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12. Many activities of daily living should occur within walking distance, allowing independence to those who do not drive, especially the elderly and the young. Interconnected networks of streets should be designed to encourage walking, reduce the number and length of automobile trips, and conserve energy. 15. Appropriate building densities and land uses should be within walking distance of transit stops, permitting public transit to become viable alternatives to the automobile. 16. Concentrations of civic, institutional, and commercial activity should be embedded in neighborhoods and districts, not isolated in remote, single-use complexes. 18. A range of parks, from tot-lots and village greens to ball fields and community gardens, should be distributed within neighborhoods. Conservation areas and open lands should be used to define and connect different neighborhoods and districts. 19. A primary task of all urban architecture and landscape design is the physical definitions of streets and public spaces as places of shared use. 20. Individual architecture projects should be seamlessly linked to their surroundings. This issue transcends style. 21. The revitalization of urban places depends on safety and security. The design of streets and buildings should reinforce safe environments, but not at the expense of accessibility and openness. 22. In the contemporary metropolis, development must adequately accommodate automobiles. It should do so in ways that respect the pedestrian and the form of public space. 23. Streets and squares should be safe, comfortable, and interesting to the pedestrian. Properly configured, they encourage walking and enable neighbors to know each other and protect their communities. 24. Architecture and landscape design should grow from local climate, topography, history, and building practice. 25. 26. Civic buildings and public gathering places require important sites to reinforce community identity and the culture of democracy. They deserve distinctive form, because their role is different from that of other buildings and places that constitute the fabric of the city. All buildings should provide their inhabitants with a clear sense of location, weather and time. Natural methods of heating and cooling can be more resource-efficient than mechanical systems. 27. Preservation and renewal of historic buildings, districts, and landscapes affirm the continuity and evolution of urban society. The CNU Charter and other related programs can be viewed at: www.cnu.org 3