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Walkability Studies

We invented the Walkability Study in 2009 and have since completed over a dozen across the United States.

Project 180 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City

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Trump’s billion-dollar makeover of Washington DC

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In U.S. cities big and small, summer crowds signal an urban comeback

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Early drafts offer peek at housing-heavy MCI makeover

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A Portrait of America in 25 Buildings and Monuments

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Prospect plans new downtown with housing, retail along U.S. Highway 42

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Marathon Development Moves Forward

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Neighborhood combines affordable housing with design excellence

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Are Sacramento’s One-Way Streets Killing Pedestrians?

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The Hidden Forces Shaping Your Choices

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‘It will be ready for the World Cup:’ Thursday game at Foxborough to serve as train test run

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As Downtown grows, leaders focus on walkability — and housing gaps

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Trading stop lights for stop signs? Big changes could be coming to make downtown Louisville safer

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Urban planning expert says downtown Louisville isn't walkable

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Transit Panel with Bill Straus and Chris Dempsey

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How Cities Are Designed: Creating Walkable Places with Jahnavi Kirtane

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5 Questions: Jeff Speck

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Each year tens of thousands of Americans accidentally kill

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Traffic Safety or Culture War? Trump’s Desire to ‘Own The Libs’ Undermines Safety

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Greeley City Council discusses westward expansion, preparing for population growth

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Can volunteer walk audits fix data gaps for accessible pedestrian infrastructure?

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Wednesday’s Headlines Have Seen the Light

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Former OKC Mayor Mick Cornett in Conversation with City Planner and Author Jeff Speck

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To get new towns right, let’s look to The Netherlands

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Top 10 Island Press Built Environment Books

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Chattanooga woman walks 100K steps in one day. Here’s what she learned

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Commuter rail ridership surges with South Coast Rail

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Our Opinion: Walkability should be a community goal regionwide

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Divided Scranton council passes mayor's downtown traffic/streetscape plan

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Video tells the tale of impressive Belgian New Urbanism

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Jeff Speck’s “Interesting Walk,” In Unexpected Art Forms

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Watertown plans main square transformation

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Big changes eyed for downtown Scranton traffic flow, signals, streetscapes

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Lane changes, fewer traffic lights and more: Scranton streetscape plans headed to City Council

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Planner shares walkable downtown vision for East Longmeadow

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Traffic patterns changing as work to remake Louisville's Main Street continues

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Water Street brought urban luxury to Tampa. Will the rest of the city follow?

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Nebraska’s cities are built for cars. These young activists want to change that.

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Walkable Wednesdays

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Town consultants unveil proposals to transform Centre Street parking lots

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Future City with Jeff Speck

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Town advances plans to rethink Centre Street lots, but assures that the parking will stay

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Traffic signals to be removed as part of Downtown Mobile Street Optimization Plan

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How could self-driving cars change Boston?

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Walkable Cities, Neighborhoods = Happy Communities

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Why Jeff Speck is a “Zoning Abolitionist”

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Louisville is trying to make its downtown areas more walkable. Here's how

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Community Visioning Event with Walkability Expert Jeff Speck

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Public meetings focus on future of Lahaina streets

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Greeley’s unique qualities stressed in look to future

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Traffic changes coming to downtown Mobile

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Freeport reviews plans for village corridor initiative

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Making Downtown Lake Charles More Walkable

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21 Unexpected Heavy Hitters for a Democratic Shadow Cabinet

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Escaping the Housing Crisis with Jeff Speck

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Walking the line: A safer, more walkable Lake Charles starts here

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Mayor Greenberg Welcomes Renewed Urban Planner to Louisville

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City unveils plans to make downtown Louisville, NuLu streets safer and walkable

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'Walkable and safe': Urban planning company to make changes to downtown Louisville in next five years

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Jeff Speck, Walkability Wizard, in Lake Charles, LA

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Prominent urban designer urges patience on controversial Copley Square redesign

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How can car-centric cities redesign with humans in mind?

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A move to make Lake Charles more ‘walkable’

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Design firm showcasing steps toward making University of Alabama more walkable, bikeable

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Free advice for a cheap, quick fix to make a dangerous road safer. Will Harrisburg accept it?

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Could the Comeback of the U.S. Pedestrian Mall Start on Bourbon St.?

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Proposed Massport Price Hike Could Double Fees on Ubers, Lyfts to Logan

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Safe Streets: Working to curb road deaths

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Lyon Square’s Role in a More Walkable Grand Rapids

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Beyond the Northern Corridor: Nonprofit, experts ponder new traffic solutions

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Urban planner Jeff Speck returns to survey downtown Hammond, advise on next projects

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Championing Westfield: Master plan unveiled for Grand Park district

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Voters choose transit in two sprawling cities

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Walkability studies planned for downtown Louisville, NuLu

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City planners will study NuLu, downtown Louisville in effort to improve safety and quality of life

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Public Works to launch Downtown and NuLu walkability study

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How walkable places lead to healthier people

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Building Better Communities: Southwest Oklahoma Hosts Walkability Workshops

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Building better communities: Walkability workshop brings renowned speaker Jeff Speck to Duncan

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What Nashville's transit plan can learn from the author of the 'urbanist's bible'

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Walk this Way: Redesigning Cities with Jeff Speck

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2024 Summit on Sustainability brings nearly 700 community leaders together to advance sustainable initiatives

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First+Main Films Announces Winners of the 2024 Better Cities Film Festival

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A Thriving City is a Walkable City with Jeff Speck

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Q+A with 'Walkable City' author Jeff Speck

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Worcester Public Joins Vision Zero Planning Team for “Walk Audit” on Park Avenue

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Less driving, more cycling: How you commute to work impacts your health

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City of Henderson asks for volunteers for walkability surveys on major streets around Boulder Highway

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Investing in Cities: Private Capital's Growing Role in Urban Development

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Walking in Lancaster City

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A tale of two tunnels: examining the state of Mass. infrastructure

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The road to deprioritizing drivers, and avoiding 'stroads'

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2-Way Traffic, Parker Harding Park, And More: Planning A New Downtown

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Wanna make Windsor great? Create more 'walkability' says urban planning guru

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A more ‘walkable’ Westport: Planner lists steps town can take

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Renowned urban planner to share how to make Westport more walkable

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Could two-way streets save Downtown Louisville? Why one urban planner thinks so.

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JFK airport project misrepresented as not allowing bids from white, male-owned businesses

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Planner to explore steps for a more ‘Walkable Westport’

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Two Cheers For the Planners’ Pledge

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'Change' of heart, mind sees Gordon backpedal on bike-lane stance

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