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Old 04-11-2013, 02:50 PM
 
Location: Woodfield
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Houston IS improving by leaps and bounds.

It sure is!


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Old 04-11-2013, 02:54 PM
 
Location: Up on the moon laughing down on you
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Ranking of walkscores of major cities in Texas:

1. Houston
2. Galveston
3. Richardson
4. San Marcos
5. Austin
6. Dallas
7. Irving
8. McAllen
9. Amarillo
10. Lubbock
11. Midland
12. Plano
13. Corpus
14. Odessa
15. College Station
16. Pasadena
17. Arlington
18. Carrollton
19. Garland
20. Harlingen
21. San Antonio
21. Victoria
22.Bryan
23. Mesquite
24. Nacogdoches
25. Texas City
26. Tyler
27. Denton
28. Waco
29. Abilene
30. El Paso
31. Huntsville
32. Wichita Falls
33. Beaumont
34. Fort Worth
35. Longview
36. Lufkin
37. Baytown
38. Conroe
39. Grand Prairie
40. Port Arthur
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Old 04-12-2013, 07:55 AM
 
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Originally Posted by HtownLove View Post
Ranking of walkscores of major cities in Texas:

1. Houston
2. Galveston
3. Richardson
4. San Marcos
5. Austin
6. Dallas
7. Irving
8. McAllen
9. Amarillo
10. Lubbock
11. Midland
12. Plano
13. Corpus
14. Odessa
15. College Station
16. Pasadena
17. Arlington
18. Carrollton
19. Garland
20. Harlingen
21. San Antonio
21. Victoria
22.Bryan
23. Mesquite
24. Nacogdoches
25. Texas City
26. Tyler
27. Denton
28. Waco
29. Abilene
30. El Paso
31. Huntsville
32. Wichita Falls
33. Beaumont
34. Fort Worth
35. Longview
36. Lufkin
37. Baytown
38. Conroe
39. Grand Prairie
40. Port Arthur
So places like Odessa, Arlington, Plano, Pasadena, etc.... are rated higher than Fort Worth. I think this list just lost all credibility. And Richardson and San Marcos are rated higher than Dallas and Austin....laughable. And Houston being more walkable than Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth....folks would like to believe that, but it is simply not true.
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Old 04-12-2013, 08:32 AM
 
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From what I can tell, Walkscore's main criteria is the proximity of services to residences. Hence, you can live behind a strip mall in suburbia and that can get a better score than if you live across the street from Discovery Green where it would obviously be a lot more pleasant to walk. Walkscore also doesn't seem to quantify the likelihood of finding a home that is in close proximity to one's place of employment. It is an interesting little resource but it clearly has its limitations.
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Old 04-12-2013, 09:46 AM
 
Location: ✶✶✶✶
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Northern cities are cold for five or six months out of the year, so are they less walkable because of it? It seems like weather is only relevant as it pertains to amenities for pedestrians to deal with it. Not every place can be Southern California and not everyone can live there.
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Old 04-12-2013, 01:02 PM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
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Taken from Notsuoh on ssp.

This is an enjoyable walkable area.


Taken from Reverbnation on ssp.

This is not an enjoyable walkable area.


Density is good but it does a terrible job getting to interact with the neighborhood. You have to compete with cars coming zipping on these streets and drivers don't like competing with pedestrians themselves. It's one thing to wait at intersections for them to pass but it's another to drive right alongside one. Then you as a pedestrian have to watch out for the cars coming out of the driveways but I don't feel that's a huge problem. Because if the sidewalk was actually there and it was wide enough, most wouldn't mind that. But it should be better.

I know a website does a good job talking about this in how Post Midtown is a great place to walk but the city made a huge mistake when you get to the suburban style CVS. This is where Houston could get better and honestly, it's easy to fix as well. That's me though.
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Old 04-12-2013, 03:46 PM
 
Location: ITL (Houston)
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That's a tiny neighborhood side street though. Chances are a car won't even pass you as you make your way to the major street with sidewalks.
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Old 04-12-2013, 03:53 PM
 
Location: Up on the moon laughing down on you
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why are people so scared of cars.

I step out on any street and just start walking.

If the cars don't slow down as they approach I just stop walking, turn to face them and stare at them. They see me, I know they see me, whats the problem.

If a cop aint looking, then Htownlove be crossing. Damn pedestrian walk lights. I don't trust those. I rather cross halfway down a street than to cross at one of those things.
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Old 04-12-2013, 04:38 PM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
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That's a tiny neighborhood side street though. Chances are a car won't even pass you as you make your way to the major street with sidewalks.
It still needs sidewalks though. Most (not all) pedestrians do not want to walk in the same place as cars at any given point. Side road or no side road.

Quote:
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why are people so scared of cars.
They aren't. They just don't want to compete with them and cars don't want to compete with pedestrians. They only should come together at intersections IMO.

This IMO is perfect for Houston
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Old 04-12-2013, 04:39 PM
 
Location: ITL (Houston)
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It still needs sidewalks though. Most (not all) pedestrians do not want to walk in the same place as cars at any given point. Side road or no side road.



They aren't. They just don't want to compete with them and cars don't want to compete with pedestrians. They only should come together at intersections IMO.

This IMO is perfect for Houston
Yeah that's what Midtown looks like. Not every neighborhood is going to look like that.
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