Living in an old style neighborhood with walkable commercial establishments, may save your life in the case of a natural disaster!
I heard this story on Morning Edition on my way to work the first day back from winter break. It stayed in my head but I didn't look it up until now. I think for University Heights the benefits of commercial property inside our city limits goes beyond our tax base.
Listen to the story from NPR
Read a transcript of the story
In summary Eric Klinneberg was able to quantitatively demonstrate how tight knit active neighborhoods were better able to survive natural disasters due to social connections.
New Yorker Magazine Link
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