What's your walk score?

[Eden]

wow! 89 out of 100

We did pick this neighborhood partially for its proximity to lots of businesses and downtown and partially because we could afford it.

It looks like the score is based on amenities within walking distance, and I'm willing to walk pretty far, so put in my walkable distance and I bet the score would be even higher. A "short" walk for us is about 4 miles round trip. Much longer than that and I usually prefer to bike.

[kelownagirl]

Mine is 7/100 That is not a typo. Funny I can ride to work and to the grocery store easily. Probably wouldn't want to walk it tho - too steep.

[BlueVet11]

Mine is 7/100 That is not a typo. Funny I can ride to work and to the grocery store easily. Probably wouldn't want to walk it tho - too steep.

I've got you beat! Mine is a 3/100!!! Which is true, you kinda have to drive to get anywhere and the roads are very unsafe and put together by committee for sure. The main intersection is 2 roads running parallel with each other with a little road connecting them and only 2 stop signs for 5 or 6 ways of traffic. It's scary enough in a car!

My other house is a 20/100, which is kind of a bummer because there is a big strip with 3 grocery stores, tons of fast food joints, a couple really good restaurants and misc shopping that is only a mile from my house.

ETA: the public transit bus stop is also a mile from my house.

[Paradox]

I live in an "8".

Yep, everyone's pretty dependent on their cars/SUV's out there in the 'burbs, and the drivers aren't used to seeing anyone walking or biking on the road.

There are a few paved paths running around the neighborhoods, but none of them really go anywhere except to another road...

My partner hates living out where we do... takes 45 minutes of driving to get to any decent mountain biking trails. We both probably spend 1-1.5 hours a day in the car commuting to work too. Yep, the gas prices hurt.

Now if only the real estate market would go back up we could move w/o losing a ton of money to some place more rideable!

[Midmichigangal]

I got 57/100

[extra-vert]

Walk Score: 89 out of 100 — Very Walkable - excellent! I just got back from a big walk.

[extra-vert]

Funny I can ride to work and to the grocery store easily. Probably wouldn't want to walk it tho - too steep.

Funny K-girl, if it was too steep, I'd prefer to walk it over cycling it. I'd be too scared to cycle it!

[kelownagirl]

Funny I can ride to work and to the grocery store easily. Probably wouldn't want to walk it tho - too steep.

Funny K-girl, if it was too steep, I'd prefer to walk it over cycling it. I'd be too scared to cycle it!

It sucks either way but cycling is faster...

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Funny, the score from my house on the hill is only 52 out of 100. But if you punch in #1 Main St, which is only 1/2 mile from there, a few blocks away at the bottom of our hill, the score shoots up to 86!
What, a measley 1/2 mile makes our walk undo-able?? Weird.
It's a GREAT walk into town from our house, I do it several times a week and then add another 4 miles for fun!

[sgtiger]

34

There are a lot of businesses within walking distance, but it's on a busy highway with strip malls everywhere. Definitely not scenic.

ETA: New neighborhood is a lowly 14. Not too many businesses within walking distance, I guess. What the heck do they consider walking distance anyway? I do think it's very bike-able though. There are some busy roads with loads of places to shop, dine, etc. within five miles. I'm really excited about the huge new Asian grocery store that's nearby.