Walk to work, bike to work -- more and more civic groups in American cities, including Baltimore, are encouraging people to commute on foot or by bicycle. It’s cheap, healthy, environmentally impeccable. But is it safe? After decades of designing streets for the motorist, how can American cities make sufficient room for the pedestrian or pedalist? What makes a 21st Century street complete? And what effect could self-driving cars have on future urban planning? Our guests: Victor Dover, co-author of "Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns," and Midday contributor, architect and blogger Klaus Philipsen, president of ArchPlan, Inc.
Making Streets Complete
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Main Street in Annapolis is Dover's favorite street in Maryland. "It's a well-preserved, well-cared-for classic; feels like the heart of town."
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Dover's pick for the best historically narrow street: Aviles Street in St. Augustine, Fla. "It's intimate! Pedestrians set the pace."
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St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans is Dover's choice for the best street for public transportation.
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Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn NY is Dover's favorite historically wide street. "It's green! Like a linear park. It has the perfect balance of through-going traffic with local address-making."
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Dover's favorite small-town Main Street is Main Street in Galena, Il because of its shape. "It's like an 'outdoor room.' It's proportioned for comfort and commerce."
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Dover's favorite suburban street is Queens Road West in Charlotte. "One day walking, biking or driving would be like passing through a climax forest, with its green
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Dover's favorite "new street" is Swift Street in Buena Vista Colorado. "It's the narrowest new street in the mountain west. The street feels like an extension of the architecture, and there's no chance of speeding here."
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