If you want to minimize the transportation hassle that too often accompanies daily errands, commuting, shopping, and socializing, you are not alone. Increasing numbers of people are searching for communities in which they can accomplish a variety of life's activities on foot, by transit, or by bicycle.

Think of places in which you enjoy walking. Chances are they have wide sidewalks, buffered from the street by some trees or parking spaces. They probably have a variety of destinations, attractive architecture, and appealing shops that make your trip pleasant and interesting.

Transit-Oriented Development is a style of development that makes walking, bicycling, or taking transit a desirable mode of transportation. More than simply building at rail stations, transit-oriented development requires careful consideration of the mix of homes, shops, offices, parks and other land uses, the physical layout of these land uses, and the design of the physical environment. All of these elements combine to create an atmosphere that encourages walking, bicycling, and taking transit.

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