Changes In Living Patterns In A Car-oriented Community
3 May 2005 - 8:00am
Lifestyles, high gas prices, and the Smart Commute Initiatve combine to provide ample incentive to ride transit in St. Louis.
"Soaring gas prices already have more people riding MetroLink and buses. So it’s not a big leap to think that more people may be looking to live closer to public transit...Real estate professionals and residents feel proximity to MetroLink stations is helping their property values."
Source:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 30, 2005
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But what can planners do to support the kind of connections between people I just described? One idea is promoting mixed-use places where there are simply more opportunities for people to run into each other and connect.
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