Cities can thrive again by making their downtowns more pedestrian friendly
By MONICA WILLIAMS, US News
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Why do we need more walkable cities in America?
There are three fundamental reasons. About 15 years ago three distinct groups—the economists, the epidemiologists, and the environmentalists—started saying the same thing, each for their own reasons. The economists have shown us that people are more efficient in cities and more productive. The epidemiological argument has to do mostly with the obesity epidemic. Recent studies have shown that we’ve been focused for too long on diet and not enough on activity. That’s what a walkable city gives us. Finally, there’s the environmental angle: a fundamental rethinking of the way that Americans have always thought about environmentalism and this idea that countryside is good, cities are bad.
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https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2012/12/13/how-american-cities-can-thrive-again
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