I got 57/100
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I got 57/100
88/100 - better than I actually expected!
:)
Woot! 78, and they're missing plenty of restaurants and bars from their list. Compare that to the 23 of my old address:eek: One of the main things that drew me to the new place were a)sidewalks and b)plenty of things within walking distance. I'm so much happier there!
75. I'll take it, but I kinda thought it would be higher. Everything I need is within walking distance, including the beach. Well, we could use an Indian restaurant. Okay, that's worth 25 points.
Where I live right now is a 9. However, we have a nice running and biking trail right out side my door, and I can go out and get 100+ miles on my bike with no problem. However, none of those routes really take you anywhere. Closest convience store is 1.5mi, closest restaurant (and only 1) is 1mi. Everything else is farther away.
So I punched in some of my old addresses, and where other places I have lived were 8 (with a grocery store only 3miles away - everything else farther), 28 (bad neighborhood - would never walk even around my apartment complex), and for where I grew up, a big whopping zero. No suprise there, as it's 3mi to a convience store, and the next closest thing is is a couple of miles further. But heck, wasn't OKC rated as having the most dependence on cars in the entire nation with common 80mi round trips to work? I would believe it.
6 because, OMG!:eek:, the nearest coffee house is 1.01 miles away.
66 for my previous address, yet I drive a whole lot less now because this neighborhood suits my lifestyle better. No more driving long distances every week for mountainbiking, fishing, etc.
It's a pretty weird system that puts "Freedom from Hunger" under Libraries and a storage facility under Clothing & Music.
74 out of 100.
Although, it's not safe. They didn't look at the crime in the area for the ranking.
Just last Sunday 2 guys were walking around the neighborhood, .10 miles from my place... one had a gun and they were robbing people. Right where I usually run, and at the store I go to, to buy food. :(
So it's only walkable if you have a concealed weapon to protect yourself.
Mine is 69 out of 100 not to bad:)
Sigh. Score of zero. Well, if I ride the bike to the hardware store or the nearest grocery store it's about a 28 to 30-mile roundtrip - same roads I'd take with the car.
My current address is 78 - I walked to the hair salon today:) and it's a quarter mile to albertson's
Muy old pace in PA gets 15 - I would agree
Add another zero to the group! Mine is well-deserved, though. I'd be kidding myself if I tried to make excuses, heh.
I'm a 9, and it is also well deserved. Everyone here drives pickup trucks with guns hanging in the racks. And they don't take kindly to someone on foot or bike being on "THEIR ROAD"!
But on the other hand-- it's beautiful here if you ignore the people!:rolleyes:
One of mine is really low, too.
The new house is a big fat 0. But it is still pretty rural so I'm not surprised.
My school addresses, though, are pretty good. My old one is 73 and my new one is 80.
Cool site.
I'm a whopping "3". Which I tend to agree with in terms of walkability, but I was kind of peeved to see that categorized as "car-dependant." Considering I can easily bike to work, the gym, the grocery store, the farmer's market, etc. I take issue with that classification.
The apartment we just vacated scored a 57 (somewhat walkable) on that engine and yet my car remained idle for months at a time and everything I needed was within 5 miles of us. Additionally, I lived 100 yards from the light rail station and everything in my neighborhood was new, so most of it didn't count.
I did have 5 (yes 5) Starbucks' within a 1.5 mile radius!! :eek:
The house we just moved to is a big whopping 0. The closest business is 2.5 miles away, and it's a feed store! But, with shopping and hospitals within 8 miles, the last stop on the light rail within 14 miles and work within 20 miles, I still don't consider our new location 'car-dependent'. Bikes rule! :p
Interesting!- in our rural area, the guys in pickup trucks with rifle racks and John Deere hats are always pretty courteous to us on our bikes.....it's the 20 yr old guys in the BMWs and Mustangs you gotta worry about....not to mention the little 'bluehairs' in the Buicks that can barely see over the steering wheel! :(Quote:
Originally Posted by jesvetmed
I think it's funny how they divide everything into either walk-able or drive-able. Half the neighborhoods that get a 0 for walkability would get a much higher rating for bikeability.
Mine's a lowly 29 but I can ride almost to whatever I really want to do, and do walk to the grocery store and stuff so... not THAT bad!
My old address in the states got a 0, yes that is correct 0 but it was and still is a summer camp :) And now looking at where I live now, yes you got it a big fat 0. We have a few things near us but for groceries I'd have to bike if anything.
Same for me - and it gave me an 82. We're close to town, but it's a pretty big hill back up to our house. My daughter can walk it, but she can't bike it. I can bike it, but I really wouldn't bike with groceries.Quote:
Originally Posted by ilima