Walkability

Creeps and Weirdos: The Auto Industry Agenda for Keeping You on Four Wheels

Larry_Cohen | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Street Safety, Transportation Policy, Bikes, Safe Routes to Schools, Health, Public Health, Walkability, Cars, Bicycling, Walkable Cities, Public Transit, Auto Industry, Bicyles, Transportation, Green News
Larry_Cohen

The car is still king -- from parking lots to roadways. And car companies intend to keep it that way.

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Where Everything's Waiting for You (Downtown)

Wendy Gordon | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Downtown, Compost-Tea, Walkability, Energy Efficiency, Downsizing, Ecological Footprint, Farmers Markets, Green News
Wendy Gordon

The open-style house had five bedrooms, two and a half baths, and a loft-turned-rumpus-room that was the ideal rainy-day space for the couple's three active boys. But as soon as the youngest had gone off to college, they sold the place.

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The Best Cities To Live In Without A Car

24/7 Wall St. | Charles B. Stockdale | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Car Travel, Groceries, Bicycling Magazine, Gas Prices, Census Bureau, Shopping, Walk Score, Walkability, Walk Cities, Public Transit, Brookings Institution, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: Several factors make a city easy to live in without a car. The most important one is a widely available and efficient public trans...

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PHOTOS: Chicago's 10 Most Walkable Neighborhoods

Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Walkscore, Most Walkable Neighborhoods, Chicago Walkable Neighborhoods, Health, Chicago Walkability, Walkability, walkscore.com, Chicago Around Town, Chicago Neighborhoods, Chicago News

Chicago has again been ranked one of America's most walkable cities, behind New York, San Francisco and Boston, according to an annual report released...

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America’s Most (And Least) Walkable Cities

The Huffington Post | Laura Schocker | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Least Walkable Cities, Healthy Living, Healthy Living Body, Walk Score, New York City Walkability, Slidepollajax, San Francisco Walkability, Walkability, Most Walkable Cities, Walkable Cities, New York City Walking, Walkable, San Francisco Walking, Healthy Living News

Can you walk to your local grocery store, restaurants and other amenities? Or does each trip require a car ride? The answer may have an impact on y...

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Happiness Research Ranks Commuting Low: My Car-free Commute (VIDEO)

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Suburbs, Living News, Driving, Green News, Urban Life, Carfree Zones, Walkability, Cars, Commuting, Happiness Research, Obesity, Happiness, Traffic, Stress, Focusing Illusion, Walkable Neighborhoods, Commuting Paradox, Walking, Dan Gilbert, Surburban Life, Simplicity, Living, Commute, Simple Life, Carfree, Cities, Video, Healthy Living News
Kirsten Dirksen

The rewards associated with longer commutes -- a bigger house, a higher salary or better schools -- don't fully compensate for the sacrifices we end up making by working so far from home.

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Even Texans Ditching Cars Over Gas Prices

The Wall Street Journal | Ben Casselman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Texas, High Gas Prices, Gas Prices, Walking, Walkability, Dallas, Green News

Want a sure-fire sign that high gas prices are changing behavior? They're walking in Dallas. Or at least, they're talking about it. A city commission...

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