Why Is It So Difficult To Build Walkable Places?
For people to choose to walk, the walk must serve some purpose. In planning terms, that goal is achieved through mixed use or, more accurately, placing the proper balance of activities within walking distance of each other. While there are exceptions, most downtowns have an imbalance of uses that can be overcome only by increasing the housing
... See moreJeff Speck • Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
Cars also eat away at cities because they need to be stored. In cities such as Hartford, Connecticut, where the amount of off-street parking tripled between 1960 and 2000 to accommodate drivers, neighborhoods can look like desolate, unattractive moonscapes. The parking lots also bring in less tax revenue than productive uses such as offices and
... See moreSteven Higashide • Better Buses, Better Cities: How to Plan, Run, and Win the Fight for Effective Transit
