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Where the Candidates Live
Some presidential candidates favor sprawl, but a surprising number live in cities or inner-ring suburbs.
The Coolest Buildings Aren't Green
Creating 'greener' buildings will help address climate change... right?
Indexing Affordability and Walkability in the United States
Dave Munson discovered the neighborhoods throughout the United States that are both affordable by his salary and walkable.
What Drives People?
Hazel Borys argues that "the payback of livable places really can’t be calculated in dollars, or pounds of fat or carbon, or even hours. The payback of place is passion."
Richard Florida Examines Walkscore's Top Ten Cities
Richard Florida digests Walkscore's Walkability rankings, and discusses some surprising results. Among the top ten are Union City, New Jersey, and Miami, Florida.
Walkscore to Get Bus Points
Transit stops are now included on Walkscore, the map-mashup website that scores neighborhoods based on their accessibility and walkability.
Better Walkability, Higher Value
A recent study finds a correlation between a neighborhood's walkability and its home values.
How walkable is it?
Recently, an acquaintance asked me how to measure the walkability of a place he was visiting. I could have told him to just look at Walkscore (www.walkscore.com). Walkscore assigns scores to places based on their proximity to a wide variety of destinations. So if a place has a high walkscore AND a walkable street design (e.g. narrow streets, a grid system, etc.) it is probably pretty walkable.
City of Rochester
Boston Harbor Now
City of Bellevue
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Mpact Transit + Community
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
City of Birmingham, Alabama
City of Laramie, Wyoming
Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.