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The Built Environment and Traffic Safety: A Review of Empirical Evidence

Ewing, R., Dumbaugh, E. — 2009-05-21

The article reaches two conclusions counter to accepted transportation engineering theory. First, the traffic environments of dense urban areas appear to be safer than the lower-volume environments of the suburbs. The reason is that many fewer miles are driven on a per capita basis, and the driving that is done is at lower speeds that are less likely to produce fatal crashes. Second, at least in dense urban areas, less-"forgiving" design treatments—such as narrow lanes, traffic-calming measures, and street trees close to the roadway—appear to enhance a roadway's safety performance when compared to more conventional roadway designs. The reason for this apparent anomaly may be that less-forgiving designs provide drivers with clear information on safe and appropriate operating speeds.

Bohemia as Subculture; "Bohemia" as Industry: Art, Culture, and Economic Development

Currid, E. — 2009-05-21

Artists have long been thought of as agents of revitalization, transforming warehouses and blighted neighborhoods into bohemian enclaves that become destinations for the well-heeled, simultaneously bringing redevelopment and reinvestment. Yet, the active cultivation of art as a central part of economic development is new. The increasing shift in economic development focused on attracting people not smokestacks has brought art and culture center-stage. This article considers the arts in economic development through several discrete but interrelated lenses: 1) As an amenity or consumption product 2) As a redevelopment and development tool 3) As a way to "brand" place 4) As generator of jobs and revenue. Finally, I consider current research that begins to unpack the social and economic processes necessary to cultural production. This line of research may enable a better understanding of the arts' function and potential in economic development.

Book Review: Kwartler, M., and G. Longo. 2008. Visioning and visualization: People, pixels, and plans. Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. 94 pp. $35.00 paperback, ISBN: 978-1-55844-180-4

Hall, L. — 2009-05-21

Book Review: Graff, H. 2008. The Dallas myth: The making and unmaking of an American city. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 388 pp. $34.95 hardcover, ISBN: 978-0-8166-5269-3

Evans-Cowley, J. — 2009-05-21

Book Review: Elliott, D. L. 2008. A better way to zone: Ten principles to create more livable cities. Washington, DC: Island Press. 256 pp. $50.00 hardcover, ISBN: 1-59726-180-7

Parolek, K. — 2009-05-21

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