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RPA’s research—guided by The Fourth Regional Plan—has taken a empirical approach that directs our advocacy priorities and has made us a trusted source for objective, thoughtful reports that focus on our region’s health, sustainability, equity and prosperity.

Urban Space For Pedestrians
How do people walk in a city? This essentially is the subject of the classic book Urban Space for Pedestrians,” first published in 1975. Written by Boris Pushkarev with Jeffrey Zupan, the book looks at how people navigate on a sidewalk or plaza, how much space they take up, and…
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