One of the issues I keep seeing is that these newly developing walkable urban areas seem to focus on boutique businesses without solid long term prospects and without appeal to folks who really need walkability more than specialised high end commerce. Organically grown walkable urban areas can’t happen if we continue to focus on only high end commerce.

#walkability #SustainableUse #socioeconomicDisadvantage

Levels of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage linked with significantly higher likelihood of cigarette smoking, binge drinking, and substance abuse among 9th graders.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31853720

#NICHDImpact #SubstanceUse #Smoking #SocioeconomicDisadvantage #SES #Neighborhood