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Abstract: Many urban neighborhoods, even some which are dense and have mixed uses, do not offer good accessibility, safety, comfort, or pleasure for pedestrians. This thesis explores physical interventions for improving walkability in one such neighborhood, Somerville's Gilman Square. The broader goal of walkability interventions is to offer healthier and more livable conditions for residents, and... read moreto facilitate a process of democratizing the streets. My proposal is based on field observation, photography, GIS maps, input from Gilman Square residents, and a literature review about the benefits and motivations to walk and strategies for improving walkability. I make two major recommendations: to improve the current conditions of the streetscape, and to make existing destinations more attractive to walk to. These recommendations serve the Community Corridor Planning (CCP), a coalition of organizations with the common goal of making `a better Somerville for all,' so that they can build an agenda for improving public spaces.
Thesis (M.A.)--Tufts University, 2012.
Submitted to the Dept. of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning.
Advisor: Julian Agyeman.
Committee: Barbara Parmenter.
Keywords: Urban planning, and Environmental health.read less
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