Abstract
THIS RULE is really about urban economics and municipal solvency rather than walkability, but it belongs here because it aligns almost perfectly with the goal of making more walkable cities. Communities that fund infrastructure with an eye to long-term return will invest in compact, mixed-use development—especially in historic districts—and not in sprawl.
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Charles Marohn Jr., Thoughts on Building Strong Towns, vol. 1, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2012), 6.
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Charles Marohn Jr., “The Cost of Auto Orientation, Update,” Strong Towns Journal (July 22, 2014), https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2014/7/22/the-cost-of-auto-orientation-update.html.
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Ibid.
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Speck, J. (2018). Do the Math. In: Walkable City Rules. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-899-2_10
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