Which Streetscape Features Best Generate Pedestrian Activity?

The experience of walking down a given street may have a lot to do with the micro environment of the street itself. Urban designers presume that streetscape features are important for active street life, but have little empirical evidence to back the claim. We investigated this relationship in an article in the Journal of Planning Education and Research (JPER) (Free Link until 8/31/2015).

Guest Bloggers Reid Ewing and Amir Hajrasouliha

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