I just learned about walk score:
What is Walk Score?
Walk Score helps people find walkable places to live. Walk Score calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc.
My current walk score was 86/100 which means:
70 - 90 = Very Walkable: It’s possible to get by without owning a car.
However they didn’t pick up the large Acme grocery store or the various asian markets near by.
There are also many restaurants in my neighborhood: Mexican, Vietnamese, Thai, Italian, American, etc. that were not picked up. It picked up one of the Ritz movie theatres, but not the Whole Foods which is closer.It did pick up all the library branches. And since its a mod on google maps, I am assuming the reason many of these places were not mentioned was because google didn’t pick it up.
My previous apartment scored 96/100. And it was indeed the most convenient place I’ve ever lived in.
My walk score is 2/100. Yes, 2. TWO. Of course when my next door neighbor is a cornfield, I am not surprised. LOL
Comment by Kim — July 16, 2007 @ 8:21 pm
Wow, that sounds cool. I’m going to find my walk score when their site comes back up.
Parts of Philly are incredibly walkable. Unfortunately, we don’t live in one of them. We do have a lot of things within walking distance (a library brance, an Acme, several playgrounds, several restaurants, two coffee shops, a video store, our pediatrician and dentist). However, none of us work or go to school within walking distance. I don’t think I’d want to live here without a car. Still, though, it’s a lot better than it could be.
Now I’m really curious about where you live. Hmm. Maybe I’ll send you an email.
Comment by TBH — July 18, 2007 @ 9:12 pm
TBH: I currently live in South Philly. I used to live in Center City where my walkscore was 96
Comment by Beany — July 19, 2007 @ 1:56 pm