• More transportation choices, better health

    A recently released nationwide study strongly correlates greater transportation "modal diversity" with better health for the population as a whole.
    An academic study shows that sustainable community design and transportation choice have a highly beneficial effect on public health. The study of 148 US metro areas on Commute Mode Diversity and Public Health is robust and broad, measuring 12 public health and quality of life indicators against...Read more

  • A stubborn reliance on facts

    Research papers on topics ranging from climate change to transportation are presented at CNU 25, supporting evidence-based practice.
    Since 2007, CNU has been featuring New Urban Research at each year’s Congress. As the review coordinators noted, this year’s call for papers, and the papers selected, are particularly relevant for two reasons. First, CNU celebrates its 25 th year as arguably the most influential design and planning...Read more

  • Intergenerational mobility vs. sprawl: Is there a connection?

    To look more closely at the connection between mobility and sprawl, we compared the mobility rates to neighborhood Walk Scores. Our results lend support to Paul Krugman’s hypothesis.Read more