How walkable is your neighborhood? (motels, townhouses, buy)

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by bigdave01

18montclair, that looks like a tough place to survive.
(note the sarcasm)

please pray for us.

[john_starks]

queen village, philadelphia 97/100 - not bad

[CarolinaBredChicagoan]

Originally Posted by john_starks

queen village, philadelphia 97/100 - not bad

Nice! I think you're the first person whose neighborhood beat mine.

[john_starks]

Originally Posted by CarolinaBredChicagoan

Nice! I think you're the first person whose neighborhood beat mine.

i was quite surprised, being that i need to walk at least 4 blocks for a cab sighting!

well i guess that enhances the walkability

[j33]

I got a 92/100, which is about right.

[Beetlez]

91 out of 100 (I'm out at the end of a subway line in Brooklyn). Seems about right to me.

[wardniner]

Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL:

89/100.

Yep. I walk to the movies, the grocery store, the lake, the park, the library, the shoe store, the bar....

[sierraAZ]

I don't think you can define walkability only by distance to businesses. I was really impressed this site found my house as it is brand new and you can't find maps or directions to it. It calculates its walkability as 3/100. My previous apartment scores 66/100. Well, let me tell you... I'm much more likely to walk in my current neighborhood as it is prettier, has tennis and volleyball courts, a pool, it's full of pocket parks, barbeque areas, etc. than in my old neighborhood in the middle of various strip malls. I've done it a few times as I'm originally from Europe and miss that, but it was certainly not enjoyable.

[wickedripeplum]

My current apartment in Noble Square, Chicago: 91/100
My old apartment in Edgewater, Chicago: 95/100
My college apartment in the McGill Ghetto, Montreal: 65/100
My mother's house in Arlington, MA: 66/100
My father's house in Medford, MA: 62/100

There are certain flaws in their reasoning. For instance "groceries" were close in my neighborhood because theres a convenience store 3 doors down, but the real grocery store is .5 a mile away. And the only things that were "far away" were a movie theater and a gym, not really the most necessary things.

[TheWereRabbit]

36 for my parents house in Winchester, MA
50 for my college apartment in Halifax, NS

I would give both a little higher accually