tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984215788964782472.post326629282578771180..comments2024-03-13T08:32:53.348-06:00Comments on SafeGrowth: Cul-de-sacs - crime and controversyGSavillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000359367472580777noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984215788964782472.post-22729136370764878582014-04-18T23:25:08.311-06:002014-04-18T23:25:08.311-06:00R Duke - Weather and crime is one of those things ...R Duke - Weather and crime is one of those things we study but still don't understand. You'd think hot nights bring out activities like drinking, and that creates crime. Then again some of the highest Canadian crime rates are in the northern Inuit communities of the Arctic. There is a great article on the topic here<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/01/weather-crime-temperatures_n_4518940.html<br /><br />Anonymous, I agree about the lack of pedestian and bicycle routes in New Urbanism. See my next week blog on High Line Park. That's how it can be done.GSavillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17000359367472580777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984215788964782472.post-53564620489536913282014-04-11T06:22:24.448-06:002014-04-11T06:22:24.448-06:00It baffles me that even with the prominence of new...It baffles me that even with the prominence of new urbanism urban planners focus on the number of car lanes rather than considering pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984215788964782472.post-4886976752741769622014-04-08T05:32:25.990-06:002014-04-08T05:32:25.990-06:00Greg - do you think that weather patterns or clima...Greg - do you think that weather patterns or climate of certain areas have an impact on people actually walking through the area? Do you have any information that leans towards an uptick in burglaries in colder / snowier climates?R Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240575630454066293noreply@blogger.com