Street Reclaiming
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Published: August 17, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780865714045
Subjects: Urban communities; Urban renewal & regeneration; Sociology - Urban; General; Transportation; Sociology; Sports; Transportation / General; Environmental aspects; City planning; City traffic; Social aspects
Description: This book is about the cultural and economic significance of "street life." Ever since ancient Athens and Greece, Engwicht argues, streets have been a major center of commerce, socialization, and cultural exchange. But the advent of automobiles and suburbanization in the 20th century eroded the richness of American streetlife. Streets and sidewalks, once filled with people and furniture, are now filled with automobiles carrying citizens to those indoor streets, malls. Using an abundance of drawings that detail urban traffic patterns, Engwicht prescribes a series of creative methods for returning vibrancy to the street--everything from reducing traffic with more one-way routes to making avenues more like living rooms with the addition of rugs, television sets, and bulletin boards.