Donald Appleyard’s seminal research into Livable Streets, in the 1960’s and 1970’s, showed that social interaction on residential streets improves when traffic flow is reduced.
![](https://streets-alive-yarra.org/wp-content/uploads/Livable-Streets-Donald-Appleyard.jpg)
Streetfilms compiled a video to revisit his work:
The original book is available:
![](https://streets-alive-yarra.org/wp-content/uploads/Livable-Streets-Donald-Appleyard-1.jpg)
An updated version, Livable Streets 2.0, is available, co-authored by his son Bruce Appleyard:
![](https://streets-alive-yarra.org/wp-content/uploads/Livable-Strees-2.0.jpeg)
Learn more about Donald Appleyard’s work can be applied at:
- https://streets-alive-yarra.org/residential-streets/
- https://streets-alive-yarra.org/30-km-h-superblocks/
- https://streets-alive-yarra.org/better-for-children/
Posted on 4th April 2020.