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Started by Malthus, May 15, 2009, 02:59:54 PM

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Malthus

Quote from: Sheilbh on May 15, 2009, 03:14:56 PM
Walk Score:  87 out of 100 —  Very Walkable.

It's too low.  The one that's dragging me down is the park.  They name one 1.5 miles away when there's actually one .5 miles away that's far nicer.  They're also over-estimating the chemists and the coffee shops which are both closer than they're guessing.

87 out of 100 isn't low ...  :unsure:

I'm not sure if anywhere would get a perfect 100%, unless you lived inside a library/coffee shop attached to a public park.
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Caliga

Quote from: Berkut on May 15, 2009, 03:17:07 PM
The residential area is very nice, but the attempt to create the attendant town was a total failure, so there is just some houses and a golf course out here.
I could never live in a neighborhood with an attached golf course.  My golf nickname is Divot.  Also, miniature golf sends me into histrionic temper tantrums involving club throwing and tears.  :Embarrass:
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ulmont

Quote from: Ed Anger on May 15, 2009, 03:09:08 PM
Plus, why walk when you can ride like kings? We are the princes of the universe after all.

DUI?

Caliga

Quote from: Ed Anger on May 15, 2009, 03:05:26 PM
55 out of 100 —  Somewhat Walkable

Some of the places considered walkable are pedestrian deathtraps.  :lol:
You're poorer than I was led to believe.
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Ed Anger

Quote from: Caliga on May 15, 2009, 03:19:54 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 15, 2009, 03:05:26 PM
55 out of 100 —  Somewhat Walkable

Some of the places considered walkable are pedestrian deathtraps.  :lol:
You're poorer than I was led to believe.

?

You might want to get your retard vision corrected.
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Sheilbh

Quote from: Malthus on May 15, 2009, 03:18:57 PM
87 out of 100 isn't low ...  :unsure:
Sorry, I meant that it's lower than it should be because there are actually equivalent amenities that are a lot closer than the ones they list.
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Malthus

Quote from: Berkut on May 15, 2009, 03:17:07 PM
I live in a failed suburban town.

The residential area is very nice, but the attempt to create the attendant town was a total failure, so there is just some houses and a golf course out here.

I see - a score of "2" suggests to my imagination a house located in the Alberta badlands, with BB as a neighbour 20 miles away.  ;)
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Savonarola

Quote from: Malthus on May 15, 2009, 03:05:03 PM
Quote from: Savonarola on May 15, 2009, 03:02:59 PM
82 out of 100 — Very Walkable  :)

Hey, you live near Detroit. That sould be an automatic -100.  :D

Actually I took a look at the center of the city; One Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI and it is:

32 out of 100 — Car-Dependent

And it's that high only because they're counting amenities in Windsor, Canada; which is inaccesible to foot traffic.
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Caliga

Quote from: Ed Anger on May 15, 2009, 03:21:23 PM
?

You might want to get your retard vision corrected.

Walking is for poors.  Patricians such as myself are carted around on litters or chariots.
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Quote from: Malthus on May 15, 2009, 03:21:51 PM
Quote from: Berkut on May 15, 2009, 03:17:07 PM
I live in a failed suburban town.

The residential area is very nice, but the attempt to create the attendant town was a total failure, so there is just some houses and a golf course out here.

I see - a score of "2" suggests to my imagination a house located in the Alberta badlands, with BB as a neighbour 20 miles away.  ;)

Whitehorse is surprisingly walkable.
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Malthus

Quote from: Sheilbh on May 15, 2009, 03:21:43 PM
Quote from: Malthus on May 15, 2009, 03:18:57 PM
87 out of 100 isn't low ...  :unsure:
Sorry, I meant that it's lower than it should be because there are actually equivalent amenities that are a lot closer than the ones they list.

Makes sense, the Google tool is certainly not infallible, though again 87 is a damn high score nonetheless.
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Ed Anger

Quote from: Caliga on May 15, 2009, 03:22:45 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 15, 2009, 03:21:23 PM
?

You might want to get your retard vision corrected.

Walking is for poors.  Patricians such as myself are carted around on litters or chariots.

Hmmm, so having a drug store, ice cream shop, and pizza parlors within a mile in a small town makes me poor.

To repeat,
You might want to get your retard vision corrected.
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ulmont

Quote from: Savonarola link=topic=873.msg38953#msg38953And it's that high only because they're counting amenities in Windsor, Canada; which is inaccesible to foot traffic.

Mine is something like 55...but there are amenities listed as 1 mile away that are 1 mile as the crow flies / 2.5 by foot traffic or more.

Caliga

Quote from: Ed Anger on May 15, 2009, 03:24:13 PM
Hmmm, so having a drug store, ice cream shop, and pizza parlors within a mile in a small town makes me poor.

To repeat,
You might want to get your retard vision corrected.

Drugs are sold by Mexicans (poors).  Ice cream is made by hippies (either poors or pretending to be poors).  Pizza = Italians (poors).  Living by poors equals being poor, since we make poors live in poor neighborhoods.  My point is TEH STAND.
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Malthus

Quote from: Savonarola on May 15, 2009, 03:22:00 PM
Quote from: Malthus on May 15, 2009, 03:05:03 PM
Quote from: Savonarola on May 15, 2009, 03:02:59 PM
82 out of 100 — Very Walkable  :)

Hey, you live near Detroit. That sould be an automatic -100.  :D

Actually I took a look at the center of the city; One Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI and it is:

32 out of 100 — Car-Dependent

And it's that high only because they're counting amenities in Windsor, Canada; which is inaccesible to foot traffic.

:pinchL
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