Griffinology
Griffinology [grif-in-ol-uh-jee]: A Traditional Neighborhood Design principle used in the planning and development of Griffin Park.
Griffinology #1 Streets are kept narrow and are tree-lined to promote a slower, safer pace as opposed to wider streets designed for faster moving traffic.
Griffinology #2 Friendly greetings are not mere formalities, but genuine expressions of one’s care for the their neighbors.
Griffinology #3 Most people only interact with others at work and in the home. People need “third places” to meet and socialize. Careful planning has gone into helping people intersect during their daily lives.
Griffinology #4 Most garages are alley loaded to provide aesthetically pleasing streets in Griffin Park. Cluttered garages are inevitable, but not the most pleasing focal point for the front of one’s home.
Griffinology #5 Streets do not abruptly end with cul-de-sacs, but with prominent buildings, parks and greenspaces to provide ample meeting places.
Griffinology #6 There are a variety of dwelling types—usually cottages, houses or townhouses—so that younger and older people, singles and families may find places to live.
Griffinology #7 Let the kids run off to the neighborhood park, while you watch from a rocker on the front porch. Young or old, in Griffin Park you’re never far from a place to play or daydream.
Griffinology #8 The only thing “cookie cutter” about this community will be the scent of gingerbread from the corner bakery. Griffin Park is a perfectly designed patchwork of residential, retail and civic spaces.
Griffinology #9 Traffic? What traffic? When you live within a comfortable walking distance of community centers, you just might lose your keys and forget to look for them. In fact, the system of backyard lanes for cars and utilities puts autos out of sight, out of mind.
Griffinology #10 Greenspaces and parks are not built with the land that is left over. On the contrary, Griffin Park is built around them.
Griffinology #11 The center of the neighborhood contains the town center which will provide residents with most of their everyday needs all within a short walk.
Griffinology #12 Curbs are a well-defined 90 degrees to keep cars on the street where they belong and not on sidewalks.
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