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

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Malthus

Not sure if we've done this before - here's a site for rating how "walkable" your neighbourhood is:

http://www.walkscore.com/

My area's score = 78.
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Walk Score: 34 out of 100 —  Car-Dependent

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Savonarola

82 out of 100 — Very Walkable  :)
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Berkut

Walk Score:  2 out of 100 —  Car-Dependent
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Malthus

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
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Ed Anger

 55 out of 100 —  Somewhat Walkable

Some of the places considered walkable are pedestrian deathtraps.  :lol:
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lustindarkness

Walk Score:  46 out of 100 — Car-Dependent

Better than I expected.
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Malthus

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:

Yeah, the thing measures distance only, takes no account of stuff like whether or not things are across an 8 lane highway.  ;)
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Plus, why walk when you can ride like kings? We are the princes of the universe after all.
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HVC

Walk Score:  83 out of 100 — Very Walkable
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Malthus

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Sheilbh

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.
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Grey Fox

Walk Score:  38 out of 100 — Car-Dependent

That's about right.
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Berkut

Quote from: Malthus on May 15, 2009, 03:12:50 PM
Quote from: Berkut on May 15, 2009, 03:04:53 PM
Walk Score:  2 out of 100 —  Car-Dependent

Woah.

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.
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Caliga

6 out of 100 — Car-Dependent

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