Walkable Urban Spaces--Detroit Leads Nation in Expansion Since 2010
Looks like all that Dequindre Cut, Riverfront and other walkways stuff is finally adding up. Via Aaron Mondry of Curbed Detroit.
"Walkability produces a lot of desirable outcomes for residents: more jobs, better health, greater access to amenities and services. While Detroit is well behind other American cities in the number of walkable districts, according to a new report, it’s also the fastest growing.
"A joint project between The Center for Real Estate and Urban Analysis at George Washington University and a number of other organizations,
“Foot Traffic Ahead” seeks to determine the impact of walkable urban places [[or WalkUPs), which cities have the most, and which have the potential to make more. It defines WalkUPs as places above a certain square footage of office or retail space and a high
Walk Score.