ColumbusHomesBlog.com wrote Start Walking – Stop Sprawling – 5 Ways Cities Can Become More Walkable
October 6th, 2008 by Joe Peffer
“Properties in walkable communities tend to command the highest prices, anywhere from 40-200 percent more than drivable single-family housing.” So says Christopher B. Leinberger in his new book The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream (Island Press, 2008).
Walkability is nothing new and it’s not a new topic here in Columbus. Who doesn’t want it all right out their doorstep so long as they also have a bit of the American Dream along with at least a bit of grass? While the above statistic may be accurate, I’m not sure we see it here in Columbus.
Anyway, here are Christopher B. Leinberger’s five ways cities can become more walkable:
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