating….
(a) Almost no space for fast driving or cars.
(b) Wide walkways that allow for cycling and human traffic.
(c) Well maintained public spaces with copious public seating….
…(d) if there is parking, it’s often far away from the university center if not hidden away from view completely.
(e) Public transit, in the form of campus shuttles, are typically free and easy to use.
(f) Mixed Used Development: Housing is intergrated w/office space and...
(e) Public transit, in the form of campus shuttles, are typically free and easy to use.
(f) Mixed Used Development: Housing is intergrated w/office space and...
….classrooms etc.
(g) There is ample thought given to how all of these factors work with each other.
I think more DOT’s and planning departments should spend time studying campus plans (especially large schools) when considering how we want communities to look and feel.
(g) There is ample thought given to how all of these factors work with each other.
I think more DOT’s and planning departments should spend time studying campus plans (especially large schools) when considering how we want communities to look and feel.
