Walkonomics

Tweeting about Walkability, Cycling, Urban Design, Sustainability, Pedestrian-friendly Streets, Climate Change and Walkable Cities

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Living on a street with 10 extra trees can improve your happiness as much as being 7 years younger #Walkable #Happy
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2.6 million school kids are being poisoned by dangerous levels of pollution, including every school in London #ClimateEmergency #Walkable #AirQuality https://t.co/WOgrXnQmoC

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Car commuters spend a week every year stuck in traffic & in parts of London it's quicker to walk or #cycle than drive #Walkable #Commute https://t.co/4cPhvFm0IK

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Making streets more #Walkable boosted walking by 54% & retail spending by 47%, traffic fell by 25% & 80% of people said they felt safer #Retail #Safety #Auckland v @Lakerlikes
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Making streets more #Walkable can boost retail sales by 40% & on average, pedestrians spend 65% more than drivers #Retail #Growth https://t.co/bPuOrk06wj

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Regularly walking through forests and tree-filled environments reduces stress and blood pressure #Walkable #Health #Stress https://t.co/k9lGOfwI2z

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Each car traveling in London costs society £8,000 in health care costs across the course of its lifetime #Walkable #LDN #AirQuality https://t.co/1XuMscLuUa

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Kids who live in car-dependant neighbourhoods have a higher risk of Asthma #Walkability #Health #Pollution
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50% of all trips in the City of London are now made on foot, helping to reduce heart disease, but pavements only get 25% of street space #MoreSidewalks #Walkable #LDN
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Children who live in #Walkable neighbourhoods have a smaller waist measurement and a lower BMI #Walkability #Obesity https://t.co/DdmRBlLWvI

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3,500 people's lives were saved by making #Walkable Street design mandatory, over 30 years in Florida, but there is more to do #Walkability #Safety #CompleteStreets
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Each urban tree gives $402 of benefits & it would only cost $8 per person to maintain and increase them #Walkable #StandUpForTrees #SaveSheffTrees https://t.co/korXFYAF5E

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62% of young people & 55% of older people prefer #Walkable neighbourhoods & short commutes, even if it means living in an apartment #Walkability #RealEstate #GenY
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People who live in #Walkable neighbourhoods spend 28% less on transport, but pay 17% more on housing #RealEstate #Walkability
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Walking twice a week can cut the risk of heart failure by 25% for older women #Walkable #HealthyLiving #Heart
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#Cycling is now the most popular form of transport in London at rush hour #LDN #Urbanism
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Study of 400,000 people shows living in a #Walkable neighborhood reduces your risk of blood pressure & hypertension #Health
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55% of older people want to live in a #Walkable neighbourhood #SilentGen #Walkability https://t.co/xxkqcsOprA

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People who live in neighbourhoods with sidewalks are 47% more likely to get enough exercise #MoreSidewalks #Walkable v @Chris4Cuse

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Excited that @UNEP & @Walk21Network are launching a massive program to build 100,000km of Sidewalks around the world! #MoreSidewalks #Walkability #climatechange https://t.co/muZhSUn1tj

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Owning a car could soon be a thing of the past: Young drivers dropped from 48% to 31% in 22 years #Walkable #GenY
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