For pedestrians only : planning, design, and management of traffic-free zones / by Roberto Brambilla and Gianni Longo ; with a foreword by Bernard Rudofsky.

Main entry:

Brambilla, Roberto, 1939-

Title & Author:

For pedestrians only : planning, design, and management of traffic-free zones / by Roberto Brambilla and Gianni Longo ; with a foreword by Bernard Rudofsky.

Publication:

New York : Whitney Library of Design, 1977.

Description:

208 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-205) and index.
Foreword / by Bernard Rudofsky -- Introduction -- Why pedestrian zoning: an appraisal of basic goals -- Traffic management -- Economic revitalization -- Environmental improvements -- Social benefits -- How pedestrian zones work -- Involving the community -- Legislation and finances -- Planning and design -- Managing implementation -- The European experience: selected case studies -- Stockholm, Sweden -- Cologne, Germany -- Copenhagen, Denmark -- Amsterdam, Holland -- Bologna, Italy -- Rouen, France -- Norwich, England -- Essen, Germany -- Munich, Germany -- Vienna, Austria -- The North American approach: selected case studies -- United States: Kalamazoo, Michigan; Springfield, Illinois; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Sacramento, California; Fresno, California; Pomona, California; New London, Connecticut; Providence, Rhode Island -- Canada: Ottawa, Ontario; Quebec City, Quebec -- Afterword -- Appendix: Compendium of American malls.
Also issued online.

Summary:

Studies the complex process of implementing traffic-free zoning in cities, presenting case histories of efforts to create appealing urban spaces in Europe and North America.

ISBN:

0823071740
9780823071746
082307174X

Subject:

Pedestrian facilities design.
Pedestrian areas Design.
Zones piétonnières Conception.
Zones piétonnières Conception et construction.
Zones piétonnières.
Zones piétonnières Études de cas.
Case studies.
Cities and towns.
Guidelines.
Pedestrian areas.
Pedestrian malls.
Pedestrians.
Traffic engineering.
Transportation planning.
Urban areas.
Malls/ Auto-Free Zones.
Urban/ Town/ City.

Added entries:

Longo, Gianni, 1947- author.
Rudofsky, Bernard, 1905-1988, writer of foreword.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 249966
Call No.: BIB 179503
Status: Available

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