What's keeping the historic parts of your city or town from staying up-to-date and well-loved? Usually, the laws.
"In most of the US and Canada, walkability is categorically zoned out. Most of our historic neighbourhoods are 'legal, non-compliant' making new neighbourhoods out of character with historic stock, as well as out of line with market demands for walkable places."
Hazel Borys talks about some baby steps to legalize walkability:
1. Define the A-Grid and B-Grid
2. Change set-backs to build-to lines
3. Put parking either on-street or out back
Then she continues with a longer list for more holistic interventions, using some pics from Fargo to explain.
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