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Tag Archives: Julia Place
Site Analysis: Hawkins Court, Sarasota, Florida
Hawkins Court calls to mind Dutch woonerven, which allow autos to travel at foot speed through pedestrian space, as well as the (also Dutch) principle of “shared space,” in which all road users are given equal status and lines, signs, and signals are removed, is more applicable. Despite being only three blocks from Main Street, Hawkins Court manages to conjure something of the idyllic neighborhood vibe associated with the early days of suburbia and Small Town, USA.
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Posted in Culture, human scale, Josh Grigsby, Livability, Local Inspiration, Neighbors, Placemaking, Sarasota, Site Analysis, Uncategorized, walkable, What if?
Tagged Burns Square, Cady's Alley, Dutch, Florida, Hawkins Court, Julia Place, Laurel Park, Main Street, neighborhood, orthogonal grid, Osprey Avenue, Payne Park, quality of place, right of way, Sarasota, Seaside, shared space, Small Town USA, street edge, Towles Court Artist Colony, woonerf, woonerven, Ybor City
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