A livable Seattle has gathering spaces for the community. It has shade, green places to sit, walk and play. It provides privacy through vegetation between neighbors and uses design that facilitates camaraderie and respect. It is easy to get around for people of all abilities.
Similar architecture is grouped in the same place. It is clean, free of litter and invites pro social behaviors like laughter, helping and stewardship. It protects light and viewpoints, and encourages tree and plant protection and encourages continual greening at all scales and places.
It provides adequate transportation, recycling, police and other services necessary to support its development. It is also a way of being, a respect that is supported by public officials which is expressed through balanced and thoughtful policies and practices. Livability gives respect and meaningful practice to neighborhood planning and implementation. A livable Seattle is a place that keeps us here.
Similar architecture is grouped in the same place. It is clean, free of litter and invites pro social behaviors like laughter, helping and stewardship. It protects light and viewpoints, and encourages tree and plant protection and encourages continual greening at all scales and places.
It provides adequate transportation, recycling, police and other services necessary to support its development. It is also a way of being, a respect that is supported by public officials which is expressed through balanced and thoughtful policies and practices. Livability gives respect and meaningful practice to neighborhood planning and implementation. A livable Seattle is a place that keeps us here.
Resources:
http://crosscut.com/2015/07/seattle-growth-a-true-public-voice-is-missing/: Seattle growth: How to stand up to developers, City Hall
http://www.thenatureofcities.com/2013/05/08/the-cities-we-want-resilient-sustainable-and-livable/: Where Nature supports us and We Support Nature
http://arcadenw.org/article/biophilic-neighborhoods: Biophilia in Neighborhoods
http://www.aia.org/aiaucmp/groups/aia/documents/pdf/aias077944.pdf: The Architectural Community Point of View
https://livabilityindex.aarp.org/livability-defined: How AARP determines livability- an index
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/A94C2706-00C9-40C8-AACA-B71D9472A296/0/LivableCommunities.pdf: How the Washington State Department of Transportation sees livability
http://www.visionpdx.com/reading/inputsummary/urban_livability/: How our neighbors to the south, Portland, envision livability
http://crosscut.com/2015/07/seattle-growth-a-true-public-voice-is-missing/: Seattle growth: How to stand up to developers, City Hall
http://www.thenatureofcities.com/2013/05/08/the-cities-we-want-resilient-sustainable-and-livable/: Where Nature supports us and We Support Nature
http://arcadenw.org/article/biophilic-neighborhoods: Biophilia in Neighborhoods
http://www.aia.org/aiaucmp/groups/aia/documents/pdf/aias077944.pdf: The Architectural Community Point of View
https://livabilityindex.aarp.org/livability-defined: How AARP determines livability- an index
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/A94C2706-00C9-40C8-AACA-B71D9472A296/0/LivableCommunities.pdf: How the Washington State Department of Transportation sees livability
http://www.visionpdx.com/reading/inputsummary/urban_livability/: How our neighbors to the south, Portland, envision livability