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The Brookings Institute just published a paper on Walkable Urban Places. You can see an abstract and download the report here: Footloose and Fancy Free

Among some of the interesting findings:

• Many of the most walkable places are adjacent to downtowns.
• New York metro area has the highest number of most walkable urban places.
• Rail transit seems to place a significant role as a catalyst for walkable urban development.
• The Northeast and West Coast regions have a greater prevalence of walkable urban development.
• Detroit is #18 out of 30!

Interesting stuff. To download the PDF Report click here: Walkable Urbanism

You can also read about the report at CNN: Metropolitan areas ranked for walkability