What is a Mixed-Use Neighborhood?

By Aislinn Kotifani

Mixed-use neighborhoods (also referred to as mixed-use developments, mixed-use construction, or mixed-use planning) provide comfortable pedestrian access to stores, restaurants and other businesses, co-mingled with residential areas, reducing the need to own cars and encouraging social connections, walkability, and active transportation.

Mixed-use planning strategies can:

Revitalize neighborhoods
Reduce congestion
Boost the local economy and businesses
Create safer streets
Encourage walking and social connectivity

We help create more livable, walkable, bikeable, and vibrant communities where people live longer and better with a higher quality of life by making semi-permanent and permanent changes to the built environment.

Mixed-use neighborhoods provide comfortable pedestrian access to stores, restaurants, co-mingled with residential areas, reducing the need to own cars and encouraging social connections, walkability, and active transportation. Click To Tweet

Research shows that improving the built environment can positively impact health and well-being.