What's Walkable?
Research and ideas on walkable neighborhoods
Check out these articles and ideas on creating communities that are more walkable, with a balance of stores, schools, and homes.
Find out your neighborhood's Walk Score here.
About walkable neighborhoods
The connection between community design and health
The Cascadia Scorecard 2006 focuses on a growing body of research that shows that well-designed, compact communities can promote good health by:
- reducing car crashes;
- promoting exercise and thus reducing the risk of obesity;
- reducing vehicle-related air pollution;
- and (possibly) by promoting social ties that buoy health.
Walkable Facts
The Benefits of a Walkable Neighborhood
Walkable neighborhoods: Taking steps toward health
Compact neighborhoods equal slimmer waistlines.
Maps and graphics about walkability
A Suburban Community: Walkability within One Mile
A Compact Community: Walkability within One Mile
Solutions for creating walk- and bike-friendly places
Solutions for Healthier Communities
Designing cities for health
Why Bikes Are a Sustainable Wonder
The most energy-efficient form of travel. It's also healthy.
More Parks, Less Parking
Small changes to parking policy can make a big difference.
The Year of Living Carlessly Experiment
Alan Durning's writing on living car-free.
From the Daily Score: Articles on walkability, health, and compact communities:
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The Daily Score
01/27/2007
Walk This Way for Healthy Kids
Kids especially affected by poor neighborhood design.
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The Daily Score
06/06/2006
Empty Sidewalks?
Dramatic decline in children walking and biking to school.
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The Daily Score
12/19/2005
All I Want for Christmas is a Sidewalk
Pedestrian deaths mostly due to missing sidewalks, illegal street crossing.
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