http://urbanomnibus.net/2010/02/active-design-guidelines-a-new-definition-for-sustainable-cities/ Exploring the culture of citymaking Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:28:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://urbanomnibus.net/2010/02/active-design-guidelines-a-new-definition-for-sustainable-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-134982 Howard Freeman Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:12:51 +0000 http://urbanomnibus.net/?p=13103#comment-134982 Most simple approaches like this lapse into simplicity, yet I think this avoids it. When my wife and I and kids moved back to NYC after 8 years in New England, where we drove most places (but sledded in the winter!), we immediately lost weight just by walking and going up and down subway stairs. I must confess also that I have friends who walk 30-60 blocks' worth to work on nice days, especially those who walk through Central Park, and I always take the subway. For them, there are physical benefits as well as the mental and spiritual benefit of being in nature and reduced depression. Most simple approaches like this lapse into simplicity, yet I think this avoids it. When my wife and I and kids moved back to NYC after 8 years in New England, where we drove most places (but sledded in the winter!), we immediately lost weight just by walking and going up and down subway stairs. I must confess also that I have friends who walk 30-60 blocks’ worth to work on nice days, especially those who walk through Central Park, and I always take the subway. For them, there are physical benefits as well as the mental and spiritual benefit of being in nature and reduced depression.

]]> http://urbanomnibus.net/2010/02/active-design-guidelines-a-new-definition-for-sustainable-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-7857 Jakobovich Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:06:06 +0000 http://urbanomnibus.net/?p=13103#comment-7857 Has anyone ever quantified the carbon emissions connected with use of elevators? Obviously there would be variance according to size of lift and number of passengers but it would be useful to know e.g. if one person was going up alone in a 20-person lift for x number of floors what this represented in terms of CO2 equivalent emissions. Has anyone ever quantified the carbon emissions connected with use of elevators? Obviously there would be variance according to size of lift and number of passengers but it would be useful to know e.g. if one person was going up alone in a 20-person lift for x number of floors what this represented in terms of CO2 equivalent emissions.

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