From Walkonomics
Walkability is won and lost at street-level
Campoli acknowledges that having destinations nearby is essential for getting more people walking, but she adds to this several other key qualities of walkable urban neighbourhoods:
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Connections – a fine grained network of sidewalks and footpaths with plenty of intersections;
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Tissue – Great architecture with small human-sized buildings, not big boxes!
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Density – of housing and population;
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Streetscape – well designed streets with wide sidewalks and crossings, that are easy and safe to walk in;
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Green networks – plenty of street trees and green spaces.