Comments on: The Market for Mixed Use & Walkability http://pedshed.net/?p=25 Walkable urban design and sustainable places Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:26:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Laurence Aurbach http://pedshed.net/?p=25&cpage=1#comment-130 Laurence Aurbach Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:33:14 +0000 http://pedshed.net/?p=25#comment-130 Ted, I too would like an accurate count of new urban construction as a percent of all new construction. The best I can offer is a rough estimate. I look at <a href="http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-2.pdf" rel="nofollow">Census reports</a> and <a href="http://brookings.edu/metro/hoffmanexsum.htm" rel="nofollow">other reports</a> and see that about 13% of national growth was in the incorporated cities of metro areas. I also see that about 8% of the US population lives in urbanized areas not in metro areas. I make a guess as to how much of all that is walkable, infill, mixed use new construction -- about 20 percent of it. I conclude that about 2-5 percent of all new construction is walkable and mixed use. It's a virtual certainty that the number not more than 10 percent. As to your second question about appreciation, I know some research has been done on that. If I can get the numbers I'll post them here. Ted, I too would like an accurate count of new urban construction as a percent of all new construction. The best I can offer is a rough estimate. I look at Census reports and other reports and see that about 13% of national growth was in the incorporated cities of metro areas. I also see that about 8% of the US population lives in urbanized areas not in metro areas. I make a guess as to how much of all that is walkable, infill, mixed use new construction — about 20 percent of it. I conclude that about 2-5 percent of all new construction is walkable and mixed use. It’s a virtual certainty that the number not more than 10 percent.

As to your second question about appreciation, I know some research has been done on that. If I can get the numbers I’ll post them here.

]]> By: Ted Knowlton http://pedshed.net/?p=25&cpage=1#comment-124 Ted Knowlton Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:32:32 +0000 http://pedshed.net/?p=25#comment-124 It would be very useful to have an indication of the current building activity of new urbanist products (i.e., a percent of new construction) AND an indication of how well these development perform, e.g., "NU development appreciate X % faster than other developments in their market. Regardless, thanks so much for this excellent, concise overview of market demand! Ted Knowlton Salt Lake City, UT It would be very useful to have an indication of the current building activity of new urbanist products (i.e., a percent of new construction)

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an indication of how well these development perform, e.g., “NU development appreciate X % faster than other developments in their market.

Regardless, thanks so much for this excellent, concise overview of market demand!

Ted Knowlton
Salt Lake City, UT

]]> By: Laurence Aurbach http://pedshed.net/?p=25&cpage=1#comment-12 Laurence Aurbach Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:48:49 +0000 http://pedshed.net/?p=25#comment-12 Okay, I've got trackbacks turned on now and I think one gets the link from the blue box just to the right of the headline. Glad you like the masthead photo, it's Bruges, Belgium, a few blocks from the city center. Okay, I’ve got trackbacks turned on now and I think one gets the link from the blue box just to the right of the headline.

Glad you like the masthead photo, it’s Bruges, Belgium, a few blocks from the city center.

]]> By: john massengale http://pedshed.net/?p=25&cpage=1#comment-11 john massengale Mon, 18 Dec 2006 15:19:37 +0000 http://pedshed.net/?p=25#comment-11 LJ, Do you take trackbacks? If so, I don't see where we find the trackback number. That's a nice photograph. Where is it? John LJ,

Do you take trackbacks? If so, I don’t see where we find the trackback number.

That’s a nice photograph. Where is it?

John

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