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Savannah is laid out on a grid pattern. It's very walkable but I'd advise against doing so in mid-July unless you enjoy sweating profusely.
I'd disqualify Baltimore simply due to the fact that there are some pretty scary parts of town within a couple minutes walk from the harbor.
Philly and DC are pretty walkable but I give the edge to DC. Ive walked from Bethesda to Georgetown and have walked from the Nats stadium to my apartment in Arlington. I probably should explore Philly more though before I make the call.
I'd advise walking in downtown DC in July and August as well lol.
It wasn't the grid but the squares specifically that were cited as a feature that makes Savannah's downtown more walkable.
Hmm I think they are very walkable - TBH I am not sure there are many areas in the US more walkable than CC Philly itself. They are slightly different types of walkable though. I enjoy strolling in all (Savannah like setting too).
I would probably say
Philly
DC
Baltimore
then
Savannah on the whole - but I think is truly tough to compare Savannah to the others and all DTs are definitely walkable no doubt
Also Philly has a series of squares on a grid in its DT as well, part of the original design actually.
I've heard it stated that Savannah's squares make its downtown more urban and walkable than the downtowns of the other cities on this list, so I'm just curious to hear what others think.
Savannah's core is as walkable if not more walkable than the other cities, but not more urban. But Savannah is very walkable in part because the center is so compact and the streets are scaled for pedestrians(and there's not much traffic either).
IMO, Philadelphia is more walkable than DC because the latter lacks a true urban core and is more nodally structured. DC has a lot of walkable areas but they arent seamlessly connected as they are in Philly.
Next time you're in Philly, you should walk along Walnut from Front Street to 40th. There really isn't any walk like that in DC.
- Yeah, it's hard to match that kind of "downtown" urbanity in many places in the U.S., period. I just finished my pre-Broad Street run (10 mile running race, one street with no turns, of continuous urbanity, not all tourist-friendly urbanity, however) warm-up inline skate from Front St. to 52nd St. via Walnut St. and then a return trip from 52nd St. to Front St. via Chestnut St. Hardcore urbanity the entire way! I love that! Was the entire stretch tourist-friendly? No. (Tourists would not feel comfy after about 46th St. -- Once Police Headquarters moves to 46th St. that might change, however)
- I did this on inline skates, there's absolutely no way most people could make that trip on foot.
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Hardcore urbanity the entire way! I love that! Was the entire stretch tourist-friendly? No. (Tourists would not feel comfy after about 46th St. -- Once Police Headquarters moves to 46th St. that might change, however)
- I did this on inline skates, there's absolutely no way most people could make that trip on foot.
Depends where you are. On say Spruce south to Baltimore Ave is extremely nice and most tourists would feel perfectly comfortable up to say 50th.
That is part of the beauty of Philly. So much is changing so rapidly in what was once ghetto and run down areas. It's pretty cool to see entire blocks under construction and being rebuilt in some neighborhoods.
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