Chambers, Jonathan Perry2014-03-142014-03-141998-01-14etd-81098-20362http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36970This thesis is an exploration of the design of successful urban places, those that are filled with people enjoying the vitality present in a density of life. The inspiration for this thesis came from a statement made by Jason Bergen. While walking through downtown Blacksburg, unsuccessful in our quest to find a place sit down and eat lunch, Jay said, "You know Jon, there are no good places to sit in Blacksburg." Without realizing it, Jay had made a simple observation that can be used to assess the quality of an urban environment.47 pagesapplication/pdfenIn Copyrighturban designArchitectureBlacksburgLD5655.V855 1998.C436Thesishttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-81098-20362/