Design Elements to Define Communities and Neighborhoods

To enhance their unique sense of place, communities and neighborhoods can use visual cues to help visitors and residents distinguish one area from another. Some subtle visual cues that can be used are unique lightposts, street signs, street trees, complementary awnings, or streets patterned using bricks or cobblestones. As well as giving definition to neighborhoods, these cues act as focal points that work to attract pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers to commercial or entertainment activities.