The Urban Fabric
Walkable Communities |
Automobile-Dependent
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The urban fabric is the physical form
of towns and cities. In walkable communities, the urban fabric encourages walking as the
primary mode of transportation by ensuring that most people's needs are within walking
distance, and providing an environment which is safe and pleasant for pedestrians.
Walkable communities are only technically and economically feasible when an infrastructure
of quality transit services is provided. With good planning, transit infrastructure can be
well integrated with the urban fabric. Cars are accommodated in most walkable communities,
but not to the extent that they jeapordize the goals of walkability. These goals apply to
any size of settlement; walkable small towns share many characteristics with large
walkable cities.
