Healthy Streets: Adopting International Benchmarks in Medium Density Cities. Issue 4 (2nd October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McIntosh, Jacqueline; Marques, Bruno; Smith, Melody; Rodgers, Maria; Morgan, Abigail
• Is Part Of: Urban policy and research. Volume 39:Issue 4(2021)
• Page Start: 351
• Page End: 376
• Publication Date: 2021-10-02
• Subjects: Healthy streets -- inclusive design -- urban design -- urban health -- Wellington; City planning -- Australia -- Periodicals; City planning -- New Zealand -- Periodicals; City planning -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Urban policy -- Australia -- Periodicals; Urban policy -- New Zealand -- Periodicals; Urban policy -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; 307.7609905
• DOI: 10.1080/08111146.2021.1978969
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0811-1146

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Globally, large cities are implementing guidelines to ensure that environment, economics and sociality are at the forefront of urban design. Promotion of healthier streets has created new opportunities for social and commercial interaction and more inclusive outcomes. However, while most megacity streets share commonalities, the streets in medium-density urban centres do not always share the same problems and opportunities. Following the London Healthy Street programme, interviews were conducted on four inner-suburban Wellington, Aotearoa-New Zealand streets. Findings highlight the impacts of changing demographics and street functionality and indicate that urban scale can be a factor in opportunity for innovative and user-friendly street design.