Walkability

Pedestrian Traffic Discouraged in Oklahoma City

Not only is walking in Oklahoma City not encouraged, it's actually discouraged with public policy, says an urban design consultant.

12 June 2009 - 8:00am

News OK

Diana DeRubertis

Shopping: An ‘Obnoxious Industrial Activity’?

Sat, 05/30/2009 - 14:27

As James Howard Kunstler points out in Home From Nowhere, one of the tragedies of single-use zoning is that it branded shopping as an “obnoxious industrial activity that must be kept separate from houses”. Ironically, the places where most Americans shop today come pretty close to “obnoxious” and “industrial”.

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Comparing the Fates of Two Exurbs

Reporter Ben Adler travels to Leesburg, VA without a car and reports on the difficulties he experiences getting around. In comparison, Ben walks with ease around Kentlands, a New Urbanist development in Maryland.

6 May 2009 - 1:00pm

The American Prospect

Should Fuel Taxes Pay For Alternative Transportation?

Planetizen has teamed up with National Journal, a weekly politics and policy magazine, to explore transportation issues. As part of National Journal's Transportation Experts blog, we've asked Planetizen Interchange bloggers and National Journal's Transportation Experts whether money from the Highway Trust Fund should be used for non-highway projects like bike lanes and pedestrian walkways.

4 May 2009 - 9:00am

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Amenities Key to Walking, Fitness

People who live within walking distance of amenities like stores, transit stops, and parks are twice as likely to be fit as those who don't, according to a new study conducted by researchers at San Diego State University.

20 April 2009 - 11:00am

Gant Daily

Inside a 20-Minute City

This piece from Worldchanging looks at the Seattle-area city of Ballard. It's a "20-minute city", where people can get to practically everything they'd want or need to within a 20-minute walk.

14 April 2009 - 1:00pm

WorldChanging

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OK City Not OK for Walking

Jeff Speck takes a walk in Oklahoma City and finds too-wide streets, too-low density and too much danger for pedestrians.

24 March 2009 - 9:00am

The Oklahoman

Directing Raleigh's Future

A new comprehensive plan being released in Raleigh has many -- both in and out of the city -- wondering what's the best way to grow in the post-sprawl world.

22 March 2009 - 7:00am

Raleigh Durham Independent Weekly

Better Transportation Needs Better Cities

A new design competition is seeking solutions to L.A.'s transportation problems. But the real solution may not have anything to do with transportation at all.

2 March 2009 - 5:00am

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Nate Berg

Walkability and the City Beauty Quotient

Sun, 02/22/2009 - 12:47

There's no shortage of writing and conjecture on New York City when it comes to urban and city issues. But one subject that has been neglected in the urban academic discourse is the city's incredible concentration of beautiful women.

It's amazing. It's like you can't avoid them, not that you'd want to. Walking down the street in New York City is like walking down a fashion runway. With cross traffic. And no security guards trying to tackle you.

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Streetsblog: Advocacy Journalism and the Reconquering of the American City

The Internet is a trove of great ideas about improving cities. Filling blogs and personal websites, the vast majority of ideas out there are little more than that: ideas. New York City's Streetsblog -- now a growing nationwide force -- is transforming the conversation into action.

29 January 2009 - 5:00am

Master-Planned Mixed-Use in Central Ohio

While the goal of these walkable communities is to attract young urban professionals, the benefits, of course, extend beyond that.

19 November 2008 - 11:00am

The Columbus Dispatch

Plan Approved to Un-Sprawl Tysons Corner

In an effort to recreate sprawling Tysons Corner into a dense urban environment, county supervisors have unanimously approved a plan to build higher, denser, more transit oriented and more walkable.

26 September 2008 - 5:00am

The Washington Post

Diana DeRubertis

Walkable Neighborhood Grocers

Thu, 08/14/2008 - 14:52

Costco may be coming to Manhattan, bringing 2300 parking spaces with it.

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What More 'Livable Streets' Could Mean for New York

This article from The New York Observer looks at how New York City might be different with more "livable streets".

2 August 2008 - 11:00am

The New York Observer

New Study Links Obesity to Land Use Patterns

A new study by the University of Utah shows that people who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to be leaner than those who live in auto-oriented areas.

30 July 2008 - 10:00am

The Salt Lake Tribune

Google Maps Adds Walking Directions

Google announces walking directions feature for Google Maps.

23 July 2008 - 2:00pm

Google

A New Downtown for Scottsdale

Scottsdale, Arizona planners have released a new vision for their downtown, in a 'trend toward urban living'.

23 July 2008 - 9:00am

The Arizona Republic

A Car-Free Avenue Grows in Brooklyn

New York City's car-free "Summer Streets" events are proving to be popular. A three-and-a-half minute video offers a look at Saturday's Williamsburg Walks event on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn.

22 July 2008 - 12:00pm

Streetsblog