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Walkability

In urban planning, walkability is the accessibility of amenities within a reasonable walking distance. This concept is based on the idea that urban spaces should serve purposes beyond mere transport corridors designed for maximum vehicle throughput. Instead, the objective should be to create relatively complete, livable spaces that serve a variety of…

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Walkability

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Avg. degree1.98
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related to Further reading · 24
Walkability → America, American Journal, Built Environment, DMA, Dovey, Elek, How Downtown Can Save, Jeff, Kevin, Kim, Leyden, Macmillan, One Step, Pafka, Public Health, Social Capital, The, The Importance, Time, Urban Studies
related to Density · 13
Walkability → Density, FAR, Floor Area Ratio, Floor Space Index, For, In, It, Larger, Moreover, Plot Ratio, Secondly, The, There
related to Etymology · 13
Walkability → Engelke, Frank, Gary Pivo, Great American Cities, In, Jacob's, Jane Jacobs, Lawrence, Life, New Urbanism, The Death, To, While
related to Increasing walkability · 12
Walkability → American, Automobile-oriented, Barcelona, Cincinnati, Form-based, Manifesto, Many, Massimo Paolini, Reorganisation, The COVID-19, There, This
related to Access networks · 11
Walkability → Access, Combinations, D's, It, Like, Major, Public, Reid Ewing, Robert Cervero's, The, Walking
related to Factors · 11
Walkability → Access, Density, DMA, Likewise, Mix, One, Rather, The, These, Using, While DMA
related to Health · 11
Walkability → American Institute, BMI, Body Mass Index, Cancer Research, Cardio, Fund, In, Physical, The World Cancer Research, Thus, Walk Score
related to history · 11
Walkability → American, Before, Cars, Great American Cities, In, Jane Jacobs, Life, Post, She, The Death, World War II
related to Measuring · 11
Walkability → An, Highway Capacity Manual, However, In, LOS, One, Pedestrian Environment Review System, PERS, This, UK, Western
related to Socioeconomic · 10
Walkability → Daniel Parolek, In, Inc, Missing Middle Housing, More, Opticos Design, Pre-1940s, The, These, World War II

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walking walkable urban density also street city pedestrian cities public people transit access cars health design walk new accessibility time

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Walkabilityis aaccessibility of amenities within a reasonable walking distance0.90text
Walkabilityis adecrease of the automobile footprint in the community0.90text
provisioninginstance ofSociety depends on these ecosystem for many ecological services0.80text
regulationinstance ofSociety depends on these ecosystem for many ecological services0.80text
cultural/tourisminstance ofSociety depends on these ecosystem for many ecological services0.80text
and supporting servicesinstance ofSociety depends on these ecosystem for many ecological services0.80text
any degradation of these services can go beyond just affecting the aesthetic of a neighborhood or community but can have serious implications for livabilityinstance ofSociety depends on these ecosystem for many ecological services0.80text
wellbeing on entire regions.Cities that have a relatively high walkability score also tend to have a higher concentration of green spaces which facilitate a more walkable cityinstance ofSociety depends on these ecosystem for many ecological services0.80text
floodinginstance ofThese green spaces can assist in regulatory ecological services0.80text
improving the quality of both airinstance ofThese green spaces can assist in regulatory ecological services0.80text
waterinstance ofThese green spaces can assist in regulatory ecological services0.80text
carbon sequestrationinstance ofThese green spaces can assist in regulatory ecological services0.80text

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