资源描述:
《10 Ways To Enhance Your Community .pdf》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在学术论文-天天文库。
1、10WAYSTOENHANCEYOURCOMMUNITYUNLEASHTHEPOWEROFPUBLICTRANSPORTATIONCoverphoto:Boulder,ColoradoAbovephoto:Portland,OregonAmerica’scommunitiesarebeingrevitalized.Sohowarethemostsuccessfulonesboostingpropertyvaluesandstimulatinglocaleconomieswhilesolvingtrafficproblemsa
2、ndprovidingcitizenswiththemobilitytoaccessopportunities?Byenhancinganddevelopingtheirpublictransportationsystems.Fromsmalltownstobigcities,publictransportationishelpingtogeneratenewvitalitylikeneverbefore.Beautiful,walkabletownsquarescombineresidential,retail,offic
3、e,recreationandpublictransportationfeaturestomakecommunitylivingeasy.Newbusservicesandlightrailextensionsimprovemobilityandeasecongestion.Eventhesmallestadjustments,likewideningsidewalksandaddingbikeways,canprovidedramaticimpactandvalue.Alongwitheasingcongestionand
4、improvingairquality,thebenefitsofenhancingpublictransitareenormous.Transit-orienteddevelopmentincreasespropertyvalues,propertytaxrevenues,salestaxrevenuesandmore.Inshort,ahealthytransportationsystemcananchoracommunity’srevitalizationeffort.Wanttolearnhowyourcommuni
5、tycanmakethemostofitspublictransportationsystem?Takealookatthenextfewpages.You’lldiscover10inspiringtipsthatcanhelppublictransportationhelpyouandyourneighborhood.UNLEASHTHEPOWEROFPUBLICTRANSPORTATIONMAKEPUBLICTRANSPORTATIONtransportationcenters—andtosimultaneously1
6、APLANNINGPRIORITY.promotetheuseofpublictransit—thecommunitiesagreedtocreatemixed-useWhenyourpublictransitsystemservesamixofdevelopmentswithinaquartermileofabusresidentialandcommercialuses,you’llhelpreduceterminalorrailstation.Thesemixed-usevehicletripsandmakereside
7、ntslessdependentcommunitiesweretocombineresidentialontheircars.Imaginethepositiveimpactonlocalcomponentswithretail,office,parkingandpublictraffic,theeconomyandairqualitywhenfacilitiesuseswithineasywalkingdistanceofeachother.likelibraries,hospitals,housesofworshipan
8、dcivicOneofthecommunities,SouthOrange,teamedbuildingsarelocatednearpublictransitstations.privatesectorandlocalofficialswithNJTRANSITtoMakesuretha