SMALL PUBLIC SQUARES **

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Town and Country: Public open spaces

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Problem A town needs public squares; they are the largest, most public rooms, that the town has. But when they are too large, they look and feel deserted.
Solution Make a public square much smaller than you would at first imagine; usually no more than 45 to 60 feet across, never more than 70 feet across. This applies only to its width in the short direction. In the long direction it can certainly be longer.
Select High Order Pattern and to it.   14 IDENTIFIABLE NEIGHBORHOOD **   30 ACTIVITY NODES **   31 PROMENADE **   41 WORK COMMUNITY **	Select Low Order Pattern and to it. 106 POSITIVE OUTDOOR SPACE ** 114 HIERARCHY OF OPEN SPACE * 122 BUILDING FRONTS * 123 PEDESTRIAN DENSITY * 124 ACTIVITY POCKETS ** 125 STAIR SEATS * 126 SOMETHING ROUGHLY IN THE MIDDLE