Of course, people can’t walk as far as they can drive and that is exactly why a shift to a walking culture needs to happen on a city level first. There is a phenomenon that calls “drive until you qualify,” which is basically an idea that people would drive further and further from city center until they find a big house that they can afford. We forced to move away from the cities and drive more because of the idea of suburban sprawl. A popular American city planner and urban designer, Jeff Speck talks about this notion and about the ways to change it in his book Walkable City. In fact, each city in the U.S. has a walkable score that is measured by (Walk Score) analyzes of walking routes to nearby amenities, pedestrian friendliness by analyzing population density and road metrics such as block length and intersection density. As a consequence, higher walkable score leads to less driving and a higher likelihood of buying a house closer to the city
Of course, people can’t walk as far as they can drive and that is exactly why a shift to a walking culture needs to happen on a city level first. There is a phenomenon that calls “drive until you qualify,” which is basically an idea that people would drive further and further from city center until they find a big house that they can afford. We forced to move away from the cities and drive more because of the idea of suburban sprawl. A popular American city planner and urban designer, Jeff Speck talks about this notion and about the ways to change it in his book Walkable City. In fact, each city in the U.S. has a walkable score that is measured by (Walk Score) analyzes of walking routes to nearby amenities, pedestrian friendliness by analyzing population density and road metrics such as block length and intersection density. As a consequence, higher walkable score leads to less driving and a higher likelihood of buying a house closer to the city