«As NACTO's research suggests, creating a dense network of stations — always separated
by walkable distances — has been key to Citi Bike's popularity.
The New Town project team studied St. Charles and other communities in the region with vibrant urban fabrics, cataloging street widths, setback
distances, building facades and other urban characteristics — the DNA of compact,
walkable, mixed - use neighborhoods — at a block
by block level.