Walking the Walk: How Walkability Raises Housing Values in the U.S Cities, a study by Joseph Cortright, analyzed data from 94,000 real estate transactions in 15 markets provided by Zip Realty. The study revealed that in 13 of 15 markets observed, increased levels of walkability related to higher housing values.The study explored the connection between …
Development of a Regional Public Transportation GIS Architecture and Data Model is a research report prepared by the National Center for Transportation Research (NCTR) at the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR). Coordinated data sharing has become important for government jurisdictions that overlap the same geographic area. In order to promote streamlined data sharing among …
Low-Stress Bicycling and Network Connectivity, a research report released by the Mineta Transportation Institute, promotes planning aimed at improving road network connectivity, thus reducing bicycle riders’ stress levels. The researchers developed a creative scheme that classifies road segments by four stress levels: LTS1: level suitable for children LTS2: level that will be tolerated by most adults …
Walk Score is a website which encourages apartment finders to find more walkable, livable communities. Recently, Walk Score unveiled its first nationwide evaluation of U.S. city transit systems that ranks each locality’s access to public transportation. The rankings are based on the Transit Score, a GIS-based calculation that is an ancillary feature to an agency’s walkability …
Active Transportation Beyond Urban Centers, a research report prepared by Rails-to Trails Conservancy, suggests that in coming years, active transportation can play a bigger role in making rural America more attractive for young families and business investment – improving economic vitality, public safety and overall health of Americans. So far, biking and walking have been …
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