Brent ToderianJan 17, 2023

“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath

Just one of 50 reasons why everyone should want more walkable streets. In Fast Company Magazine.

https://www.fastcompany.com/3062989/50-reasons-why-everyone-should-want-more-walkable-streets

#cities #urbanism #walking #streets #cars

50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets

From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.

Fast Company
Show threadMx. Amadi Lovelace
@BrentToderian not only does it feel very scientifically iffy to measure happiness in this way, this isn’t an argument for more “walkable streets” per se, it’s an argument for people being able to live nearer to their job, and that’s a function of a million variables that can’t be controlled for with public policy.
Jan 18, 2023 at 2:28pmMastoot