SUS2047: Sustainable Community Development and Urbanism

SUSTAINABLE STREET NETWORK PRINCIPLES: A RESPONSE
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SUS2047: Sustainable Community Development and Urbanism
April 3, 2016
Released in 2012, the Sustainable Street Network Principles summarizes the principles and key characteristics of the sustainable street network. It provides urban planners the necessary guidelines on how they can improve the transportation system, as well as ensure the safety and security of pedestrians. It is a wonderful initiative, one that has a possibility of creating a huge impact mainly because its methodologies are holistic: it considers, not just accessibility of roads, but also, the role of streets in the overall life of the community.[ADDIN CITAVI.PLACEHOLDER ad310e07-4509-42b9-b4fe-18c81900373d 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Congress for the New Urbanism 2012]
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