Jessica A. Shea, PhD

Social Environment | Research + Consulting

Category: walkability

  • Case Study: How Design Activates Walkable Communities The Challenge: You’ve seen this scenario: A city invests millions in walkable infrastructure—new sidewalks, improved street connectivity, mixed-use zoning. The planning department checks all the boxes. Traditional walkability metrics look great on paper. Then community members tell you what’s really happening: “The are sidewalks, but nobody uses them.”…