December 16, 2022
To view the powerpoint from this meeting, click this link:LAI_Leinberger_DC as Model
The members in attendance at the meeting were presented with thoughtful information on city development, walkability and neighborhood character. Chris Leinberger discussed development in Washington, DC as a model aspired to throughout the country. The eight top reasons why DC is such a model include:
- Consistently Top 5 in Foot Traffic Ahead of 35 largest metros •
- Development community GETS walkable urbanism •
- Early Downtown and massive Downtown Adjacent development •
- Transit investment, largest transit investment in US (until LA) •
- Favored Quarter & NON-Favored Quarter development •
- Urbanization of the suburbs…global leader •
- Walkable urban place models, all accessible by a Metro card •
- Economic development incentive model for the US & globe