Hhh Flashcards
Smart growth
Focus on repopulating inner city,used space that has already been urbanized- rather than developing more land
Walk ability
Extent to which land-use and built environment promote walking for leisure, exercises, recreation, assess to service, travel to work
Factors affecting walk ability
1 separation from vehicles (tree, car)
- Safety
- Density
- Wider sidewalks
- Connectivity
TOD
Terms for community designed to promote the used urban transit in place of personal vehicles
Components of TOD
- Mixed use community within 600m of transit stop
- Core commercial area at the station
- Walkable envi
- Streets connected directly
- Wider sidewalks and separate from vehicle traffic
TOD benefits
PPl take 1/2 as many auto trips
household 1/2 as many cars
increasing transit use 2to 5 times
The relationship between urban density and E
- Density refers to # of ppl living in a given area, helps to predict the amount of used E for private transport
- Highly dense City uses a low amount of E for personal transport
- The densest cities tend to use the least E
E used between Can, US and Euro
US cities use more E than Can, Can more than Europe for personal transport
Oil consumption per day globally
96M Barrels/day
35B Barrels/yr
(159L/ Barrels)
Alberta oil Production
- 5M Barrels/day (oil sand)
0. 5 Barrels/day (convertinal)
Global OIl production, (2016)
Production: 97M barrels/ day
Demand: 96.3 barrels/day
Thoughts on Reducing amount of E used for private transportation
- Congestion charging
- carpool
- Lower taxes on E efficient cars
- Walkability, bikes, public transport
Traffic calming
Combination of mainly physical measures that reduce the negative effects of motor vehicle use, alter driver behavior and improve conditions for non-motorized street users
Goals of traffic calming
- Reduce vehicle speeds
- Discourage through traffic on local streets
- Minimize conflicts between street users
- Enhance neighborhood environment
Vertical deflection measures
designed to create vertical motion in the vehicle. the intent is to slow traffic as motorists avoid the vertical motion
Horizontal Deflection Measure
Require a motorist to steer around the. the intent is to slow motorists as they steer around the partial obstruction
land use planning
to regulate the use of land over an area
sustainable development
development that meets the needs of the current generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
why planing for 60 yrs
changes take place over decades
current decisions have an effect on future
Calgary grows quickly
planing needed to decide where and how ppl will live
Grid
- street at right angles
- the ancient pattern used in China Greece Romans
- the predominant form of transport - walking
- Mixed use street, town square, residential, market
- All within walking distance
garden city
town outside of city
surrounded by green belt
land balance with residential industrial agricuture
garden suburb
Winding streets, large lots, large parks, estate home but no business
