The great neighborhood book : a do-it-yourself guide to placemaking
Jay Walljasper (Author), Benjamin Fried (Contributor), Project for Public Spaces (Issuing body)
For all those seeking to add a sense of home to their neighbourhoods, this graphically-rich resource provides practical suggestions for how to do it and inspiring stories of successful efforts made by real-life people to improve traffic, crime rate, sustainability, community, and more
Print Book, English, 2007
New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island, BC, 2007
xvi, 175 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
9780865715813, 0865715815
137241387
Preface: A neighborhood love story
Introduction, by Project for Public Spaces: Changing the world one place at a time
Feeling right at home: How to foster a sense of community
Where everybody know your name: How to create great places to hang out
Going places: How to tame traffic and improve transportation
Keeping peace in the streets: How to assure safety and promote justice
Where the action is: How to boost local economic vitality
Greening the neighborhood: How to keep things clean, green and natural
Pride in your place: How to nurture pleasure and pizzazz
Getting things done: How to make your dreams a reality
"A Project for Public Spaces book."