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It's pretty clear the most walkable neighborhoods in the city are most talked about on this Forum (Downtown, Oakland, Shadyside, South Side, East Liberty, Strip District, Lower North Side, Squirrel hill, Bloomfield, Lawrenceville, and Garfield/Friendship )
Besides those obvious choices, what would comprise the next tier of walkable neighborhoods? Here's a quick list of those worthy of the title.
North:
Bellevue
Apsinwall
Millvale
Etna
South:
Mount washington
Beechview
Dormant
Mount Lebanon
West:
Crafton
Ingram
Carnegie
East:
Wilkinsburg
Edgewood
Swissvale
Greenfield
Hazelwood? < more once the Almono project is started/completed
Well in the south you forgot Brookline, but also Mt. Oliver is pretty walkable and there is a decent amount of stuff in that business district. Might not be the most "popular" place to walk but it definitely is walkable.
Well in the south you forgot Brookline, but also Mt. Oliver is pretty walkable and there is a decent amount of stuff in that business district. Might not be the most "popular" place to walk but it definitely is walkable.
I did mean to put Brookline on, just happened to slip my mind. Does mount Oliver truly have enough business to be considered walkable? Sure it has sidewalks but I'm not sure it had everything within a walking distance.
It's pretty clear the most walkable neighborhoods in the city are most talked about on this Forum (Downtown, Oakland, Shadyside, South Side, East Liberty, Strip District, Lower North Side, Squirrel hill, Bloomfield, Lawrenceville, and Garfield/Friendship )
Besides those obvious choices, what would comprise the next tier of walkable neighborhoods? Here's a quick list of those worthy of the title.
North:
Bellevue
Apsinwall
Millvale
Etna
South:
Mount washington
Beechview
Dormant
Mount Lebanon
West:
Crafton
Ingram
Carnegie
East:
Wilkinsburg
Edgewood
Swissvale
Greenfield
Hazelwood? < more once the Almono project is started/completed
Thoughts?
Having lived in Mt Washington (albeit a few years ago), I'm not sure there's enough of a central business district to make it what I would call walkable. Though you can walk to the Incline, and that expands where you can go quite a bit.
Having lived in Mt Washington (albeit a few years ago), I'm not sure there's enough of a central business district to make it what I would call walkable. Though you can walk to the Incline, and that expands where you can go quite a bit.
That's where I currently live. Besides my job (out in the burbs) , I never need to get in a car. Restaurants, grocery store, drug store, bars, etc are all within walking distance.
However, I'd agree duquesne heights is too far and isn't too walkable.
If you are counting Etna and Millvale, you should throw Sharpsburg in there as well. All of them have walkable CBD's, but you have to drive to a grocery store.
I did mean to put Brookline on, just happened to slip my mind. Does mount Oliver truly have enough business to be considered walkable? Sure it has sidewalks but I'm not sure it had everything within a walking distance.
It has a bank, a post office, an Ace Hardware, a flower shop, some bars, restaurants, and a Family Dollar. I would say it has at least as much as Beechview and maybe Mt. Washington.
Also, what do you mean by everything? Lebo is nice and you can do yoga, but you can't buy groceries.
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