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This 5 page paper describes the characteristics of a perfect community; the term refers to a planned living space. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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we have to narrow our parameters considerably, because the phrase "perfect community" can mean any number of things. It could mean a religious congregation; an educational institution, or even an
inner spiritual experience that is shared with others. In this paper, however, we will define a "community" to be a physical entity; a community in the traditional sense of a
neighborhood, village, or town. While we might try to think of a city as a community, normally urban areas are simply too large to be included in the model were
discussing here. In recent years, people have begun to question our dependence on the automobile. While its unlikely that we will ever be able to completely end the love affair
Americans have with their cars, such issues as the instability of gas prices, which tend generally to rise, and the fact that oil is not a renewable resource, make driving
everywhere much less attractive than it once was. Thus our community will be pedestrian friendly to encourage walking whenever possible. That immediately tells us that the community will have
to have all its amenities located conveniently, so that a person walking to the store can also stop at the dry cleaners, the bank, the drug store, have lunch and
see a movie, all within a few blocks. Churches, the library, emergency services and so on will also have to be located centrally. The community should be "conducive to pedestrian
traffic with most visited locations within a 10 minute, 1/4 mile walk. Streets should be pedestrian friendly with some avenues dedicated to pedestrians only" (Weiss, 2002). The community should
be laid out so that the overall design is understandable, "manages traffic effectively" and still allows pedestrians to enjoy walking (Weiss, 2002). This means things like a lot of trees
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