Greensburg - American Planning Association

Residential Density
Simply being able to walk from one
amenity to another does not necessarily
make a community walkable. It is also
important that a large percentage of
residents can easily walk from their
homes to the downtown core and other
amenities, greatly reducing the need to
drive across town. Compact residential
development in and around the
downtown core will encourage
community interaction and enhance the
viability and sustainability of adjacent
businesses and civic services.
The Transect concept can be applied to
illustrate how this residential density is
achieved. Buildings in the Downtown
Core can incorporate residential units
in upper floors. Medium density units
like row houses and semi-detached
houses can be located on the blocks
adjacent to downtown, and lower
density or even suburban houses fill in
the second and third rings of
development. One advantage for
Greensburg is that its size allows for a
great diversity of housing densities and
scales that are all located within, or very
near, a five minute walk to downtown.
Although Greensburg is a small town, there is still an infrastructure of a subtle transect. Parcels near the Main Street Core are smaller than those on the periphery
of town.
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Greensburg Sustainable Comprehensive Plan
CITY OF GREENSBURG, KANSAS + BNIM