Walkable Neighborhoods Are Happy Neighborhoods Finds Study

18 Apr 2023 | Abstracted from Forbes

"City residents are happier living in a walkable neighborhood, reports a study published in the latest Journal of the American Planning Association...pre-pandemic surveys in Dublin, Ireland, researchers found that a 'significant number of people are happier if they live in attractive, walkable places that enable social connections and trust in others'...The study builds on many others which have reported similar findings...The concept is as old as cities themselvs."

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