Transportation Alternatives Release New Study on Livable Streets

On August 6th, New York City’s Transportation Alternatives (T.A.) released a new report titled Streets to Live By: How livable street design can bring economic, health and quality-of-life benefits to New York City. According to T.A., the report, “compiles and analyses the most recent data on the benefits of great streets. The study reveals outcomes of livable streets projects around the world. According to T.A., the report “finds that street designs that make people comfortable and draw them in are, in fact, the very groundwork for a healthy community and local economy. The study also details the benchmarks of livable streets, including physical activity, better air quality, more social cohesion and increased economic activity; benchmarks that City agencies can use to measure the livability of any given street or neighborhood.”

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