A Letter-Grade System for Walkable Retail Buildings

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By Angie SchmittJan 7, 2016, 10:59 am103 pts
This Trader Joe’s gets a C because while it fronts the sidewalk, the entrance faces a parking lot in the rear. What makes a building walkable? Or rather, what kind of buildings make a city walkable? David Barboza at Network blog Straight Outta Suburbia has been giving the matter some thought. He lays out…

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