The National Association of Realtors and Portland State University released the results of the 2015 Community and Transportation Preference Survey. The national poll of 3,000 adults in the 50 largest metropolitan areas found that Millennials are distinguishing themselves as the generation that, more than any other generation, prefers to walk.

The majority of the survey questions focused on biking, walking, and transit use, as well as a respondent's willingness to trade off housing size to live in a more walkable community.  When compared to the last poll (2013), sidewalks and places to walk increased in importance from 72 to 85 percent, while access to transit increased from 46 to 64 percent.  The results reinforce other studies that indicate that younger generations are driving less and prefer communities with multimodal transportation options.  The infographic to the right highlights topline findings from the survey.