MIXING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENT LEADS TO HEALTHIER, MORE FULFILLED, BETTER CONNECTED AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLES
Jeremy Chrzan, multimodal design practice lead at Toole Design, said density is the key.
Many people
equate density with Manhattan, but that is height, not density. Density can
take the form of low- or mid-rise buildings with a mix of uses.
“The idea of
greater density and where people can walk and bike is consistent with what
people say they want,” Chrzan said, noting an Urban Land Institute study that
revealed more than half of the people in the nation want to live in a place
where they don’t have to use a car.
“There are a
lot of linkages between land-use planning and development.
There is a
chasm between what people develop and what people want to rent or buy.”
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