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.
Streetfilms compiled a video to revisit his work:
The original book is available:
An updated version, Livable Streets 2.0, is available, co-authored by his son Bruce Appleyard:
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.