This weeks reading was on a student project conducted in Kentucky on the walkability and bikeability of a local neighborhood. The article begins speaking about how the newer generations have a bend towards seeing automobile transportation as the norm. Where as previous generations were geared towards walking and biking. The older streets in the study were narrower and the side walks wider and on both sides of the street. While conversely the newer parts of development have wider streets and diminishing sidewalks. Additionally the article discusses how this automobile trend has lead to an increase in childhood obesity, this study was a way to propose a solution to the childhood obesity issue.
The result of the subject neighborhood was three solutions increasing the walkability and bikeability of the area by 12, 40, and 50%. While they were unable to get to a 100% increase do to modifying the land surface in the current neighborhoods, new developments can be catered to the walking and biking crowd. Providing easier and safer access to schools for children in the area. The cost of these changes was relatively negligible, the changes are more related to proper planning and thought about the placement of the pathways and trails in the neighborhoods. This study was good, it would be a benefit to neighborhoods to plan better pathways and trails for transportation through their extent.
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