A new way of measuring urban density that explicitly considers walkability by DW Rowlands Editor’s Note: We’re pleased to offer this guest commentary by DW Rowlands. DW Rowlands is a human geography grad student at the
Understanding Walkable Density Read Post »
Where are walkable local shopping districts in your city? There are just six shopping days left until Christmas; while much of our shopping is done on-line or with at big box stores and national chains,
Where you can walk and shop locally: The Storefront Index Read Post »
Our storefront index shows where there’s a density of destinations to enable walkability As Jane Jacobs so eloquently described it in The Death and Life of American Cities, much of the essence of urban living
Quantifying Jane Jacobs Read Post »
Which cities move the fastest? Does it matter? The raison d’etre of the highway engineer is making cars go faster. That’s reflected in chronic complaints about traffic congestion, and codified in often misleading studies, like
Speed: Fast cities Read Post »
