Walkable community

Design for walkability is human- and environment-centric with numerous benefits that make it a popular trend in urban planning.

Planning cities and the way that we comfortably live in them is often a pull between many things. From creating affordable housing for all, enhancing...

Our neighborhoods, our cities, and our commitment to each other would improve if more of us lived in places where “bumping into someone on the street” doesn’t involve heavy traffic and a fender bender.

Experiments in cooperative living offer a great model for building sustainable urban communities. But can they work for everyone?

Craving an authentic Parisian experience? There's no better place than Le Marais to lose yourself in the city's simple pleasures.

The demand for walkable neighborhoods is increasing. Millennials and seniors are choosing to live in areas that don't require access to a car to live their daily life. If every city started developing 20 minute neighborhoods, the use of cars and CO2 emissions would decrease. Walking for 20 minutes to get to any place would outweigh the cost of a car, its insurance, oil changes, gas, etc.

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Is your community a pleasant place to walk? Join us as we take a look at the three criteria that determine whether a community is truly walkable.

Pedestrian friendly street design