Topic: Walkability
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Urban Wonk
This Is What a Neighborhood Revitalization Actually Looks Like
A low-income community in Boston taps homegrown business leaders for a brighter future.
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Urban Wonk
Tips for Selling the 'Urban' Experience to Suburbanites
Often, bringing sustainable development to the suburbs is all about helping communities get over their fear.
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Charts
A Man-Made, Net-Zero Energy Island Off the Coast of Istanbul
A proposal imagines 300,000 housing units built into six hyper-energy efficient domes.
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Urban Wonk
Could Parking Lot Walkways Point the Way to Walkable Redevelopment?
It’s all about the future street pattern.
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Should We Crowdsource Walkability Rankings?
Walk Score will now let users "review" a neighborhood's walkability.
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How California Legislated Its Way to Smarter Growth
A landmark 2008 land use law has led to more sustainable communities.
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An Alarmingly Strong Link Between Lack of Walkability and Diabetes
New research from Toronto finds that immigrants living in that city's least walkable neighborhoods were more than 50 percent more likely to develop diabetes.
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If You Want Walkable Development, You Must Show That It Pays
The complex math behind the connection between walkability and the economic bottom line.
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Urban Wonk
Concrete Ideas for Promoting Walkability
There's a wealth of resources available to communities looking for a place to start.
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Urban Wonk
Defining a Great Street
What makes some spaces better than others?
