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Old 06-16-2015, 09:33 AM
 
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The site uses confirmable sources used to determine the methodology. Probably somewhat subjective, but still:

https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/citi...in-texas-2015/
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Old 06-16-2015, 09:56 AM
 
Location: Oil Capital of America
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I think its a pretty good list. I don't really care about walk score since you can actually walk in pretty much any place. All it really means is that you have trendy hipster places to be seen walking. Other than that pretty good list. Here the top 50 for anyone who is interested.

1 The Woodlands
2 Allen
3 Frisco
4 Sugar Land
5 McKinney
6 Pearland
7 Plano
8 League City
9 Missouri City
10 Carrollton
11 Midland
12 Richardson
13 El Paso
14 Atascocita
15 College Station
16 Amarillo
17 McAllen
18 Round Rock
19 Abilene
20 Mission
21 Temple
22 San Angelo
23 Laredo
24 Wichita Falls
25 Lubbock
26 Odessa
27 Longview
28 Brownsville
29 Lewisville
30 Pharr
31 Corpus Christi
32 Irving
33 Denton
34 Tyler
35 Bryan
36 Pasadena
37 Austin
38 Mesquite
39 Grand Prairie
40 Garland
41 Waco
42 Edinburg
43 San Antonio
44 Arlington
45 Fort Worth
46 Dallas
47 Houston
48 Beaumont
49 Baytown
50 Killeen
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Old 06-16-2015, 10:17 AM
 
Location: San Antonio
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Originally Posted by Midessan View Post
I think its a pretty good list. I don't really care about walk score since you can actually walk in pretty much any place. All it really means is that you have trendy hipster places to be seen walking. Other than that pretty good list. Here the top 50 for anyone who is interested.

1 The Woodlands
2 Allen
3 Frisco
4 Sugar Land
5 McKinney
6 Pearland
7 Plano
8 League City
9 Missouri City
10 Carrollton
11 Midland
12 Richardson
13 El Paso
14 Atascocita
15 College Station
16 Amarillo
17 McAllen
18 Round Rock
19 Abilene
20 Mission
21 Temple
22 San Angelo
23 Laredo
24 Wichita Falls
25 Lubbock
26 Odessa
27 Longview
28 Brownsville
29 Lewisville
30 Pharr
31 Corpus Christi
32 Irving
33 Denton
34 Tyler
35 Bryan
36 Pasadena
37 Austin
38 Mesquite
39 Grand Prairie
40 Garland
41 Waco
42 Edinburg
43 San Antonio
44 Arlington
45 Fort Worth
46 Dallas
47 Houston
48 Beaumont
49 Baytown
50 Killeen
Actually the methodology is based on the amount of amenities within any given neighborhood like stores, bars, gyms, etc. Or has it suddenly become a hipster thing to be able to walk to the grocery store?

The list is ridiculous either way.
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Old 06-16-2015, 10:46 AM
 
Location: Oil Capital of America
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. Or has it suddenly become a hipster thing to be able to walk to the grocery store?

The list is ridiculous either way.
Kinda. Hipsters like to be seen walking or biking every now and then, but mostly they just drive like everyone else.
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Old 06-16-2015, 11:20 AM
 
Location: San Antonio
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Kinda. Hipsters like to be seen walking or biking every now and then, but mostly they just drive like everyone else.
I prefer to look at it as being an issue of convenience and health. Who wouldn't want to live in a neighborhood where you can walk to everything you need? Your wallet would be pleased and so would your body.
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Old 06-16-2015, 12:12 PM
 
Location: Oil Capital of America
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I prefer to look at it as being an issue of convenience and health. Who wouldn't want to live in a neighborhood where you can walk to everything you need? Your wallet would be pleased and so would your body.
Sounds like it works for you then. But if you really want to be a healthy, a better alternative would be to avoid cities completely and live in a place out in the country where you can produce most your own food and you will get plenty of exercise doing it. Gyms are for peacocking and bars won't do your health any favors.

btw: Why do you consider the list ridiculous?
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Old 06-16-2015, 12:20 PM
 
Location: Holly Neighborhood, Austin, Texas
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Sounds like it works for you then. But if you really want to be a healthy, a better alternative would be to avoid cities completely and live in a place out in the country where you can produce most your own food and you will get plenty of exercise doing it. Gyms are for peacocking.
Well when you live in a walkable/bikeable area there is less need for gyms. Oh and I can bike one mile to the local farmer's market to get my organic meats and veggies. And really what percent of the American population produces all the food they need on their own land? 1% maybe? Yeah and then you have 20+ million Texans each with their own 10 acres very far from their jobs is totally unrealistic. Face it Texas is not a rural state anymore, at least not for the majority of us.

Anyway the five Ds of walkability are density, diversity, design, destination accessibility, and distance to transit.
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Old 06-16-2015, 12:31 PM
 
Location: Oil Capital of America
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Well when you live in a walkable/bikeable area there is less need for gyms. Oh and I can bike one mile to the local farmer's market to get my organic meats and veggies. And really what percent of the American population produces all the food they need on their own land? 1% maybe? Yeah and then you have 20+ million Texans each with their own 10 acres very far from their jobs is totally unrealistic. Face it Texas is not a rural state anymore, at least not for the majority of us.

Anyway the five Ds of walkability are density, diversity, design, destination accessibility, and distance to transit.
There is no need for gyms. You can do all the exercises you need at home with a few free weights.
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Old 06-16-2015, 02:12 PM
 
Location: San Antonio
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Sounds like it works for you then. But if you really want to be a healthy, a better alternative would be to avoid cities completely and live in a place out in the country where you can produce most your own food and you will get plenty of exercise doing it.
You're splitting hairs. This thread is about living in cities.

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Gyms are for peacocking and bars won't do your health any favors.
No one says you have to drink at a bar and plenty of people go to gyms for reasons that have nothing to do with vanity. That's just silly.

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btw: Why do you consider the list ridiculous?
Too calculated. These places might be better on paper but that doesn't mean they'd be truly more desirable. No way would the average person enjoy life in Pasadena over Austin.
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Old 06-16-2015, 02:12 PM
 
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There is no need for gyms.
People go to the gym for fun. Gyms are a huge and growing industry, taking up the empty strip mall space in all those best cities.
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