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From A Pattern Language by Alexander: > 112. Entrance Transition: Make a transition space between the street and the front door. Bring the path which connects
by throw0101a 5y ago
From A Pattern Language by Alexander:
> 112. Entrance Transition: Make a transition space between the street and the front door. Bring the path which connects street and entrance through this transition space, and mark it with a change of light, of sound, of direction, a change of surface, of level, perhaps by gateways which make a change of enclosure, and above all with a change of view.
Part of the reasons why large setbacks are defined may be because a lot of these places have roads in front of them where cars zoom by, and so the distances are used for safety in case of a car going out of control and/or to have the noise of the cars be more muffled.
If the area(s) in question had more gentle streets then vehicular traffic can be more gentle.
* https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2011/11/21/a-45-mph-world.html https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2011/11/21/a-45-mph-worl...
- clairity 5y agoyah, that’s why we’d want to narrow the car lanes and put trees right along the street: to aid traffic calming. by removing street parking (and putting it in the mid-block underground alley), you also make the street less about cars and more open to people (the safe streets concept).