Urban Planning 101 - Walkability

[@brianfredline8485]

One approach that many foreign cities have taken with the "mixed-use" concept, is multiple uses within a single building. We often see this example in older US cities like New York, Boston and parts of Philadelphia. Shops and businesses on the ground floor, with apartments above. In larger buildings, such as 9+ floors, there could be offices on some floors above the retail. Also, as the narrator mentions, keeping everything within walking distance makes a huge improvement. Some of my favorite examples of this is in older European cities such as Dortmund, Dresden, Avignon and Sevastopol.

[@OrthoArchitectDU]

Walkability changes with the type of community you have. Typically, people will only walk 1/4 mile. But if it's a nice urban area, they would be willing to walk 1/2 a mile, 3/4 a mile, a mile, or more. I spent some time in a small city in Greece, and I walked 3/4 of a mile to and from my destination everyday and thought nothing of it. One day I walked for several miles through town without an issue, and even the elderly people were walking longer distances.

[@mab4fun]

Thank you for this information Robert. I would like to study urban planning because I just discovered that this is my passion.

[@marialinguist]

I got interested in this topic after I finish "The Devil in the White City". Much appreciated for this video :)

[@john-markraddatz5308]

Undo zoning restrictions and allow commercial, office space and housing to be in the same neighbourhood.

[@jordansage9655]

Zoning laws. Ubiquitous beuracratic idiocy at its finest.

[@vatnidd]

I watch these videos in order to build a good SimCity city

[@byron916mauck]

Me too...haa I play simcity4 deluxe

[@johnleonardelli_VE3IPS]

Walkways or sidewalks that feature trees also help reduce carbon dioxide and helps filter pollutants and provide shade on hot days.

[@vultschlange]

And keeping an overall better mood.

[@bronwyngreen119]

I like the way you've used illustrations for this video.

[@Ishbu101]

This is what I want to do with my life. I'm having a phone interview with the Dean of public affairs because I want to change majors

[@ihaveaname7885]

So, how’d it work out?

[@Ishbu101]

@Shari Akins Graduated with a planning degree last year.

[@Ishbu101]

@@ihaveaname7885 Graduated with a planning degree last year.

[@ihaveaname7885]

Ishbu101 hooray!

[@clarinetowl7554]

@Ishbu101 kudos

[@mustafaalhashmi4404]

the walkability is a smaaaall part of urban planning Two years and I'll be urban planner

[@guneshelizade5081]

Same here

[@Southpaw128]

i find it funny how the leading argument against smart growth initiatives is that it increases property value to the point that makes it uninhabitable by lower income groups. This is because one: people want to live in those communities are there are too few of them!! And two, there isn't enough regulation towards affordable high density development! We need to make our communities more walkable and less centered around car use and suburban sprawl

[@sarcasmo57]

The only place you can walk form my place is to more endless suburbia. House, yard, house, yard, house, yard.

[@maghsz]

Such a great video!

[@ashleywalker6752]

I'm considering getting my masters in urban planning (not sure which area i would concentrate in....either environmental or transportation) how would you describe the job outlook? I'm a bit worried I will graduate and not be hired (on all job websites, planner jobs, even at entry level all require 5 years of experience). How does one break into this type of work? Is it through internships or what? I keep scratching my head... I have a Bachelors but no way to get my foot in the door

[@feynstein1004]

So how did it go? Did you go through with it?

[@mmmmmmmmm2336]

Yeah what happened

[@dlastboricua]

I'd like to know as well

[@jordangreen9201]

I like the safe walkways in parking lots. You'd think that would be a common sense thing but most parking lots don't have them where I live.

[@alittleoryx]

This is so cute! Please make more :)

[@Thien-ev3qb]

I've been working on the Side Walk Project and it similar to this

[@robertdallago]

Duh!!!!! Try looking at Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. They were all walk-able neighborhoods even when the subway system went in! Who ruined all that? Robert Moses with his love of the automobile. Those were walk able neighborhoods and he cut though all of them with his love of the highway.

[@mindfulwalking]

concentrate on environmental which is where the industry is trending towards

[@edwinjalentin2304]

Very interesting. I like too.

[@simgamedev6423]

where are the rest of the videos?

[@BossChronicles]

What degree do you need ? Do you need to be good at math ?

[@freezefriendly]

Shawn Afshar geography might be one major

[@devbodaghe]

Is there a software I could us to design an urban development

[@dlastboricua]

Try games like Cities skylines. Great for creative design. Among other things

[@jplittle1987]

So you're saying people most people in the UK can't walk for more than 5 minutes without thinking "nah fuck it, I'll drive" ? Because.... no. lol.

[@stocolake]

This is Collingwood, Canada...

[@mimoali7327]

nice very nice i like

[@mr.fluffythepekingese2737]

Why not turning parking lots into plazas?

[@narayanhamde4910]

I want to become an urban planner

[@123pajaron]

same! my dream job

[@WafflessGaming]

mine too!

[@Dryyskull]

play the game Cities Skylines! its better than sim city

[@ties3183]

Then you have to study that! Go follow your dreams and be welcome to the world of urban planning :) Greetings from the Netherlands

[@123pajaron]

I'm actually eyeing unis in the Netherlands particularly on Utrecht. Do you have good schools in mind?

[@ashleywalker6752]

Thanks for your reply. Could have done without the last two mean sentences. Ciao.

[@MrChopsticks1-x6g]

Watching for Cities Skylines.

[@sanasingh175]

jokes on you our generation is too lazy to ever get up and off their phones and walk :3

[@sanasingh175]

but i dont wanaa walk

[@RiyaGhate]

ikr hahaa

[@andrewlace55]

This is Collingwood? Really?

[@ahlecksplodes]

ap human geo gang !!!

[@elliottgetz8782]

#NewUrbanism!! //cities are for people, not cars//

[@boguslawziobro8914]

2km of walk 20min is better then car

[@Hadegel]

Americans will still drive with the car only...

[@kattenelvis1778]

In walkable American cities people walk.

[@mightymouse5930]

People will still ignorantly blame Americans for literally everything.

[@juju794]

#TimePhoneHack

[@muhilan8540]

More than 5 minutes? Lmao I have colleagues who walk 20 minutes to work and they have cars.