STREETS FOR LIVING Quality Criteria for Street Open Spaces Author: Maria Baumgartner

Streets for Living2 The streets belong to us all!!

Streets for Living3 Road networks

Streets for Living4 Dead-ends stand in the way of a „compact city“ Not like this!

Streets for Living5 Uses of street space

Streets for Living6 From street café

Streets for Living7... to running path

Streets for Living8 Residential relationship to street space

Streets for Living9 Street-oriented housing along a main road

Streets for Living10 Street-facing windows and doors bring the street to life

Streets for Living11 Relation to street impaired by far removed housing Not like this!

Streets for Living12 Privacy hedge on a street - a consequence of a backfired open space provision Not like this!

Streets for Living13 Perpendicular placement of housing in relation to the street and private access roads Not like this!

Streets for Living14 Avoiding the street and loss of orientation Not like this!

Streets for Living15 Connection to street lost through noise reduction barrier Not like this!

Streets for Living16 Boundaries and transitions

Streets for Living17 Gravel entryway with tree and bench

Streets for Living18 Different pavements according to use intensity

Streets for Living19 Street width

Streets for Living20 Narrow streets encourage non-motorized traffic

Streets for Living21 Intact and well-planned streets make cycling enjoyable

Streets for Living22 Over-sized, undifferentiated street Not like this!

Streets for Living23 Driving speed

Streets for Living24

Streets for Living25 Accessibility

Streets for Living26 Lowered sidewalk at intersection

Streets for Living27 Fluent transition from raised sidewalk to street without sidewalk

Streets for Living28 Planting

Streets for Living29 Parkways bring distinction to an area

Streets for Living30 Green walls also enliven the street

Streets for Living31 “Decorative” trees with treetops pruned too low and planted too close to adjacent building Not like this!

Streets for Living32 Rest and recreation possibilities

Streets for Living33 … and their intentional imitation

Streets for Living34 Places to rest

Streets for Living35 Streets for playing

Streets for Living36 Parking space

Streets for Living37 Tangled bicycles – the demand was too high... Not like this!

Streets for Living38 Safety

Streets for Living39 “Social eyes” watch over the street

Streets for Living40 Environmental quality Not like this!

Streets for Living41