Sentences with phrase «more walkable places»

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«And more and more, people in places like Medford and Mattituck are interested in living in safely walkable and bikeable communities.

There are more than 100 films screening, including short films as well as features, and screenings take place in venues in what the festival calls «walkable villages» in Napa, Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga.

When businesses succeed in walkable places, more neighbors patronize them on foot and people drive less.

We believe that walkable neighborhoods with access to public transit, better commutes, and proximity to the people and places you love are the key to a happier, healthier and more sustainable lifestyle.

From celebrating the uniqueness of a place to bringing amenities such as food markets to make more complete walkable neighborhoods, placemaking is becoming a leading economic development strategy.

With sprawl, congestion and other ills making the typical suburban model less and less sustainable, more and more places are using form - based codes to recreate the compact, walkable, mixed - use neighborhoods of the past — a style that's often referred to as new urbanism and which fits hand - in - glove with smart growth.

«There is a lot of unrealized potential near many of our rail stations, and with the growing market of Atlanta buyers and renters who want to live in urban, walkable places, many of the stations offer a great place to provide more TOD real estate,» Reuter explained.

The new term, discussed by a panel of experts at the recent Urban Land Institute Annual Meeting in Chicago, refers to a cohesive design used to create more urban, «walkable» communities with gathering places for socialization and connectivity.