#stickystreets

Famous Appleyard study that showed the amount of car traffic on a street powerfully affects the amount of social interaction on that street. Obviously, but before Appleyard, it hadn’t really been studied & proven.

Don’t ever let anyone tell you that streets can’t be vibrant places to foster friendships and connect with neighbours. But as Donald Appleyard illustrated many decades ago, the volume & speed of traffic, and the overall design of the streets, are absolute social life dealbreakers. #StickyStreets

Vancouver has plenty of #stickystreets -which includes fine-grained retail + attractive storefronts that engage pedestrians passing by @brenttoderian.bsky.social

But this 3 storey 🚗 dealership on Burrard misses the mark + creates conditions that are neither interesting or engaging for pedestrians.

Literally sticky streets sounds like a fun art project though. #stickystreets https://x.com/brenttoderian/status/972261551859118081