|
|||
|
By Dana Politi, Staff Contributor In a recent study, transportation professor Bruce Appelyard selected two suburban areas: the first had high amounts of traffic and was not conducive to children walking or biking through their neighborhood; the other had light traffic, and children regularly rode their bikes and walked in the neighborhood. In his [Read on...]     By Dana Politi, Staff Contributor
Walkability is becoming a major factor in the future of communities, as suggested by the New York Times’ coverage on the slowing growth of exurbs (or outer suburbs.) Recently released census data indicates that migration to the exurbs remains slow even as America recovers from a recession. [Read on...] by Lisa Rayle, Transportation Consultant
walkable grid – small block size // less walkable subdivision – large block size In last week’s Times, Chris Leinberger argued that the apparent shift in homeowner preferences toward walkable, urban neighborhoods will spell decline for the far-flung auto-oriented suburbs. Leinberger, a Brookings fellow [Read on...] |
|||
|
Copyright © 2012 Data Driven Detroit - All Rights Reserved |
|||
