Comments on: How walkable is your neighborhood? http://www.futurity.org/earth-environment/how-walkable-is-your-neighborhood/ Research news from leading universities Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:52:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: David Birchler http://www.futurity.org/earth-environment/how-walkable-is-your-neighborhood/comment-page-1/#comment-34663 David Birchler Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:00:30 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=5667#comment-34663 With over half the US population still living outside our central cities, our future may well depend upon revitalization of both city and suburb. Planners will not abandon one for the other and we must concentrate our talents on revitalization strategies for both. In the suburbs, it seems to me that increased density, improved walkability, a renewed effort to expand pubic transportation, and an emphasis on healthy living through exercise can add up to improvements in the poor air quality identified by the authors in the University of Minnesota study. As fuel prices rise, it may not be that far-fetched to think we can lure people out of their cars - even here in the suburbs of the Motor City - for a brisk walk or cycle to work! With over half the US population still living outside our central cities, our future may well depend upon revitalization of both city and suburb. Planners will not abandon one for the other and we must concentrate our talents on revitalization strategies for both.

In the suburbs, it seems to me that increased density, improved walkability, a renewed effort to expand pubic transportation, and an emphasis on healthy living through exercise can add up to improvements in the poor air quality identified by the authors in the University of Minnesota study. As fuel prices rise, it may not be that far-fetched to think we can lure people out of their cars – even here in the suburbs of the Motor City – for a brisk walk or cycle to work!

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