Title will go here. Design A 1998 study of retail friendly design examined how communities develop a positive relationship with a shopping district based on a sense of safety. Community mnemonics, the memory of neighbourhood events, are described as a significant factor in the way people identify with a particular place, and can have a strong impact on repeated use of a retail establishment.
Traffic accidents are powerful negative events on a neighbourhood street.
With this in mind, the relationship between accident rates and streetscapes are explored on two streets in Toronto. These two case studies indicate that streetscape can potentially decrease accident rates and severity. Two streets in Toronto were examined to illustrate what impacts streetscaping might have on a community's sense of safety. The installations, on Yonge Street and on Overlea Boulevard, were implemented to specifically attract economic investment. Results of the analysis indicate increased safety through a reduction in vehicular accidents.