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© Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
Your Favorite Places Making America A Great Place To Walk!
Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
What People Want •Cycling away from cars
•Complete routes
•Motorist behavior
•Quality of facilities
Trends and Desires
Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
What People Want •Walking away from cars
•Complete routes
•Motorist behavior
•Quality of facilities
Trends and Desires
Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
• Place • Destination • Shop • Socializing • Relax • Play
What People Want
Trends and Desires
Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
• Place • Destination • Shop • Socializing • Relax • Play
What People Want
Trends and Desires
Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
Trends and Desires
Preference -> Solutions & Partners
Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
Home buyer preference: Nearly 80% are looking for
homes in pedestrian-friendly areas;
60% of those would choose a smaller home if it meant less driving.
National Association of REALTORS
Walkable Housing
Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
Walkable = More Valuable
Source: Omaha Lens
Walkable Districts: - DC study: walkable commercial leases were 27% higher than sub-urban and lower vacancy rates (Leinberger) - Property values are higher too: 1 point increase in Walkscore = $700 - $3,000 increase in property value
Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
Source: NYC DOT
Walkable = Business Success
Local business
.. making a neighborhood more attractive for walking by turning an underused parking area into a pedestrian plaza helped increase retail
sales at nearby small businesses by 179%. — NYC DOT,
Shoppers who arrive in urban neighborhoods….
on foot or by bicycling spent more month to month.
— NYC, Portland OR
Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
Walkable = Business Strategy
Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
Walkable = Business Strategy
“Cities across America are experiencing an urban revival… A growing number of people are choosing to live local, shop local, and eat local. They want access to an authentic urban lifestyle and they want it right outside their front door…”
Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
Main Street / Downtowns
Walkability = Small town
Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
Tourism - Festivals
Walkability = Tourism
Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
Walking = Healthy Family
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Safe Routes to School
Making America A Great Place To Walk!
Walking = Healthy Morning
• Education • Encouragement • Enforcement • Engineering • Evaluation
Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
Walk = Healthy Community
Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
Source: Omaha World Herald Source: Dr. Ted Eytan
Walking = Productive Meetings
Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
Walking = Charity
Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
Walking = Faith
Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
“The Bus Keeps My Mom Alive”, My Mother In Law
Bus Stop
Walking = Healthy Aging