age-restricted developments, 119–122
Anderson, R. John, 36–37
arterial-collector system, 68–69
Baltimore, 136–138
beauty, experience of, 93–95
Bicycle Universe, 54
bike shelf, 62
bikeshares, 17
biking
and adults, 5, 62–66, 89, 98–99, 142–143, 155
blood alcohol content, 124, 125
Bogota, Colombia, 71
Brooklyn, 102–103
car culture, 46–48, 49, 50–51, 68, 147
car ownership, cost of, 18, 20–25
car sharing, 53–54
Chico, California, 36–37
child abduction, 58
children, walking with, 39–40, 44–45, 58–61, 74–75, 155
Ciclovia, 71
city government, 34–35, 37, 149
clothing, 149
community design, 109–110, 113, 150, 156. See also arterial-collector system; grids.
commuting, 16–17, 81, 106–107, 136–137, 142–143, 144
contacts. See interactions.
Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore’s Eastern District, 146
crime, 60, 145. See also child abduction.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), 60
cycle tracks, 65
daily walking, 154–155
diversity, in investment, 31–32
Doe Mill, 36–37
dog walking, 115
drinking, and driving, 122–125
driving, and stress, 90–92
endurance walks, 87
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, 30
environmental benefits, 38, 95–97, 138
exercise, and walking, 83–88, 90
financial benefits, 18–29, 137, 143. See also professional benefits.
Florida, Richard, 30
freedom, by walking, 47, 48, 50–51
front-back relationship, 131–132
Futurama, 48
Gaithersburg, MD, 38–40
Gentry, Renee, 51
Harris, Eliza, 142–143
health benefits, 82–87, 90, 92–95. See also stress.
history, of cities, 112–114
Home Owners Associations (HOAs), 34, 35–37
homeownership, 127
household spending, 18, 19, 27–28
housing. See real estate.
infrastructure, for walking and biking, 65, 147, 156–157
intangible benefits, to walking, 38–39
interactions, 29–31, 114–116, 147, 149. See also neighbors; professional benefits; socializing.
Jacobs, Jane, 59
Jeffers, Kristen, 152–154
Kirkwood, Dawn, 8–9
Khoury, Marina, 38–40
lanes. See back alleys.
lawn care, 126
Lenexa, Kansas, 88–89
long-distance travel, 20, 24, 55, 56, 144
Los Angeles, 74–75
Lydon, Mike, 102–103
Make Walking & Biking Easy Tips, 25, 52, 62, 89, 96, 107, 116, 122
mileage, reduction of, 22–26
monthly pass, for buses, 96
Moskos, Peter, 146
moving, to new house, 117, 155
neighbors, engaging with, 39, 81, 109–110, 138, 153
noise, 147
Orlando, 142–143
Parolek, Karen, 98–99
physical fitness, 83–87
Polyzoides, Cristina, 74–75
poverty, 153
problematic issues, 144–145, 146–150
professional benefits, 29–30, 81–82
public versus private. See front-back relationship.
public transit, increased use, 5. See also buses; trains.
Raleigh, NC, 80–82
real estate, diversity in, 32–34, 117–122, 144, 149
retirement communities, 119–122
The Rise of the Creative Class, 30
Rodgers Forge, 137–138
routes, variety of, 66, 68–69, 70–71, 88
safety, 59–61, 81, 88, 99, 145. See also road safety.
Savannah, walkability, 4, 13, 50, 69, 88, 106, 129
schools, 32, 58, 59, 61, 99, 137, 145
Sease, Tony, 44–46
sharing economy, 53–54. See also bikeshares.
shoes, 116
shopping options, 144–145
Sirota, Stuart, 136–138
sitting, 83
snow days, 72–73
socializing, and walking, 104–135
Sobel, Lee, 16–17
St. Louis, 37
street closures, 70–72
three-mile-per-hour city, 113
Tomasulo, Matt, 80–82
tourist hotspots, in US, 134
traffic calming, 82
transportation, spending on, 18. See also car ownership.
vacations, and walking, 133–135
violence, and children, 58–59
virtuous circle, 24
walkable neighborhoods, 32–34, 35–37, 117–122. See also by name.
walkability, defined, 3, 152–153
walking, increased use, 5
walking station, 52
Walk Your City, 80
Washington, DC, 16–17
working at home, 10–12
yard work, 126–127
zoning issues, 149