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I do! Where I lived in DC (Arlington, VA, to be exact), I could walk to both Harris Teeter and Costco. My big grocery shopping was at Costco, and for that, I bought a fold-up portable cart, like this one: https://s7d9.scene7.com/is/image/Bed...9816518078643p
Being in a walkable neighborhood is one of the most important things for me. I loathe having to drive places and being a slave to an automobile. I love the convenience of being able to walk places, and also seeing people out and about in my neighborhood. And I love the neighborhood businesses where the people working there know my face, and we have a common interest in our community.
When I lived in Arlington, I had a car but I used it so little that my battery would die. So I finally got rid of the car. For what was not available in my neighborhood, a Metro station was nearby to get me to other parts of the city. And I used Zipcar if I needed to go someone not on the Metro line. And for trips out of town, I could walk to a car rental place. All my needs were covered. Owning a car was a nuisance.
Thank you for this. My old neighborhood in Arlington, VA, gets a score of 78. Where I live now in San Diego it's 89. I imagine one day I might be back in Charlotte and I hope there are abundant walkable communities by then. I've attached here the 30 most walkable neighborhoods in Charlotte according to this website.
It's so much better to have a sidewalk to walk down the street then have to get in the car and drive every single time you need something.
There are plenty of sidewalks in the suburbs and if I need anything from a store I order online and it shows up at my door in 2 days. No driving. No walking. No door dings, road rage, long lines, parking issues or out of stocks. Walking to a store is overrated.
It's so much better to have a sidewalk to walk down the street then have to get in the car and drive every single time you need something.
Huh? Why is it better? I can see walking for exercise which is possible in most neighborhoods and subdivisions. Hell, when I lived on Capitol Hill in DC, the Safeway was 3 blocks away and I drove there. Most people in America don't wanna walk to the grocery store or any store. It's not easy carrying in bulk.
The whole urban living walkability crap is overrated. It's just another way of living which is cool if that's your thing, it doesn't make it one iota better, not one damn bit.
Huh? Why is it better? I can see walking for exercise which is possible in most neighborhoods and subdivisions. Hell, when I lived on Capitol Hill in DC, the Safeway was 3 blocks away and I drove there. Most people in America don't wanna walk to the grocery store or any store. It's not easy carrying in bulk.
The whole urban living walkability crap is overrated. It's just another way of living which is cool if that's your thing, it doesn't make it one iota better, not one damn bit.
I think your wrong on this, this is the exact reason the downtown areas around the country greatly increased in price of homes in walkable areas over the last decade. You may not like it, but majority of the country has turned back to living in downtown walkable areas. I hate the cul-de-sac Developments they build in Mecklinburg County, but that's me.
I think your wrong on this, this is the exact reason the downtown areas around the country greatly increased in price of homes in walkable areas over the last decade. You may not like it, but majority of the country has turned back to living in downtown walkable areas. I hate the cul-de-sac Developments they build in Mecklinburg County, but that's me.
I don't think yours and Big A's statements are mutually exclusive. Sure, a lot of people are moving to "walkable" areas. Big A thinks that's overrated. And I would tend to agree with him. I still maintain my previous post in this thread in that when people clamor for "walkable" areas these days, they're typically referring to bars and restaurants. Bonus points for locally owned shops that the person asking about them will probably never buy anything from.
I still maintain my previous post in this thread in that when people clamor for "walkable" areas these days, they're typically referring to bars and restaurants.
Yes, you are correct, that would be what a walkable area would be; to be able to not have to get in your car every time you wanted to go somewhere. But not only Bars and Restaurants, also: coffee shops, quick grab grocery stores and small amounts of shopping, maybe a movie theater. That is what "walkability" is.
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Downtown areas increased over the last Decade
, this is the exact reason the downtown areas around the country greatly increased in price of homes in walkable areas over the last decade. You may not like it, but majority of the country has turned back to living in downtown walkable areas. I hate the cul-de-sac Developments they build in Mecklinburg County, but that's me.
