How much it costs to get out of the house and to work, school or other destinations has a huge impact on housing affordability.
Building Community Through Walkability
Urban housing worth more than suburban
Lessons from Seattle
How much does sprawl cost?
But as we consider how we want to Eugene grow in the future, we should first look at options that don't involve expanding the boundary and creating more sprawl, because as this article details, sprawl costs America a trillion dollars a year.
Cutting Down on Carbon
Creating more walkable neighborhoods can help make it easier to reduce car trips and through that, carbon emissions.
It isn't just us...
Why can't we build walkability?
Expanding Housing Options
6 ways to expand housing options in a community, including making neighborhoods more walkable and looking at the zoning code.