Becoming an In-Town Destination: Urban Planning and Placemaking Approaches for Improving Urban Safety around the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Campus
Dr. Yang Luo-Branch* I. INTRODUCTION Many Little Rock residents perceive the area around the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (“UALR”) campus as decayed, dangerous, and threatening to the long-term growth of UALR and the surrounding area of Little Rock. While validating the civic perception, this paper examines the actual crime rate in the area … Becoming an In-Town Destination: Urban Planning and Placemaking Approaches for Improving Urban Safety around the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Campus
The Sprawling of Small Cities of Arkansas: The Case for Sustainable Urban Planning
By Michael S. Yoder, Ph.D* Abstract. Small cities in Arkansas overall exhibit a lower density of commercial and residential land uses than the norm for American Sunbelt metropolitan areas. The results include highly inefficient traffic patterns that prioritize lengthy high-velocity roads over compact grids, linear real estate development along such thoroughfares, and an amplification of … The Sprawling of Small Cities of Arkansas: The Case for Sustainable Urban Planning