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<br />~ <br />YJ <br /> <br /> <br />Before Improvements <br /> <br /> <br />After Improvements <br /> <br />Figures 11 (a) and 11 (b): In (a), the child showed a high association with the threat of traffic <br />before improvements (e.g., see the note in the lower right, "the cars never stop and there is too <br />much trafick. "). Note that the child's map is oriented with south at the top. <br /> <br />rectangle. While much of this child's <br />heightened cognitive sense of the <br />neighborhood can be explained by the <br />maturity and experience developed in <br />the period between the studies, the clear <br />identification of the pathway marks its <br />role as a major contributor to enriching <br />the quality of this child's neighborhood <br />expenence. <br />Another child also expressed <br />a positive overall image of his <br />neighborhood after the improvement <br />and again distinctly identified the new <br />pathway (green rectangle) and stop sign <br />(green hexagon) on the map (Figure 12). <br />While both children recognized that <br />this street still presents a danger ("very <br />bisey" and "not like because of all the <br />cars"), their ability to manage and <br />overcome the threat and domination <br />of cars on these neighborhood street <br />emerges due to the improvements to the <br />pedestrian and biking environment. <br /> <br />Figure 12 (below): Another child distinctly <br />represents the new pathway (green rectangle) <br />and stop sign (green hexagon). <br /> <br />\ <br />~"\. <br />\..l <br /> <br /> <br />V <br />N <br /> <br />13 NCBW Forum Article 3-7-05- March 2005 <br />