In most American cities, realistic planning for walkability starts downtown, where most of the key ingredients are already in place. But not many people may actually live there yet. So, who are the efforts for, and are they justified? This is one of the toughest questions a city planner can face. In Baton Rouge, it was phrased this way: “Why are you working on downtown, when it’s in such better shape than where we live? Why aren’t you doing a plan for our community instead?”
