This study has examined the current state of walkable urbanism, trends pointing to future walkable urbanism, social equity correlations with walkable urbanism, and correlations between walkable urbanism and education as well as GDP per capita.
Overall, the research has shown market share growth in walkable urbanism for income products in all 30 of the largest 30 U.S. metros, as well as positive impacts on social equity, the education of the workforce, and GDP per capita. In addition, there are substantial rental premiums on a per-square-foot basis.
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