Sentences with phrase «walkable environments»

The prospects for the townhouses are positive given large numbers of homebuyers looking for medium density residential neighborhoods, such as urban villages that offer walkable environments and other amenities.

«But coming out of the recession there's been so much more awareness of the power of cities to attract people, the interest in walkable environments, and the desire to not have a car.»

With high pricing and high barriers to entry in the top U.S. markets, investor interest is shifting away from primary cities to secondary cities with robust technology sectors and suburban submarkets with walkable environments.

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

«I'd love to see a development that would create a walkable environment, based on the fact that this is a city of neighborhoods,» she said.

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Walkable neighborhoods are one of the simplest and best solutions for the environment, our health, and our economy.

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.

Also, do you think people are waking up to the fact that the built environment is the primary cause of the growing obesity epidemic and are therefore now demanding more walkable communities?

There are some examples in my book, Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change, about the needs and wants of diverse groups looking for different types of housing, and how a good number of us want a walkable urban environment.

Contrast a vast parking lot with a lively café - lined street and it's clear what makes an environment walkable.

Urban residential environments and senior citizens» longevity in megacity areas: the importance of walkable green spaces

«People who want to live downtown — whether retired or still working — want a vibrant, walkable, safe environment,» Lloyd said.

Walkability A walkable neighborhood helps your health, the environment, finances and the community.

Suburban developers are coining the term «urban «burbs» as suburban communities move toward more urban environments that include walkable downtown areas, transit - friendly areas, and mixed housing types.

The differing needs of the new Millennial - friendly employers, who value walkable communities and urban environments, have drawn activity away from the more traditional sub-markets like Cambridge and back into the Boston CBD.

On top of that, properties located in walkable urban environments tend to see a large rent premium over comparable properties in suburban locations.

Attraction and retention of talent is key, and research suggests that this talent — especially the millennial generation that will gradually begin to dominate the workforce — demands walkable, active, mixed - use environments.