Walkable urbanism

"Walkable development commands a big rental premium over the drivable, suburban type (a 90% advantage for office space, for example), and that walkable metros are also more "socially equitable." That's because of lower transport costs and better access to employment: Moderate income households in the top six most walkable urban metros spent 9.6% less on average for transport compared to the lowest ranked places (19% versus 28.6% of their budgets)"

from:

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3060822/walkable-cities-are-better-by-almost-any-metric-here-are-the-best-in-the-us

and:

http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/2016/05/10/foot-traffic-ahead-2016-comes-out-on-june-14-which-metros-will-be-on-top/