Neighbourhood Concept Flashcards
(9 cards)
Elementary school pupil enrolment
1000-1200 pupils
Population of families per acre
10 families per acre
Neighbourhood unit
Occupy 160 acres and have a shape which would render it unnecessary for any child to walk a distance of more than one quarter mile from school
1.basic principles of good neighbourhood design
Boundaries-Major arterials and traffic routes should not pass
through residential neighbourhoods. Instead, these streets should
provide boundaries of the neighbourhood
- basic principles of good neighbourhood design
Internal Street System - Interior street patterns should be designed
and constructed through the use of cul-de-sacs, curved layout and
light duty surfacing to encourage a quiet, safe and low-volume traffic
movement and preservation of the residential atmosphere
- basic principles of good neighbourhood design
Size - A residential unit development should provide housing for that
population for which one elementary school is ordinarily required, its
actual area depending upon population density
- basic principles of good neighbourhood design
Open Spaces - A system of small parks and recreation spaces, planned
to meet the needs of the particular neighborhood, should be provided
- basic principles of good neighbourhood design
Institution site-radius of neighbourhood should be maximum of one quarter mile thus precluding a walk of more than that distance for any elementary school child
- basic principles of good neighbourhood design
Local Shops - Shopping districts should be sited at the edge of
neighborhoods preferably at major street intersection