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Designing a Walkable Suburban Landscape: New Urbanism and Light Rail as Methodologies

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dc.contributor.authorDavidson, Kyleen
dc.contributor.committeechairBork, Dean R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJohnson, Benjamin C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKaten, Brian F.en
dc.contributor.departmentLandscape Architectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:35:50Zen
dc.date.adate2006-08-09en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:35:50Zen
dc.date.issued2006-04-07en
dc.date.rdate2006-08-09en
dc.date.sdate2006-05-09en
dc.description.abstractThe suburban landscape is a landscape of opportunity. Historically, the suburban landscape has been a desirable place for living. Because it demands the use of automobiles, it is also a landscape undesirable for pedestrians. Optimistically, through principles of New Urbanism, walkability, and mass transportation via light rail, there is an opportunity to transform the auto dominated suburban landscape into one that promotes walkability. Located in the suburbs of Alexandria, Virginia, an atypical intersection is analyzed for its characteristics of walkability. This intersection consists of several major roads converging to create a location overly dominated by busy roads and automobiles. Though there are accommodations that signify this intersection is also a place for pedestrians, a walkability checklist and a walkability study prove otherwise. The author investigates transforming this otherwise unwalkable landscape into one that promotes walkability by providing a safe, comfortable, and enjoyable experience for suburban pedestrians. Design intentions are focused on preserving much of the existing land use and not re-developing suburbia into a new urban center. Yet, through using new urbanist principles for walkability, there is the opportunity to create a new suburban center.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Landscape Architectureen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05092006-155844en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05092006-155844/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/32431en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartETD_Revision.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectPODen
dc.subjectLight Railen
dc.subjectWalkabilityen
dc.subjectTODen
dc.subjectSuburban Landscapeen
dc.subjectNew Urbanismen
dc.titleDesigning a Walkable Suburban Landscape: New Urbanism and Light Rail as Methodologiesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineLandscape Architectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Landscape Architectureen

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