This book traces ideas about street design and layout back to the early industrial era in London suburbs and then on through their institutionalization in housing and transportation planning in the United States. It critiques the situation we are in and suggests some ways out that are less rigidly controlled, more flexible, and responsive to local conditions.

The topic of streets and street design is of compelling interest today as public officials, developers, and community activists seek to reshape urban patterns to achieve more sustainable forms of growth and development.
This edition includes a new introduction and revised standards from the Institute of Transportation Engineers; changes in city plans and development standards following New Urbanist, Smart Growth, and sustainability principles; traffic calming; and ecologically oriented street design.

Contents
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
1 Gritty Cities and Picturesque Villages
The Origins of Suburban Street Design Standards in England and the United States
2 Orderly Streets for Healthy Cities
Social Response to Urban Disorder
3 Streets for the Motor Age
The Car and the Urban Scene
4 Bureaucracy Takes Control
The Institutionalization of Standards
5 Streets for Living
Rethinking Neighborhood Streets
6 Tomorrow's Streets
Toward New Neighborhood Street Standards
Appendix A: Chronology of Events in the Development of Residential Street Standards
Appendix B: A Graphic Survey of Street Cross Sections
Appendix C: Narrow Streets Data
Chapter End Notes
Other References
Index
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
ISLAND PRESS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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