Downtown, on the other hand, is accessible to shops and public transportations, a wonderfully
walkable place in the neighbourhood.
Walkable neighborhoods can help people stay connected, in addition to providing exercise.
The fact that Singapore and even Bangkok are much more
walkable than Manila means that our tropical climate is no barrier to walkability.
The centrepiece for the landscaping will be Lagoon Al Ghaf, a 70,000-sq-m swimmable Crystal Lagoon, complete with 400 m of beachfront and 1.5 km of
walkable waterfront, enabling a wide range of water sports.
The other way is "
walkable urban," which is much more dense, mixed use, and historically more mixed income.
This can make them
walkable even if they lack pavements, crossings and other infrastructure for pedestrians.
According to Smart Growth America, a Brookings Institution study, real estate values increase as neighborhoods become more
walkable.
The writers are members of WE CAN, the
Walkable Eugene Citizen Advisory Network (www.wecaneugene.org), a group working for increased access to
walkable, 20-minute neighborhoods in Eugene.
"As one of seven, recently named 'Scale-up Communities' that focuses on small business startups and local entrepreneurial ecosystems, Fayetteville wants to attract and retain the millennials who seek the amenities of
walkable and bikeable neighborhoods, connecting to schools, parks and businesses," Norton said.
Here too, it is at a
walkable distance from where I am now.
The percentage of the population with
walkable park access is four times higher in San Francisco, Calif., than in Charlotte, N.C., and the number of bike rental facilities per 100,000 residents is 28 times higher in San Francisco than in Tulsa, Okla.
Get them off the bus and out of the car - if it''s
walkable, walk it.
These projects are making it possible for developers to meet demand for
walkable neighborhoods in the suburbs, and the proximity of shopping malls to major highways and mass transit has made them prime targets for redevelopment.
Respondents prefer living close to work, amenities, transit and on
walkable streets, but also prefer living in single-family neighborhoods with parking in their own garages or driveways.