Talk:Urban Planning: Walkable Communities

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I strongly recommend merging most or all of the pages re the principles of The New Urbanism/"Smart Growth" et al. into a single article; and editing the present pages re those principles--Smart Growth, walkability, bicycle-friendly, mixed-use, city-centered development, "vertical sprawl", etc.--down into links to that basic article. Mukrkrgsj 10:48, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

I disagree. Walkability is a specific concept within urban planning. Walkability is indeed a part of "smart growth", but it does stand alone. (68.99.150.198 12:13, 3 April 2007 (UTC))

The current article is just an essay on urban planning, especially limiting motor vehicle use. Please explain here how "Walkability" stands alone, or demonstrate the importance of the concept by starting an article that's on point. -- Mukrkrgsj 21:54, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

I Googled "Walkable Communities", and found that it's primarily a planning concept promoted by Walkable Communities, Inc.: [1]. The website says WC is "a non-profit corporation helping North America develop walkable communities"; and its Executive Director, Dan Burden, is "a nationally recognized authority on bicycle and pedestrian facilities and programs, street corridor and intersection design, traffic flow and calming, and other design and planning elements that affect roadway environments."

I therefore recommend this article be deleted entirely, as an advertisement for a single corporation, albeit apparently a nonprofit. -- Mukrkrgsj 03:13, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Redirect

I've redirected the page to Walkability -- the old page essentially read like an essay, and I don't think the new article leaves out any major points this page was intended to cover (plus, it now has a clearer title) -- Amazins490 (talk) 04:56, 1 July 2007 (UTC)