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Walkable urbanism continues to produce robust economic benefits. The report finds that housing sells for a 34% higher price per square foot compared to auto-oriented areas, while the premium for office and multifamily rentals is 47%. These cities have also experienced migration gains from under-35, educated, mobile professionals, who prioritize... See more
Ben Abramson • Why Is It So Difficult To Build Walkable Places?
Transportation equity is not a discrete problem. It poses a barrier to accessing everything that constitutes a good quality of life; healthcare, fresh food, public Wi-Fi, friends, education, jobs, and voting. If everything is brought within a 15 minute radius, not only does car ownership become widely unnecessary, prompting the provision of a... See more
Imogen Bhogal-Pierce • Is Universal Basic Mobility the Key to Future Sustainable Cities?
Sustainable cities are walkable cities ♡
What is one thing you wish your city had within walking distance? ✨
greengirlleahinstagram.comModifications in the built environment, including increasing the availability of public transportation systems and more pedestrian-friendly urban designs, offer some promise of increased opportunities for physical activity and reduced reliance on automobiles. The availability of walking paths, the proximity to commercial establishments and public
... See moreJohn MacDonald • Changing Places: The Science and Art of New Urban Planning
Walkable neighborhoods where an intergenerational mix of community members can bump into each other while they carry out the most frequent journeys of daily life (work, school, play, food, etc.) are the best way for people to see each other.
Kat Vellos • We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships
Walkability is both an end and a means, as well as a measure. While the physical and social rewards of walking are many, walkability is perhaps most useful as it contributes to urban vitality and most meaningful as an indicator of that vitality.
Jeff Speck • Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
Author and activist Jane Jacobs argued that cities thrive when they mingle “everyday diversity of uses and users in its everyday streets.”
Brendan Boyle • Spain's fix for a lonely planet
