BHG: American Homeowners' Wish List

Approximately 5% of new construction in the US today is New Urban. As much as 90% is sprawl, the antithesis of New Urban. But according to a 60,000-reader survey in Better Homes & Gardens,

• 88% of survey respondents said that "a neighborhood that's walkable" is important to them more so, in fact, than spacious rooms or acreage.
• 92% said that "looking great from the curb" is an important quality in their selection of a home.

via Planning Livable Communities

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In an Op-Ed in the Arizona Republic, the head of the Federal Transit Administration writes,

A recent Federal Transit Administration-sponsored report estimates future demand based on the current numbers of people living within "transit zones," that is, areas within a half-mile radius of fixed transit systems.

Even using a conservative methodology, the report comes to a staggering conclusion: Over the next 25 years, at least a quarter of all households - 14.6 million - could be looking for housing in transit zones, which means there is a potential to more than double the amount of housing close to transit.