Walkability Comes to the American West

When you think about America’s Rocky Mountain West, you probably think of big skies, open spaces, and wild natural beauty. The region is justly famous for all those things, and they’re among the qualities that have been attracting new residents—making this one of the fastest-growing regions in the U.S. for more than a decade.

But the Rocky Mountain states—Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming—are also grappling with the question of how to build a diverse, 21st-century economy that will provide good jobs and affordable housing for the all people who live there as well as those who want to move there.