Study finds walkable neighborhoods command higher prices

Posted by: msundermier | September 10, 2009

Study finds walkable neighborhoods command higher prices

A report done by CEOs for Cities concluded that walkable communities command higher prices for their homes. Hopefully this and other studies will steer city planning across our country towards more mixed use, higher density development as opposed to segregatedly zoned suburban sprawl.

Curious about how your neighborhood ranks in walkability? Go to www.walkscore.com. Very cool tool!

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