• Establishing Attractive Security and Pedestrian Areas

  This how-to guide focuses on Lower Manhattan - but the basic principles and methods apply to any number of situations.
  Transportation Alternatives

• Real Estate Survey Finds Few Major Security Changes

  The overriding post-Sept. 11 security trends, according to 202 building owners, managers, developers, and real-estate professionals surveyed by BOMA and the Urban Land Institute.

• Before the Jersey Barrier: Public Access and Public Safety in Federal Buildings

  How federal buildings in Syracuse, N.Y., and Washington, D.C., are employing management techniques to balance concerns about security and public accessibility.

• Designing for Building Security

  Two federal, in-depth guides to using design and landscape architecture elements to create a secure building perimeter. The reports -- written by a coalition of federal agencies, professional planners, and civic groups -- also includes streetscape, traffic, and parking ideas, plus over a dozen case studies.

• Building Security Through Design: A Resource Center

  A collection of catalogs, guidelines, articles, and links intended to help architects, engineers, and building owners create safer (and more secure) structures.
  The American Institute of Architects

• Streamlining Security

  A list of quick-fix and high-impact security solutions.
  General Services Adminstration, First Impressions program

• Denver’s Federal Plaza: Placemaking in Progress

  Aesthetic touches and community outreach help Denver federal buildings change their image from "fortress" to "friendly" -- without compromising security.

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