Similarly, areas with more homes in a compact neighborhood encourage walking, biking and transit, thereby reducing transportation energy use.

Close proximity to shops and services encourages walking.

The school actively encourages walking or cycling and provides bicycle storage facilities.

The planning commission decided that the new center would be directly integrated into the city, encouraged walking, and provided a plaza for the city.

The suburb is designed to encourage walking and use of public transport.

New developments should be designed to encourage walking and cycling.

This concentrated activity both encourages walking and helps support London's extensive and popular public transport system.

Both of these draw attention to the urgent need to provide better opportunities and facilities to encourage walking and cycling.

In addition, a series of pedestrian corridors will traverse the district, creating a grid to enable more pedestrian-friendly development and to encourage walking and sustainability.

A 'Streets for People' programme in all residential areas to encourage walking and cycling.