Contributor: Katherine Singleton(Kate)
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Creating Great Streets
Posted on March 31, 2010As mentioned in my last blog, I have been reading Allan Jacobs’ requirements for a ‘great street’ in order to analyze the East Washington corridor. Jacobs’ outlines several criteria that must be considered in the design of great streets: bringing people together, accessibility, livability, safety, comfort, participation, and responsibility. I discussed in my last blog [...]
Experience
Posted on February 28, 2010Recently, as a field work project for class, the students of the MUD program conducted a pedestrian, bike, and bus ridership study along three major intersections along East Washington. I was placed at Rural Street, in which we stood and counted and observed the non-vehicular traffic happenings for two hours. To my surprise there were [...]
Walkability on East Washington
Posted on January 31, 2010As a student of the Masters of Urban Design program, we are currently working on a project to revitalize East Washington Street in Indianapolis. East Washington is home to the historic Cumberland Road (National Road US 40), with many historic factories and commercial buildings. Over the years the area has transformed and become disjointed by [...]