Take a Short Walk, and a Long Peer – Major U.S. cities ranked by relative walkability

17 Jul 2008
Software company Front Seat has released a ranking of the most walkable U.S. cities, rating the relative distance to and density of businesses like grocery stores, bars, book stores, and coffee shops to calculate an overall walkability score. San Francisco took top honors, followed by New York City, [...]

Toward walkability – and happiness

By Dan Burden
Article Launched: 07/13/2008 01:39:49 AM PDT

Over the 12 years I’ve spent advocating for walkable communities in about 2,500 towns and cities throughout the world – including 20 or so in the Bay Area – I’ve found a disparity in the level of happiness that appears to have nothing to do [...]