Property News · October 18, 2016

Stepping out: how architects plan to get us all walking


There’s a movement afoot to get us all walking more – and not just from the 10,000 steps a day brigade.
Architects around the world are espousing the virtues of walkable cities, where not only do the streets and paths encourage pedestrian activity, but the buildings themselves are designed to promote people-flow.
Walkable cities are the cornerstone of “new urbanism”, an approach to spatial planning that promotes environmentally friendly habits. Its holy grail is a car-…

Source : South China Morning Post
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