Hazel Borys is the principal of  Placemakers, a group of “planners, urban designers, form-based code wranglers, storytellers, marketers, advisors and advocates.” And she has done the world a great service by compiling in one place links to some 40 studies that seek to quantify the value of great, compact, walkable places. These studies report the latest research on:

• the real estate value of walkable places


• how compact development can save money for local governments


• the economic benefits of cycling


• health benefits and disease reduction for walkers, bikers


• social capital and walkable neighborhoods


• etc.

Check it out.