Focus city on pedestrians, not cars

Cornett says one of the key lessons he learned as mayor was shaping the city around active transportation.

"We went through a period where we recognized that the health of the community was suffering, and from a wellness standpoint, we weren't set up to succeed," he said.

City leadership redesigned the entire downtown grid to be more walkable and more pedestrian-friendly, and then started building sidewalks and jogging and biking paths out into the suburban areas.

"Over time, we started to realize that the health of the community is really based on the social infrastructure and the physical infrastructure combined," Cornett said.

"If you build a city around cars, you're not going to have as healthy a community as you would [otherwise]."

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