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Rolland M. Crawford: International Code Council (ICC): 2009 Code Development Process
Submitted by abanks on Mon, 11/16/2009 - 1:02am.Description: Presenter Rolland M. Crawford, Retired Fire Chief and Fire Marshal provides a brief overview of the 2009 schedule of proposed code changes that will influence and improve smart city planning. The 2009 Portland Summit focused on the importance of street networks, connectivity and c... read more »
Norman Garrick: Street Networks: Traffic Safety, Travel Mode Choice and Emergency Services
Submitted by abanks on Sun, 11/15/2009 - 12:36am.Description: Norman Garrick compares street network design from pre-1950 and post-1950, factors that help determine the overall safety of safe pedestrian travel, and explains why it is so obvious that the pandemic of sprawl development is to blame for unsafe, poorly designed, disconnected neigh... read more »
John Norquist: Emergency Response and Street Design Initiative
Submitted by abanks on Sun, 11/15/2009 - 12:20am.Description: John Norquist, CNU's President and CEO outlines the importance of narrower, interconnected street networks, and how connectivity, ranging from the regional scale to the local neighborhood, block and street scale is contrary to common thought, critical to reducing emergency response... read more »
Emergency Response & Street Design: Oct. 4, 2008, Working Group Meeting
Submitted by Jon Davis on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 10:13pm.Description: These presentations were made at the Emergency Response & Street Design Initiative's working group that met in Denver, Colo. They helped form the Initiative's approach to developing code language for submission to the International Code Council in 2009.
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Emergency Responder Perspective - Danny Pleasant
Submitted by Joe Menard on Mon, 11/10/2008 - 10:12pm.Description: Approaches to Emergency Response and Connectivity.
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Building Narrow Streets While Accommodating Timely Emergency Response*
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Fri, 06/01/2007 - 7:22pm.Description: Narrow streets are considered advantageous for walkable and livable neighborhoods. This session will focus on the principles and best practices of healthy street designs that work for everyone, featuring access management steps that increase fire operations and emergency access to ... read more »
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