http://www.newgeography.com/category/blog-topics/walking The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.newgeography.com/content/003040-infographics-the-decongestion-manhattan-new-york-walking-commutes <p><a href="http://burghdiaspora.blogspot.com/">Jim Russell</a> pointed me at an interesting article about <a href="http://urbanizationproject.org/blog/the-decongestion-of-manhattan-2/">densification vs. de-densification</a> over at the Urbanization Project at NYU Stern. It contains this very interesting map of the change in census tract densities in Manhattan over the century between 1910 and 2010:</p> <p><center><br /> <img src="http://urbanizationproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/manhattan_densities-v2.jpeg" border="0" /><br /> </center></p> <h3>Walking Related Commutes</h3> <p>Streetsblog, in an article covering the <a href="http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/08/21/dot-scorecard-in-2011-nyc-gained-everything-except-cars-and-bus-riders/">annual NYC DOT scorecard</a>, included this graphic of the percentage of commutes that include walking as a core component (e.g, transit) in various parts of New York:</p> <p><center></p> <p><img src="http://www.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dot_ssi_walking_2011.png" border="0" /> </p> <p></center></p> <p>This post originally appeared at <em><a href="http://www.urbanophile.com/">The Urbanophile</a></em>.</p> </div> http://www.newgeography.com/content/003040-infographics-the-decongestion-manhattan-new-york-walking-commutes#comments commuting density New York walking Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:53:21 -0400 Aaron M. Renn 3040 at http://www.newgeography.com