WalkabilityQuality shopping areas, small or large, are designed to make the pedestrian feel comfortable and safe by providing wide sidewalks, storefronts that open to the street, shade and shelter and a sense of spatial enclosure. They are designed to facilitate employee and customer access on sidewalks, bicycle trails, transit service and roads.
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The Esplanade of Riverplace in Portland, Oregon, is the centerpiece of a 10-acre development that used to be the site of a freeway which the city demolished 25 years ago. The Esplanade offers a comfortable public environment that encourages people to rest, visit with friends and watch other people. |
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Landscaping and on-street parking along this sidewalk in Naples, Florida, provide a sense of spatial enclosure, which typically encourages pedestrian activity. |
