How walkable is your town?

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by WildCardSteve

If the weather is nice, and you like to walk. I mean, if you like to walk 2 - 3 miles to get what you want. The mini-malls are fairly sparsely spaced along the road.

The best store along OC Rd. is John's Farms. I was out there for New Years, and they had some great grocery bargains - I got a real nice piece of fillet mignon for $4.99/lb, which is a great price for that cut. They also have really nice produce. The only thing I won't buy there is the ground meat, which often tastes funny.

Sorry if this is a bit off topic, but it's a great supermarket that I never miss a chance to recommend.

Way off....theres another topic for Johns if you look

[boomvang]

The one thing that this web site cannot take into account is the very real danger to walkers posed by insane drivers on L.I. I lived in Islip (52 out of 100) and would walk most days to the train station, about 1-1/4 miles from my house. I loved the walk in the early morning, when one could see and hear the vehicles and avoid them. In the late afternoon however, you took your life in your hands. Motorists don't even see other cars, never mind pedestrians. I had several near misses, and believe me I was a very careful pedestrian. There is no apparent awareness of the pedestrian's right of way in a crosswalk, it seems drivers have the same attitude towards those on foot as they have to other motorists, IE MOW 'EM DOWN if they impede forward progress. I have never seen a car stop for a walker in a crosswalk per NYS law as is common in less frantic areas. Walking on public roads (and by that I mean using sidewalks and crosswalks whenever available) is just no fun in the more populated areas (that is to say most) of Long Island.

[nbres]

North Babylon got a 42.


Long Island's main weakness is that it was designed around the automobile and not pedestrians.

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by nbres

North Babylon got a 42.


Long Island's main weakness is that it was designed around the automobile and not pedestrians.

Absolutely right.

crooks

[SamTheCatRocks]

Thanks for posting....my neighborhood in Rockville Centre got an 89 and is very accurate. You can get to everything you need by foot.

[dman72]

Originally Posted by boomvang

The one thing that this web site cannot take into account is the very real danger to walkers posed by insane drivers on L.I. I lived in Islip (52 out of 100) and would walk most days to the train station, about 1-1/4 miles from my house. I loved the walk in the early morning, when one could see and hear the vehicles and avoid them. In the late afternoon however, you took your life in your hands. Motorists don't even see other cars, never mind pedestrians. I had several near misses, and believe me I was a very careful pedestrian. There is no apparent awareness of the pedestrian's right of way in a crosswalk, it seems drivers have the same attitude towards those on foot as they have to other motorists, IE MOW 'EM DOWN if they impede forward progress. I have never seen a car stop for a walker in a crosswalk per NYS law as is common in less frantic areas. Walking on public roads (and by that I mean using sidewalks and crosswalks whenever available) is just no fun in the more populated areas (that is to say most) of Long Island.

I have to agree. Where I live rated a 48, but the main road I would have to walk on to get to most of the spots that the website pulled up has a very narrow shoulder and people drive on it like it's a freeway. I would never walk with my son on that road. The website is still cool as a "convenience" indicator, because the same rule can be applied in terms of how far you need to drive to get what you want or need. I have a wholesale club and a mini market both less than 5 minutes from door to door, which makes running out for staples so convenient.

[WildCardSteve]

Originally Posted by boomvang

The one thing that this web site cannot take into account is the very real danger to walkers posed by insane drivers on L.I. I lived in Islip (52 out of 100) and would walk most days to the train station, about 1-1/4 miles from my house. I loved the walk in the early morning, when one could see and hear the vehicles and avoid them. In the late afternoon however, you took your life in your hands. Motorists don't even see other cars, never mind pedestrians. I had several near misses, and believe me I was a very careful pedestrian. There is no apparent awareness of the pedestrian's right of way in a crosswalk, it seems drivers have the same attitude towards those on foot as they have to other motorists, IE MOW 'EM DOWN if they impede forward progress. I have never seen a car stop for a walker in a crosswalk per NYS law as is common in less frantic areas. Walking on public roads (and by that I mean using sidewalks and crosswalks whenever available) is just no fun in the more populated areas (that is to say most) of Long Island.

The police might just TRY to enforce the damn LAW, eh?