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March 5, 2012
Using “Friction-based” Distance Calculations to Navigate Through the Urban Jungle

A walkable city is a distinct sign of a livability community. Think about the speed of traffic or the presence of businesses on the streets you love walking on. Is your neighborhood actually walkable? How would one determine and illustrate the walkability of a city or town?

A walkable city is a distinct sign of a livability community. Think about the speed of traffic or the presence of businesses on the streets you love walking on. Is your neighborhood actually walkable? How would one determine and illustrate the walkability of a city or town?

September 22, 2011
Crowdsourcing the Walkability of Streets in New York and the UK

It’s generally agreed that walkable streets, neighbourhoods and cities are a good thing.  Walkable areas produce a whole range of benefits that include less obesity and healthier residents, boosting property values and the economy, fewer traffic accidents, reduced CO2 emissions and maybe even more people walking!

It’s generally agreed that walkable streets, neighbourhoods and cities are a good thing.  Walkable areas produce a whole range of benefits that include less obesity and healthier residents, boosting property values and the 

July 7, 2011
Jane’s Walk: Celebrating The Legacy of Jane Jacobs

As planners, architects, and passionate urbanists, we regularly ponder new ways to engage the public and get them motivated to be involved in planning projects. Besides the new tools for public engagement available today, we believe it is important to keep hands-on approaches to public engagement as part of the mix. Similarly, we are passionate about sharing with our readers success stories and insights from thought leaders within the planning industry, such as that of the legendary grassroots urbanist Jane Jacobs, which might inspire them to make their communities more livable, or shall we say, “walkable”.