tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928622184607631910.post9037588042945793763..comments2023-10-22T01:56:21.243-07:00Comments on Where Do We Go from Here?: A Ten-Minute Neighborhood is Essential but Insufficient for Walkability Dave Aldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365271229524041881noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928622184607631910.post-20750592428774643592013-09-10T15:50:36.759-07:002013-09-10T15:50:36.759-07:00Barry, thanks for writing. And thanks for mention...Barry, thanks for writing. And thanks for mentioning the road diet. Many are still arguing how it works for cars, but it seems clear that the pedestrian experience is improved. Using Speck's criteria, usefulness and interest were always met between your neighborhood and downtown, but the road diet was needed to provide safety and comfort.Dave Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04365271229524041881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928622184607631910.post-33535804897277118202013-09-10T15:23:23.139-07:002013-09-10T15:23:23.139-07:00The four criteria are very helpful to my thinking ...The four criteria are very helpful to my thinking and fit my experience. The newly-extended street-soothing (aka, "road diet") of Petaluma South in Petaluma is within my ten-minute range and has made walking downtown both safer and more comfortable for me and my dog. I have noted the proximity of many eastside amenities to housing and didn't have as communicable set of criteria to explain why it still seemed like "the eastside," which I found disappointingly unwalkable when I lived near Caulfield, despite lots of mature street trees I valued a lot. I thought it was maybe "the culture." Speck's criteria present specific actionable ways to see how design affects culture. Barry Bussewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267945167112914159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928622184607631910.post-62336348524914319632013-09-10T10:30:37.499-07:002013-09-10T10:30:37.499-07:00Blake, thanks for the comment. Yeah, I see a lot ...Blake, thanks for the comment. Yeah, I see a lot of sidewalks around town that are good for daily exercise, but not much else. Looking at Speck's four criteria, safety and comfort are met and interest might be acceptable, but there's no usefulness. And unless all four are met, there is no walkability.Dave Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04365271229524041881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928622184607631910.post-3196513344099180302013-09-10T08:44:36.550-07:002013-09-10T08:44:36.550-07:00I live on the EastSide and our development has a r...I live on the EastSide and our development has a really nice sidewalk to surrounds the community with plants and generally a nice walk. With that said I call it the "sidewalk to no where" it just runs directly into Lakeville and then ends. I wouldnt mind walking Lakeville if there was a sidewalk, but I dont want to walk in the dirt. So I have to walk another 3/4 mile to get home zigzagging through residential neighborhoods. Its frustrating. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335016305122819286noreply@blogger.com