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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


What People Want •Walking away from cars

•Complete routes

•Motorist behavior

•Quality of facilities

Trends and Desires


• Place • Destination • Shop • Socializing • Relax • Play

What People Want

Trends and Desires


Trends and Desires

Preference -> Solutions & Partners


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


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


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


Walkable = Business Strategy


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…”


Main Street / Downtowns

Walkability = Small town


Tourism - Festivals

Walkability = Tourism


Walking = Healthy Family

© Mark Garbowski 2009-2011

Safe Routes to School

Making America A Great Place To Walk!

Walking = Healthy Morning

• Education • Encouragement • Enforcement • Engineering • Evaluation


Walk = Healthy Community


Source: Omaha World Herald Source: Dr. Ted Eytan

Walking = Productive Meetings


Walking = Charity


Walking = Faith


“The Bus Keeps My Mom Alive”, My Mother In Law

Bus Stop

Walking = Healthy Aging

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