walk Philly's Many Walkable "Center Cities" By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 WALK SCORE, a new Web site popular with urbanists and environmentalists (walkscore.com), rates places for their walkability—the ease of meeting daily needs on foot.The popularity of the site is an indicator that how the American Dream plays out on the ground has been fundamentally changing over the last 10 to 15 years. The Ozzie and Harriet drivable suburban version of the American Dream is being supplemented by the Seinfeld vision of "walkable urbanism." Led by late-marrying young adults and empty-nester baby-boomers, many households are looking for the excitement and options living and working in a walkable urban place can bring. With almost nine of 10 new households over the next 20 years being singles or couples without children, this trend promises to continue. A recent Brookings Institution survey of the largest 30 metro areas in the country identifies the 157 walkable urban places that play a regionally significant role. It also ranks the Top 30 metros in per capita number of walkable urban places. The Philadelphia metropolitan area ranks as the 13th highest on the number of walkable urban places per capita. Certainly the many already revived downtowns like those in Denver, Washington, Portland, Seattle and San Diego are the most visible signs of the walkable urban trend. But there are many other places you might not suspect. This includes the emergence of "downtown-adjacent" places like Chelsea and Union Square in New York, suburban town centers like Pasadena and Long Beach in the L.A. area and even built-from-scratch spots like Reston Town Center near Dulles Airport, 30 miles outside Washington. A major benefit of walkable urban development is that it keeps and attracts young adults to the metro area, many of whom willingly trade crushing car commutes and high gas prices for lively walkable places to live and work. Walkable urban places seem to attract the well-educated, the so-called "creative class." Approximately 26 percent of Americans over 25 have college degree - but 99 percent of the new residents moving to Center City this decade have a college degree. Walkable urbanism increases the economic development potential of the metro area in the knowledge economy. If many of the Gen X-ers and the Millennial generations do not get this lifestyle, they'll move to New York or Washington, depriving Philadelphia of the entrepreneurs it needs to grow. Walkable urbanism is also essential to create sustainable places to live and work, reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. It is probable that walkable urban households emit less than half the greenhouse gas as driving suburban households - they walk more and unavoidably share heat with upstairs neighbors. Center City and Society Hill are the most obvious, though not the only, locations of this trend in the Philadelphia region. The recent emergence of University City around Penn and Drexel, Manayunk and New Hope are other significant walkable urban places in the Delaware Valley. Missing are additional places in the suburbs, particularly around commuter and subway stations. Rail transit is crucial for walkable urbanism places to emerge. The investment has already been made for this comprehensive, if underfunded, rail system. Building high-density, mixed-use places around these stations will fulfill pent-up market demand, promote economic growth, lower greenhouse emissions and even give their suburban neighbors a great place for a restaurant within walking distance. Over the next few years, Philadelphia metro will no doubt see its ranking in the Brookings survey rise while more households will see their Walk Score numbers soar. Seinfeld is coming to Philadelphia. * Leinberger is a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, professor at the University of Michigan and a limited partner in Arcadia Land Co., which has projects in the Philadelphia and Kansas City areas. His most recent book is "The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a new American dream" (Island Press, 2007). Authors Christopher B. Leinberger Publication: Philadelphia Daily News Full Article
walk Walk the line: The United States between Israel and the Palestinians By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 13:30:00 -0400 In a lively and wide-ranging debate that aired earlier this month on Al Jazeera English, Brookings Executive Vice President Martin Indyk sparred with Head to Head presenter Mehdi Hasan about American efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the United States’ relationship with Israel. Indyk began by stressing that American support for Israel is what gives the United States an influential role in the peace process and the leverage to encourage Israel to move towards peace. Indyk added that this does not mean that the United States should act as “Israel’s attorney” in the negotiations, and cited a promise he made to Palestinian leaders during the 2013-2014 peace talks led by Secretary of State John Kerry that Washington would not coordinate positions with Israel in advance. Brookings Executive Vice President Martin Indyk in a Head to Head interview with Al Jazeera English's Mehdi Hassan. He pointed out that the United States has traditionally relied on its close relationship with Israel to encourage its leaders to take steps for peace and make offers to the Palestinians, and that no other potential mediator has been able to produce serious offers from Israel. “[The United States is] not neutral, we don't claim to be neutral. We have an alliance with Israel,” Indyk said. “But in order to achieve another interest that we have, which is peace in the region…and a settlement that provides for the legitimate national rights of the Palestinians, we need to be able to influence Israel.” In responding to questions from Hasan and the audience, Indyk explained that he believes that both Israelis and Palestinians had made important concessions for peace, citing Israel’s acceptance of the Clinton Parameters in 2000, and the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s historic recognition of Israel as part of the Oslo Accords. Indyk also described the dramatic shifts in the way the United States has addressed the Palestinian issue over the past few decades, “from treating it only as a refugee issue and insisting that it be dealt with through Jordan to recognizing Palestinian national rights.” When asked about U.S. support for Israel at the United Nations, Indyk responded that this support is definitely warranted given the history of hostility towards Israel at the UN. However, he added that he personally wouldn’t oppose a carefully-worded resolution condemning Israeli settlements “so that the settlers in Israel understand that [settlement expansion] isn’t cost free.” Indyk rejected the notion that Israel has turned from a U.S. strategic asset in the Middle East into a burden, but explained that “making progress on the Palestinian issue enhances America’s credibility in the region and failing to make progress…hurts America’s credibility in the region.” Indyk concluded the discussion by reiterating his commitment to achieving Israeli-Palestinian peace and emphasizing that he would “never give up on trying to resolve this conflict in a way that meets Palestinian legitimate national aspirations to an independent and viable contiguous state living alongside Israel, a Jewish state, in peace.” Authors Nadav Greenberg Image Source: © Jason Reed / Reuters Full Article
walk Footloose and Fancy Free: A Field Survey of Walkable Urban Places in the Top 30 U.S. Metropolitan Areas By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Introduction The post-World War II era has witnessed the nearly exclusive building of low density suburbia, here termed “drivable sub-urban” development, as the American metropolitan built environment. However, over the past 15 years, there has been a gradual shift in how Americans have created their built environment (defined as the real estate, which is generally privately owned, and the infrastructure that supports real estate, majority publicly owned), as demonstrated by the success of the many downtown revitalizations, new urbanism, and transit-oriented development. This has been the result of the re-introduction and expansion of higher density “walkable urban” places. This new trend is the focus of the recently published book, The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream (Island Press, November 2007).This field survey attempts to identify the number and location of “regional-serving” walkable urban places in the 30 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S., where 138 million, or 46 percent, of the U.S. population lives. This field survey determines where these walkable urban places are most prevalent on a per capita basis, where they are generally located within the metro area, and the extent to which rail transit service is associated with walkable urban development.The first section defines the key concepts used in the survey, providing relevant background information for those who have not read The Option of Urbanism. The second section outlines the methodology. The third section, which is the heart of the report, outlines the findings and conclusions of the survey. Watch Interview Downloads Download Authors Christopher B. Leinberger Full Article
walk Walkable Urbanism By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Chris Leinberger discusses his book about the most walkable urban and metro areas in the United States with Nicole Lapin from CNN. NICOLE LAPIN: Walkable Urbanism. Well, it's spreading beyond the boundaries of inner cities and into suburbs as Gen-Xers and empty nesters are searching for communities offering a walkable lifestyle. Well, all of this is according to a brand new book The Option of Urbanism Investing in a New American Dream. The book was written in conjunction with the survey by the Brookings Institution. Brookings basically compiled a list of the best places for a car-less walkable urban lifestyle. Where you can basically: work, go home, go shopping, go to school, see entertainment all within a walking distance. So joining me now to talk more about this whole idea, the new 'American Dream,' is the author of that book Chris Leinberger. He joins us live from the Brookings Institution. Chris, thank you so much. CHRIS LEINBERGER: Why thank you Nicole. NICOLE LAPIN: Okay, first of all, let’s talk about this list because I got in my car this morning in Atlanta. I'm assuming Atlanta is not on the list? CHRIS LEINBERGER: It's sort of in the middle of the list – it's not towards the top. NICOLE LAPIN: Okay, so the top ten, can we start out, what’s number one? CHRIS LEINBERGER: Number one is Washington, D.C. – and again we are talking about the metropolitan area.NICOLE LAPIN: So, basically the west end, west of downtown, that has changed so much lately. CHRIS LEINBERGER: Yes it has, but downtown itself has probably been the most remarkable downtown turnaround in the country. But, then all of the downtown adjacent places like the west end – which was an old industrial section – that's almost now built out. Dupont Circle which was dangerous twenty years ago is now a very elegant place and three or four other places around downtown, so it's not just downtown. Watch the full interview>> Authors Nicole LapinChristopher B. Leinberger Publication: CNN Full Article
walk Walkable Urbanism is Changing City Life By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Ever since World War II, the American dream has encompassed the four-bedroom house with a white picket fence, tucked away in the suburbs. But this dream has gradually turned into a nightmare, with the increase of traffic, congestion and the general inconvenience of being detached from the city. Whereas people once rejoiced in camping trips to escape metropolitan living, we are now, as a culture, magnetized towards it as the appeal for walking more and driving less steadily increases. KOJO NNAMDI:Chris you've dubbed this new style of living- "Walkable Urbanism." What is the evidence of a rising demand for it?CHRIS LEINBERGER: There's demographic evidence; there's consumer research evidence; but probably the most compelling evidence is the price premium people are willing to pay to live in a walkable urban place, that the survey's show anywhere from a 40% to 200% price premium on a price per square foot basis for a walkable urban place as oppose to a competitive near by drivable suburban place.KOJO NNAMDI: So it used to be that a condo or a townhouse was entry level product for people who couldn’t afford a real house, its beginning to be the other way around?CHRIS LEINBERGER: In fact in 2003 for the first time in the country's history, condos on a price per square foot basis cost more than single family housing, and that includes all those old condo's that were built to be a alternative to a quote "real house" which was a single family house. Its fundamentally changed and we've only seen the beginning of this train. KOJO NNAMDI: I am intrigued about why people's preferences are indeed changing. In your book you give some of the credit to popular culture. Talk about the difference between the baby boomers- who grew up on 'Leave it Beaver,' the 'Brady Bunch' versus Generation Xer's who watch 'Seinfeld, and 'Sex in the City.' CHRIS LEINBERGER: That’s just a reflection of the market reality. Hollywood does more consumer research than any business in the entire economy, and there out there doing focus groups constantly. So there reflecting what’s going on. Baby Boomers when they would see somebody- an image on the screen of some young woman flimsily dressed, walking down a dark street in a city, they would think- 'Oh my God, Hill street blues, and Blade Runner.' And the Gen-Xer's think, 'oh she is going to go to a new art gallery opening right down the street with all her friends.' Whole different perception of what a city life is like. KOJO NNAMDI: A generational difference... Listen to the full interview Authors Christopher B. LeinbergerKojo Nnamdi Publication: The Kojo Nnamdi Show (WAMU) Full Article
walk Dallas Should Walk This Way By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Walk Score®, a new Web site popular with urbanists and environmental advocates (www.walkscore.com), rates neighborhoods by their walkability--basically the ease of meeting daily needs on foot. The higher the Walk Score®, the more walkable a place is. Beyond its utility, however, the rise of Walk Score® is another indicator that how the American Dream lays out on the ground has been fundamentally changing over the past 10 to 15 years. Dallas in general and downtown Dallas in particular is well on its way to accommodating this new version of the American Dream, but more needs to be done. The Ozzie and Harriet drivable suburban vision of the American Dream is being supplemented by the Seinfeld vision of "walkable urbanism." Led by late-marrying young adults and empty-nester baby boomers, many households are looking for the excitement and options that living and working in a walkable urban place can bring. Current demographic trends promise continued demand. A recent Brookings Institution survey of the largest 30 metro areas in the country identifies the 157 walkable urban places that play a regionally significant role, such as concentrations of employment, education, professional sports, entertainment and housing. It ranked these metros on their per capita number of walkable urban places. Washington, D.C., was first, followed by Boston, San Francisco, Denver and Portland. The top 15 metro areas had the vast majority, 85%, of these walkable urban places, though only two-thirds of the surveyed population. This showed that the top 30 metros are dividing between haves and have nots: metropolitan areas that have many walkable urban options and those that are lagging. Additionally, two-thirds of these 157 places had rail transit, demonstrating the importance of rail transit to the emergence of walkable urbanism. A surprising finding of the survey is that while downtowns are a major location of walkable urbanism, downtown adjacent places are exploding in number and size. Places like Lincoln Park in Chicago, Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., and the Pearl District in Portland, Ore., are booming alongside their resurgent downtowns. A major benefit of walkable urban development is that its keeps and attracts young adults to the metro area, many of whom willingly trade crushing car commutes for walkable places to live and work. Walkable urban places seem to attract the well educated, the so called "creative class." Even the nascent revival in downtown Detroit has seen 83% of new residents arriving with a college education, compared to 26% of the national population. While the Dallas metro ranked only 25th of 30 in the Brookings' survey, there are reasons to believe your destiny is to become a major concentration of walkable urban places. That reasoning starts with your investment in Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail and the Trinity Railway Express commuter rail. This is being followed by aggressively encouraging high-density zoning around rail stations and in downtown adjacent locations. The combination of rail transit and high density zoning is essential to allow the private real estate community to respond to the pent-up market and economic demand of walkable urban development. Finally, it is crucial to manage the various walkable urban places that either exist or are evolving. The role model in the Dallas area is the DowntownDallas organization, which provides security, signage and strategic direction for downtown. The future of the Dallas metro area is linked to your ability to provide both more walkability options and expanded offerings of existing walkable urban places. There should be 15-20 more places like downtown Dallas, downtown Fort Worth, Uptown, Plano Town Center and Addison Circle for the region to meet the pent-up demand for walkable urbanism. Building those additional walkable urban places will continue the economic development miracle that has been Dallas metro for so many years and it will increase your Walk Scores® as well. Authors Christopher B. Leinberger Publication: Dallas Business Journal Full Article
walk Philly's Many Walkable "Center Cities" By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 WALK SCORE, a new Web site popular with urbanists and environmentalists (walkscore.com), rates places for their walkability—the ease of meeting daily needs on foot.The popularity of the site is an indicator that how the American Dream plays out on the ground has been fundamentally changing over the last 10 to 15 years. The Ozzie and Harriet drivable suburban version of the American Dream is being supplemented by the Seinfeld vision of "walkable urbanism." Led by late-marrying young adults and empty-nester baby-boomers, many households are looking for the excitement and options living and working in a walkable urban place can bring. With almost nine of 10 new households over the next 20 years being singles or couples without children, this trend promises to continue. A recent Brookings Institution survey of the largest 30 metro areas in the country identifies the 157 walkable urban places that play a regionally significant role. It also ranks the Top 30 metros in per capita number of walkable urban places. The Philadelphia metropolitan area ranks as the 13th highest on the number of walkable urban places per capita. Certainly the many already revived downtowns like those in Denver, Washington, Portland, Seattle and San Diego are the most visible signs of the walkable urban trend. But there are many other places you might not suspect. This includes the emergence of "downtown-adjacent" places like Chelsea and Union Square in New York, suburban town centers like Pasadena and Long Beach in the L.A. area and even built-from-scratch spots like Reston Town Center near Dulles Airport, 30 miles outside Washington. A major benefit of walkable urban development is that it keeps and attracts young adults to the metro area, many of whom willingly trade crushing car commutes and high gas prices for lively walkable places to live and work. Walkable urban places seem to attract the well-educated, the so-called "creative class." Approximately 26 percent of Americans over 25 have college degree - but 99 percent of the new residents moving to Center City this decade have a college degree. Walkable urbanism increases the economic development potential of the metro area in the knowledge economy. If many of the Gen X-ers and the Millennial generations do not get this lifestyle, they'll move to New York or Washington, depriving Philadelphia of the entrepreneurs it needs to grow. Walkable urbanism is also essential to create sustainable places to live and work, reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. It is probable that walkable urban households emit less than half the greenhouse gas as driving suburban households - they walk more and unavoidably share heat with upstairs neighbors. Center City and Society Hill are the most obvious, though not the only, locations of this trend in the Philadelphia region. The recent emergence of University City around Penn and Drexel, Manayunk and New Hope are other significant walkable urban places in the Delaware Valley. Missing are additional places in the suburbs, particularly around commuter and subway stations. Rail transit is crucial for walkable urbanism places to emerge. The investment has already been made for this comprehensive, if underfunded, rail system. Building high-density, mixed-use places around these stations will fulfill pent-up market demand, promote economic growth, lower greenhouse emissions and even give their suburban neighbors a great place for a restaurant within walking distance. Over the next few years, Philadelphia metro will no doubt see its ranking in the Brookings survey rise while more households will see their Walk Score numbers soar. Seinfeld is coming to Philadelphia. * Leinberger is a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, professor at the University of Michigan and a limited partner in Arcadia Land Co., which has projects in the Philadelphia and Kansas City areas. His most recent book is "The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a new American dream" (Island Press, 2007). Authors Christopher B. Leinberger Publication: Philadelphia Daily News Full Article
walk Walk this Way:The Economic Promise of Walkable Places in Metropolitan Washington, D.C. By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 An economic analysis of a sample of neighborhoods in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area using walkability measures finds that: More walkable places perform better economically. For neighborhoods within metropolitan Washington, as the number of environmental features that facilitate walkability and attract pedestrians increase, so do office, residential, and retail rents, retail revenues, and for-sale residential values. Walkable places benefit from being near other walkable places. On average, walkable neighborhoods in metropolitan Washington that cluster and form walkable districts exhibit higher rents and home values than stand-alone walkable places. Residents of more walkable places have lower transportation costs and higher transit access, but also higher housing costs. Residents of more walkable neighborhoods in metropolitan Washington generally spend around 12 percent of their income on transportation and 30 percent on housing. In comparison, residents of places with fewer environmental features that encourage walkability spend around 15 percent on transportation and 18 percent on housing. Residents of places with poor walkability are generally less affluent and have lower educational attainment than places with good walkability. Places with more walkability features have also become more gentrified over the past decade. However, there is no significant difference in terms of transit access to jobs between poor and good walkable places. The findings of this study offer useful insights for a diverse set of interests. Lenders, for example, should find cause to integrate walkability into their underwriting standards. Developers and investors should consider walkability when assessing prospects for the region and acquiring property. Local and regional planning agencies should incorporate assessments of walkability into their strategic economic development plans and eliminate barriers to walkable development. Finally, private foundations and government agencies that provide funding to further sustainability practices should consider walkability (especially as it relates to social equity) when allocating funds and incorporate such measures into their accountability standards. The Great Recession highlighted the need to change the prevailing real estate development paradigm, particularly in housing. High-risk financial products and practices, “teaser” underwriting terms, steadily low-interest rates, and speculation in housing were some of the most significant contributors to the housing bubble and burst that catalyzed the recession. But an oversupply of residential housing also fueled the economic crisis. However, a closer look at the post-recession housing numbers paints a more nuanced picture. While U.S. home values dropped steadily between 2008 and 2011, distant suburbs experienced the starkest price decreases while more close-in neighborhoods either held steady or in some cases saw price increases. This distinction in housing proximity is particularly important since it appears that the United States may be at the beginning of a structural real estate market shift. Emerging evidence points to a preference for mixed-use, compact, amenity-rich, transit-accessible neighborhoods or walkable places. Download » (PDF) Downloads Download paper Authors Christopher B. LeinbergerMariela Alfonzo Image Source: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Full Article
walk Walk, Don’t Drive, to the Real Estate Recovery By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: The front page and lead home page New York Times story this past Saturday had the startling headline: “Bad Times Linger in Homebuilding.” The Times concludes that “A long term shift in behavior seems to be underway. Instead of wanting the biggest and newest, even if it requires a long commute, buyers now demand something… Full Article Uncategorized
walk Walk this Way:The Economic Promise of Walkable Places in Metropolitan Washington, D.C. By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: An economic analysis of a sample of neighborhoods in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area using walkability measures finds that: More walkable places perform better economically. For neighborhoods within metropolitan Washington, as the number of environmental features that facilitate walkability and attract pedestrians increase, so do office, residential, and retail rents, retail revenues, and for-sale… Full Article
walk Catalytic development: (Re)creating walkable urban places By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Mon, 07 May 2018 13:12:39 +0000 Since the mid-1990s, demographic and economic shifts have fundamentally changed markets and locations for real estate development. These changes are largely powered by growth of the knowledge economy, which, since the turn of the 21st century, has begun moving out of suburban office parks and into more walkable mixed-use places in an effort to attract… Full Article
walk Catalytic development: (Re)making walkable urban places By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 18 May 2018 21:08:24 +0000 Over the past several decades, demographic shifts and the rise of the knowledge economy have led to increasing demand for more walkable, mixed-use urban places. Catalytic development is a new model of investment that takes a large scale, long-term approach to recreating such communities. The objectives of this model are exemplified in Amazon’s RFP for… Full Article
walk The economic power of walkability in metro areas By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 16:18:20 +0000 You might be getting whiplash from the latest takes: millennials, a driving force behind the revival of cities, are now fleeing for the suburbs? While the latest census data do show this geographic phenomenon, we should be careful about using an old framing–city versus suburb–to understand a new trend: the growing market for walkable urban… Full Article
walk Will autonomous delivery robots soon be pushing pedestrians off the sidewalks? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Jul 2016 12:06:02 -0400 Nobody is actually asking the question, because pedestrians don't matter, do they? Full Article Transportation
walk A tall tale of a telephone pole, or why pedestrians can't have a nice place to walk By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Apr 2018 09:51:36 -0400 On this National Walking Day, a look at the excuses cities use to make it difficult to do so. Full Article Design
walk Paris had a marvellous moving sidewalk in 1900 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 08:24:46 -0500 It's like a moving High Line, and is still a very good idea. Full Article Transportation
walk We need walkable, wheelable, scooterable and strollable cities, and what we are getting is more sprawl By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 13:53:46 -0500 Fewer people are walking and more people are voting with their gas pedal. Full Article Transportation
walk Walking is urban epoxy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:47:47 -0400 It supports economic growth, social development, and environmental stewardship. Full Article Transportation
walk Is walking the secret to original and creative ideas? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 07:00:00 -0400 We should follow in the footsteps of many great thinkers and implement regular rambles into our lives. Full Article Living
walk So a bear walks into town. Should police shoot it? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Jun 2015 09:19:38 -0400 People are outraged that a bear is shot and killed in a suburban backyard. It's not so simple. Full Article Business
walk Photo: Take a walk through a mossy spruce forest By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Dec 2017 08:19:59 -0500 Our dreamy photo of the day comes from Bohuslän, Sweden. Full Article Science
walk I tried walking barefoot in New York City By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Aug 2018 17:20:49 -0400 I did it so you don't have to. Full Article Living
walk Pedrail introduces a barrier to protect people walking and biking By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 12:09:09 -0500 It's always about the car, but this Florida company is thinking about the rest of us. Full Article Transportation
walk No, distracted walking is not causing the dramatic increase in pedestrian deaths By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Apr 2017 11:53:40 -0400 This is an urban design issue, a car design issue, and a demographics issue. Distracted walking is a rounding error. Full Article Design
walk Ireland may make high visibility clothing mandatory for cyclists, pedestrians and dog-walkers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Nov 2015 09:40:32 -0500 People are "risking their lives every winter by wearing dark clothing." Full Article Design
walk Walk Turkey's Beautiful 'Honey Road' This Summer for a Sweet Taste of Local Culture By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:00:00 -0500 An innovative eco-tourism project in northeast Turkey will take travelers along ancient nomadic routes to taste artisanal organic honey, meet local beekeepers, and enjoy spectacular scenery along the way. Full Article Living
walk Finnish Safety Agency recommends helmets and lights for old people using walkers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 15:19:29 -0500 It is about time that people acknowledged that it's not just cyclists that hit their heads. Helmets for everybody! Full Article Transportation
walk A walk around my new "active office" with standing desk By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 11:45:11 -0400 Because standing desks cannot stand alone. Full Article Design
walk Driver in car hits 14 year old with right of way in crosswalk, and all they care about is the iPhone By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 15:15:08 -0400 It's almost like there is a concerted campaign to turn distracted walking into a serious problem. Full Article Transportation
walk New York State lawmakers want to ban walking with portable electronic devices By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 May 2019 15:54:14 -0400 There are all kinds of distracted and compromised people in our roads. Some of them cannot help it. So why are phones a problem? Full Article Transportation
walk Not the Stair of the Week, soon to be replaced by "Vertical Walking" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 09:38:13 -0400 Why go diagonally when you can go straight up? Full Article Design
walk Honolulu bans pedestrians from “distracted walking” By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:05:31 -0400 More pedestrians are getting killed in the roads. Are their phones really the reason? Full Article Transportation
walk Walking Away From Haz Waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:09:03 -0500 On a cold and windy November weekday there aren't any cars lined up at the new Kretsloppsparken (Waste Park) Alelyckan outside Gothenburg, even though there are four lanes available - a veritable expressway! - for vehicular drop-off of practically every Full Article Design
walk Scotland bans parking on sidewalks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 08:40:48 -0400 One would think this would be obvious, that sidewalks are for people, not cars. Full Article Transportation
walk People who walk, bike and ride scooters are all fighting over crumbs. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jun 2018 10:22:59 -0400 It's time to take back the streets from all the cars and make room for alternative modes of transportation. Full Article Transportation
walk Sidewalk Labs releases its vision for Toronto's waterfront By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 09:38:57 -0500 It is a wonderful wooden and digital world, but will it ever happen? Full Article Design
walk Sidewalk Labs: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity or a brazen corporate highjack? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:56:10 -0400 The proposal for redeveloping Toronto's waterfront into a green, sustainable, urban tech hub is controversial. Full Article Design
walk Pop-up charging hub borrows the sidewalk instead of stealing it By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:26:37 -0400 Docked electric cars can be worse than dockless scooters for pedestrians, but the UEone is a step in the right direction. Full Article Transportation
walk Airy attic apartment features secret door to walk-in bathtub By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 14:19:19 -0500 This delightful apartment renovation in Spain hides a huge bathtub and other mysteries. Full Article Design
walk Walking and Biking in Pittsburgh (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:37:20 -0500 There are 446 Bridges, Most with Pedestrian Sidewalks! This great video by our friend Clarence over at StreetFilms gives an excellent overview of Pittsburgh's bike culture and infrastructure. Having never been, and because Pittsburgh isn't as well Full Article Transportation
walk Walking is Climate Action By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2019 09:35:32 -0400 We are never going to switch to electric cars in time to make a difference. That's why we have to get out of our cars and walk. Full Article Transportation
walk It's a giant walking geodesic dome By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 09:01:00 -0400 Scott Parenteau welds it all together from scrap metal and dishwasher parts at Maker Faire. Full Article Design
walk Study shows that people who walk and bike to main streets spend 40 percent more than people who drive By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 09:12:47 -0500 Doing street improvements for pedestrians and cyclists increases sales by 30 percent. So why aren't cities doing it? Full Article Design
walk Walkscore Rates the Most Walkable Cities In America. Is It A Useful Metric? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:30:00 -0400 Yesterday I wrote about a mom who was convicted of vehicular homicide after her son was killed by a drunk hit-and-run, because she crossed the street from a bus stop without walking almost half a mile to the traffic light. Today Walkscore has released Full Article Design
walk Tom Vanderbilt On The Importance Of Walking, Both For Our Health and For Our Cities By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:16:00 -0400 St. Augustine said "Solvitur Ambulando": It is solved by walking. So does Tom Vanderbilt in this great series in Slate. Full Article Transportation
walk Are sidewalks a civic responsibility? Not in Atlanta By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:35:00 -0500 One might think that promoting walking as an alternative to driving might be good for cities clogged with cars full of overweight people. Full Article Business
walk Sidewalks are critical infrastructure and should be a civic responsibility By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Nov 2016 11:30:03 -0500 It is appalling that in much of America, they are considered a frill. Full Article Design
walk Join Authors Jarrett Walker and Darrin Nordahl for a Discussion of Public Transportation and Community By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:30:00 -0500 Whether urban, suburban, or rural, transportation systems dictate and define human interaction and community. Join BookHugger for a panel discussion of this phenomena. Full Article Living
walk People who drive are killing more people who walk and bike than they have in 30 years By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 09:01:49 -0400 Meanwhile, cars and trucks keep getting bigger and higher. It's time to do something. Full Article Transportation
walk Hey, people who drive: here are some tips on how not to hit people who walk or bike By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 11:58:16 -0500 The Toronto Star's list is useful but incomplete. Full Article Transportation