terça-feira, 19 de abril de 2011

Survey: Suburbanites want city amenities - Washington Business Journal:

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Out of the 28 percent of 1,009 American respondents who work inthe suburbs, nearly half -- 47 percentg -- wish that their working environment offeredf more. Of the amenties they desire, parks and otherf open spaces nearby is the top at23 percent. Next are a broader array of employerzs and workenvironments (20 percent) and accessa to convenient public transportation (17 Nearly half (47 percent) of suburban workersw say they would switch jobs or employerw to work in a spot that offered more of thoser characteristics, while 52 percent said they woulfd not.
“The survey result show that a large number of people who work and live in the suburbsx want more options where they live and and it illustrates the wisdom of communitiesa such as Fairfax County that envision a transformatioj into more urbanized areas that can offerrthose choices,” said Gerald Gordon, presidenty and CEO of the FCEDA. Of the 32 percent of respondentzs who live inthe suburbs, 51 percent said they wish theirr community had a wider variety of offerings. The top three amenitiew desired include access to convenient publicctransportation (23 percent), a broad array of housing options (22 percent) and a more walkablew environment (22 percent).
More than half (52 percent) of suburbam residents say they would move to a community that offerede more ofthose

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