Principles of People Friendly Cities

People Friendly Cities have...

• Pleasing and Efficient Physical Form
  • Distinctive, charming, appealing buildings of distinguished design that create a strong sense of place
  • The sense of sacred and respected space through preeminent municipal and commercial buildings and evocative cultural structures
  • Fully connected lanes, streets and boulevards
  • Mixed land uses within neighborhoods to create vibrant urban places
  • A wide range of housing choices, including a diversity of affordable options
  • Reduced water and energy use, and minimized emissions of air pollutants and climate changing gases through green building methods and materials
  • Infrastructure to prevent water pollution, reduce solid waste, enable use of energy from renewable sources, and permit water reuse

• Mobility
  • An appealing, convenient, effective pedestrian environment
  • Safe, convenient bicycle pathways
  • An available, efficient and affordable system of bus, subway, tram and other transit
  • Reduced need for private vehicle trips

• Natural World Connections
  • Parks, open space, gardens, historical and archaeological sites within the urban environment
  • Farmland, watershed, and wildlife habitat beyond the urban edge

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