Site Design for Multifamily Housing : Creating Livable, Connected Neighborhoods.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Connectivity and Livability -- Suburban Multifamily Housing -- The Latent Potential for Livability in Suburban Multifamily Housing -- The Book's Purpose -- How to Use This Book -- Further Reading -- Site Design Criteria -- How to Use the Site Design Criteria -- Introduction to Site Design Criteria -- 1. Pedestrian Network -- Recommendations -- 1.1 Sidewalks Connecting Every Destination -- 1.2 Robust Network -- 1.3 Attractive and Usable Pedestrian Paths -- 2. Street Network -- Recommendations -- 2.1 Legible System of Streets and Blocks -- 2.2 Connection and Continuity to Adjacent Streets and Properties -- 2.3 Minimize Cul-de-Sacs and Dead-Ends -- 2.4 Local Auto, Pedestrian,and Bike Travel -- 3. Access Points -- Recommendations -- 3.1 Maximize the Number of Access Points -- 3.2 Maximize Distribution of Access Points -- 3.3 Provide Stub-Outs for Future Development and Retro-Fits -- 3.4 Avoid Gated Communities -- 4. Edges -- Recommendations -- 4.1 Decrease Wall Height and Increase Wall Transparency -- 4.2 Create Visual Appeal and Continuity Between Developments -- 4.3 Create Developments that Engage Neighboring Streets -- 4.4 Create Smooth Transitions Between Developments -- 5. Parking -- Recommendations -- 5.1 Use Alternatives to Parking Lots and Lanes -- 5.2 Integrate Pedestrian Infrastructure Into Parking Areas -- 5.3 Create More Beautiful Parking -- 5.4 Reduce Parking Ratios and Provide Incentives for Active Transportation -- 6. Street Design -- 6.1 Complete Street Design -- 7. Building Massing &amp -- Orientation -- Recommendations -- 7.1 Articulate and Break Up Long Building Lengths -- 7.2 All Buildings Face a Street -- 7.3 Activate the Street and Public Spaces -- 7.4 Foster Interaction Through Building Groupings -- 8. Open Space &amp -- Landscape Design -- Recommendations.

8.1 Create Usable and Attractive Open Space -- 8.2 Integrate with Existing Site Conditions -- 8.3 Use Natural Elements to Provide Privacy -- 8.4 Articulated Landscape Design -- 9. Bicycles -- Recommendations -- 9.1 Make Streets Bicycle-Friendly -- 9.2 Provide Locked and Well-Designed Bike Parking -- 9.3 Provide Bike Amenities -- 10. Relationships -- Issues to Consider -- Recommendations -- 10.1 Connect Multifamily Housing to Commercial Areas -- 10.2 Connect Multifamily Housing to Single-Family Homes and Other Multifamily Developments -- Issues to Consider -- 10.3 Connect Multifamily Housing to Open Space -- Issues to Consider -- Project Profiles -- Project Profile: Heron Meadows -- Pedestrian Network -- Access Points -- Parking -- Street Network -- Project Profile: Cherry Orchard -- Pedestrian Network -- Access Points -- Street Network -- Parking -- Project Profile: Colonial Grand -- Pedestrian Network -- Access Points -- Parking -- Street Network -- Project Profile: Sheldon Village -- Pedestrian Network -- Access Points -- Street Network -- Parking -- Project Retrofits -- Project Retrofit: Riviera Village -- Existing Conditions -- Proposed Improvements -- Existing Conditions -- Proposed Improvements -- Project Retrofit: Villas at Union Hills -- Existing Conditions -- Proposed Improvements - Option I -- Proposed Improvements - Option II -- Project Checklist -- Project Checklist -- Code Guide -- How to Use the Code Guide -- Introduction to the Code Guide -- Code Guide Pedestrian Network -- Code Guide Street Network -- Code Guide Access Points -- Code Guide Edges -- Code Guide Parking -- Code Guide Street Design -- Code Guide Building Massing &amp -- Orientation -- Code Guide Open Space &amp -- Landscape Design -- Code Guide Bicycles -- Code Guide Appendix -- Code Appendix Arlington, Virginia -- Code Appendix San Jose, California.

Code Appendix Eugene, Oregon -- Code Appendix Huntersville, North Carolina -- Code Appendix Asheville, North Carolina -- Image Credits.

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