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Design Review Guidelines for Multifamily and Commercial Buildings

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Guideline A-4: Human Activity
New development should be sited and designed to encourage human activity on the street.


Explanation and Examples
Livelier street edges make for safer streets. Ground floor shops and market spaces providing services needed by residents can attract market activity to the street and increase safety through informal surveillance. Entrances, porches, balconies, decks, seating and other elements can promote use of the street front and provide places for neighborhly interaction. Siting decisions should consider the importance of these features in a particular context and allow for their incorporation.

 
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Last Updated: December 24, 2004