Sentences with phrase «access to transit»

Easy access to transit as well as plenty of walking and bike trails are important, and great health care is a must.

The importance of most neighborhood characteristics for school enrollment patterns is greatest for elementary schools and disappears in middle and high school grades (including access to transit).

Most of us would trade a large home or yard for a compact space with easy access to transit and amenities.

Occupying a full block in Manhattan, 1411 Broadway contains 1.2 million sq. ft. and features direct access to the transit lines of the Times Square subway station and is in close proximity to the train and bus terminals.

The Project will deliver multi-modal mobility enhancements that are expected to improve access to transit, reduce travel times, and improve access to employment along the Project path.

«They seem more willing than other cohorts to trade space for access to transit and a walkable, mixed - use lifestyle,» says Stockton Williams, executive director of the Urban Land Institute's Terwilliger Center for Housing in Washington, D.C. «It doesn't necessarily mean they're all saying they want to live in downtown central cities.

According to Norris, the first rule is to buy dependable value — be strategic and play it safe with a long - term investment in suburbs that have good access to transit, shopping, and quality schools.

As Amazon nears a decision on the location for its second headquarters, it's weighing a number of factors about each city: access to transit systems, the size and makeup of the local workforce, available real estate and tax breaks.

Increasing access to transit in the suburbs would be one commuting solution that would be cost - effective for users.

Great access to transit and highways?

Add to this the good shopping and access to transit lines and Horn believes this community «will grow up in the next 15 to 20 years.»

The development will transform eight dilapidated parcels into 78 affordable homes in a walkable community with easy access to transit, retail and other amenities.

If a property does not have the urban amenities preferred by young Millennials, including access to transit, shopping, restaurants, etc., then it is not going to survive without substantially reducing its rent.»

The priorities, as defined by CDOT with input from the public, include improving safety for children and seniors around schools and parks, improving access to transit, safer crossings at intersections and increasing space for pedestrians.

«They [millennials] seem more willing than other cohorts to trade space for access to transit and a walkable, mixed - use lifestyle,» says Stockton Williams, executive director of the Urban Land Institute's Terwilliger Center for Housing in Washington, D.C. «It doesn't necessarily mean they're all saying they want to live in downtown central cities.

Areas that have good access to transit and feature more walkable environments translates into reduced insurance costs.

The report investigates how boundary participation rates in these neighborhoods vary with the neighborhood's characteristics (such as race and ethnicity, household income, access to transit, safety, and proximity to charter schools) separately at the elementary school level and at the middle and high school level.

If you do have easy access to transit and want to sell your upside down auto, the steps are fairly simple.

Close proximity to wealthy neighbourhoods, access to transit and the downtown core, excellent green space, and a newly built community space (known as Wychwood Barns) all make this an under - appreciated area.

Of course, Calgary impresses for other reasons too, including unemployment below 6 %, household incomes averaging above $ 100,000, low crime and access to transit.

Add to this the good shopping and access to transit lines and Horn believes this community «will grow up in the next 15 to 20 years.»

Easy access to transit, Schools and Shops of St. Clair.

The paper finds that a home's location and access to transit — in other words, its location efficiency — are as important to reducing energy use as are energy - efficiency measures in homes and cars.

If you live in a small town or rural area and don't have access to transit and biking isn't an option, a car can do a fine job of getting you to work, to the store, and bring you to see your loved ones.

TransitScreen complains that public transit is underfunded and often in terrible shape (look at Washington's once glorious Metro system) and that a third of Americans don't have access to any transit.

They exhibit qualities of place that both satisfy the desires of creatives and reflect key principles — density, walkability, mixed - use, access to transit, concern for the environment — of smart growth.

And that gives cities an opportunity to exercise smart growth principles such as density, walkability, mixed - use, access to transit and green design / construction as additional development occurs.

As the U.S. recovers from the recession, city centers are seeing that smart growth, like walkability and access to transit, is linked to job growth.

Compare potential markets by looking at workforce demographics, tax incentives or access to transit.

Note that actual home values will vary based on factors such as proximity to commercial centers, access to transit and home size — rentals tend to be smaller (and therefore less expensive) than for - sale properties, so these values may overestimate true market prices.