City: The Sensory Street

1. The author's key points were explaining to the reader how the typical downtown street functions. It was interesting to read about Whyte's idea about trash cans, and how they should have small grooves in the side so that people will have a ledge to use when tying their shoe. This is a great idea, especially in the winter when people want to just quickly tie their shoe and continue on. I like all the comparison between the United States and Japan. The only other countries I have been downtown in are Spain and Canada (And I'm not sure that Canada counts). When I was in Spain I was with my Aunt who apparently can not walk properly next to someone on a sidewalk. Some of the sidewalks in Spain were kind of narrow and some were congested, but I don't think it should be that hard.

2. I liked all of Whyte's statistical analysis of the happenings on the street. Norman didn't seem to have as many actual numbers however he did often talk about the patterns of people. I liked that these two articles were about different topics (the store on the inside, and the street on the outside). It is interesting to be able to compare the types of manipulation that are apparent in both places.

3. a) Trash cans* (If the street is dirty people are inclined to be messy)
b) Benches
c) Walking space
d) Trees
e) The use of window space/displays
f) Drinking fountains
g) Street vendor positioning