Comments on: Find a Walking Neighborhood

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:30:50 +0000

I think Walk Score is a service that can be especially useful for those who are going to buy a house but haven’t chosen the region yet. I ve tried but my score was rather low, about 25. But how often do we walk nowadays? People go by car much more often i think. At drivescore.fizber.com it is possible to get your drive score and see how close establishments are by car. I ve tried and this time my results were much better.

By: Mary Jo

Mary Jo — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:24:53 +0000

I envy you, Matt. Chicago has lots of very walkable neighborhood. Although, 2 miles does seem a bit far for groceries.

By: Salem a walking city | The Salem Insider

Salem a walking city | The Salem Insider — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:42:50 +0000

[...] recent post over at the Seattle Traveler got me thinking about the true “walkability” of Salem. In prior posts I have stated [...]

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:36:23 +0000

I have seen that site before, and my neighborhood scored fairly high: 83. My only issue with it is that it included resources close to 2 miles away. While I CAN walk that distance, there is a difference between what I CAN walk and what I’d LIKE to walk. A certain grocery store may be a mile away, but I wouldn’t want to walk a mile back with groceries in my arms.

By: Mary Jo

Mary Jo — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:23:09 +0000

You’re lucky! I’d love to have a neighborhood where everything was that convenient.

Walkability will be high on my list of things to consider in my next move.

By: Salem

Salem — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:42:45 +0000

I’ve never thought too much about this before but when we bought our house one of the factors was walkability. My wife and I both wanted to be able to go out for a drink or two or dinner and a movie and not have to drive home. I just checked my walkscore and my neighborhood scores a 98!

Thanks for the great info.