Sentences with phrase «on walkable communities»

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Abstract: Green Illusions pioneers a critique of alternative energy from an environmental perspective, arguing concerned citizens should instead focus on walkable communities, improved consumption, governance, and most notably, women's rights.

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If you enjoy on - foot travel more, our Downtown, the heart of our community, is very walkable and enjoyable, and the same is true of our many neighborhoods.

Now they must choose: Pay $ 2,500 or more on a small rental unit that may give them enough space to raise a small family, or move out of the downtown core, into a not - so - walkable, not - so - close - knit community in an inner suburban area or even further out.

Hank Dittmar, the American - born chief executive of the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment, has an op - ed in today's Guardian on a scheme to accommodate England's 3 million planned housing units in walkable, mixed - use, low - carbon neighborhoods where residents benefit from connectedness to city and community life.

Transportation is on the cusp of a major transition, with more efficient cars and trucks, new technologies such as electric vehicles and zero - emission buses, services such as ride sharing, and a renewed emphasis from planners on creating accessible, livable, walkable, and bikeable communities.

It'll also relax the ban on corner stores, allowing for more walkable, community - minded neighborhoods throughout the District.

Keith also educates clients about the value of walkable communities and encourages them to consider the distances to school, work, parks, and other amenities to cut down on driving.

Despite the rising prices commonly frequently seen in walkable areas, those communities are inherently more affordable since individuals living in walkable areas usually spend about 43 percent of their income on housing and transportation, as opposed to those living in non-walkable areas, who spend about 48 percent.

The owner, Rodney Graham, who worked on the project along with his wife Melissa, believes that homes located in walkable locations offer many benefits for residents and the community.

Consumer preferences for walkable communities and energy - efficient homes are on the rise, according to NAR research, along with a considerable and growing market for green building.

In a small walkable community on the Washington coast, we designed two houses (and one big yard) for a new kind of beach living