Vikas Mehta

TL;DR: This article created a public space index to assess the quality of public spaces by empirically evaluating its inclusiveness, meaningfulness, safety, comfort, and pleasurability, and four public spaces in downtown Tampa, Florida are examined using the index and several applications for public space planners, designers and managers are suggested.

TL;DR: In this paper, an empirical examination of behavioral responses of people to the environmental quality of neighborhood commercial streets was performed to understand which characteristics support stationary, lingering, and social activities, and the findings reveal that people are equally concerne...

TL;DR: In this article, an empirical examination of the relationship of the physical, land use, and social characteristics of the environment at the micro-scale to people's behavior and perceptions toward walking is presented.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined how four urban design characteristics distinguish third-place businesses from other businesses on the Main Street. And they found that third places are relatively high in both personalization (distinctiveness, recognizability) and permeability to the street, but seating and shelter provisions are perhaps the most crucial urban design features that contribute to sociability on the main street.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on identifying the specific characteristics that support social interaction on neighbourhood commercial streets and suggest specific physical and land-use characteristics, and their management that are important in supporting social interaction.