Small Streets

Small Streets

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Small Streets is an organization that supports the preservation and proliferation of small streets in order to improve the quality of life and build the sustainability of our cities and towns. While some may point to a recent urban renaissance in the United States, more often than not politicians, planners and developers focus on childless young professionals and empty-nesters, overlooking the nee

How Do the World’s Cities Stack Up on Walkability? 08/28/2013

In this case, small streets are literally the image of walkability.

How Do the World’s Cities Stack Up on Walkability? Napoli, Italy. Image via: Angelo DeSantis
What makes a great walking city? Wide sidewalks with lots of street life? Low volumes of traffic? Lively pedestrian plazas? Hop-on, hop-off transit?
A group called Walk21 has developed a standardized way to assess the walkability of cities, based on factors

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