THE PEDESTRIAN BILL Of RIGHTS
O The city shall not harm the pedestrian, @ The streets belong to all the people, and shall not be usurped for the passage and storage of motor vehicles. © People shall have the right to cycle in safety; that means ample provision of bikeways separate from trucks, buses and automobiles. © To reduce dependence on the automobile, city and suburban residents shall have the right to convenient, clean and safe mass trans-
portation. © People shall be freed from the heavy burdens of daily travel by having the opportunity to live near their places of work. © Urban residents shall have plentiful and generous open public places—outside of parks—for gathering and ceremonies;. © Pedestrians shall have the right to breathe dean air on streets, free
of the harmful fumes of vehicles. © Standing room only on city streets shall end by providing benches
for sitting and relaxation. @ The sounds of human voices shall replace vehicular noise on city streets.
O Concern for the welfare of pedestrians shall extend to the surface under foot—with paving congenial for walking—and shall indude human-scale street furniture and signs.
© Urban man shall have the right to experience trees, plants and
flowers along city streets. © Cities Shall exist for the care andculture of human beings, pedestrians all!
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Press, 30 July 1980, Page 17
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