“While urban planning and design measures often advocate for improved street lighting, mixed uses, and eyes on the street, there is also a need to understand how perceptions of safety are cognitively, sociologically, and spatially constructed.” – What does a sociological approach to safe cities reveal?: Findings from a national workshop in India | TheCityFix
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“Mr. Bratton is trying to find new ways to improve the public’s confidence in the Police Department. Soon, he said, the department will regularly conduct a 10-question survey with 200 residents in each precinct to “ask the old Ed Koch thing, ‘How am I doing?’ ”” – Bratton Still Sees Challenges in a New York He Made Safer