The Mixed-Use Sidewalk

Problem, research strategy, and findings: Around the globe, streets and sidewalks in cities are being contested as spaces that should be used for more than transportation. This article challenges our understanding of both property rights and public space by applying a property rights framework to si...

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Published in:Journal of the American Planning Association 2012-01, Vol.78 (3), p.225-238
Main Author: Kim, Annette M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Planners
Property
Public spaces
Right of property
Sidewalks
Transportation
Vietnam
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Summary:Problem, research strategy, and findings: Around the globe, streets and sidewalks in cities are being contested as spaces that should be used for more than transportation. This article challenges our understanding of both property rights and public space by applying a property rights framework to situate sidewalk use debates. It analyzes and maps the sidewalk property regimes of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, through a novel integration of surveying and ethnography. The case illuminates the feasibility of a mixed-use sidewalk that can be shared between various kinds of uses and users. A mixed-use sidewalk that is both cooperative and livable is possible if planners incorporate time into planning space in order to expand the sidewalk's flexibility and if local society can renarrate and enforce new legitimacies on the sidewalk. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0194-4363
DOI:10.1080/01944363.2012.715504