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This photo shows a neighborhood street that has been designed solely for automobile traffic. The wide streets are <br /> not only very expensive to build and maintain,but they induce cars to drive fast through a complex environment. By <br /> making the public realm inhospitable to pedestrian and other non-motorized use, the adjacent properties have <br /> developed an auto-orientation.The resulting houses are a cheaper version of what can be found on larger properties <br /> outside of town. The public is maintaining an excessive amount of infrastructure to support a very low level of <br /> development. <br /> ,.4,'f�,-�:..,�A5: <br /> .�u <br /> � � �„ �� " ,�; �- <br /> � i r ! <br /> �, <br /> r_ <br /> z:. <br /> �<.; <br /> This photo shows a neighborhood street that has maintained its complexity. Not only does the public realm <br /> accommodate cars,but it also provides for pedestrian and other non-motorized traffic.The scale of the street makes <br /> it less expensive to construct and maintain. The adjacent development pattern on such a street does not have to <br /> respond to a harsh, auto-only environment.This allows a higher density in a way that frames the public realm and <br /> provides for a higher-value development.This is the preferred method of maturing the traditional neighborhoods of <br /> Pequot Lakes. <br /> , <br /> 13 <br /> ��"_ � <br /> �`�E <br /> SIDEBAR ON NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN <br /> Neighborhood design is the historic development pattern that Pequot Lakes was originally built with. The unit of <br /> development in neighborhood design pattern is the block.With blocks there can be a conscious effort to ensure the <br /> pattern of development is cohesively scaled. In a traditional pattern,a large apartment building would not be placed <br /> next to a small single-family house, for instance. A block increment also assists in the organization of the <br /> 3 <br />