Great Link!

[nex0s]

Via kightp: walkscore tells you how walkable your neighborhood is. Mine is 98 out 100, but that's to be expected in Manhattan.

It's still cool!

N.

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[cemeterygates]

That *is* a nifty link. My Somerville, MA area is 88/100 - not bad!

[ellenlindner]

This is a pretty cool site, I think. I tried it out with two non-urban locations. The suburb where I grew up - Williston Park, near Mineola on Long Island, got an 82! Much deserved, I think - I spent my teens happily car-less, walking to work, the library, school, the train, everywhere. By comparison, SUV-saturated Haverford, Pennsylvania, where I lived briefly and where there was nowhere to get a good cup of coffee within walking distance, got a deservedly crappy 63. Ha ha! Finally, revenge for all my thirty minutes walks to the supermarket. Thanks for the link!

[bklyndirt]

Here in Syracuse we score a 63. I suppose if you take into account the days of impossibly bad weather the score would plummet.

The Brooklyn neighborhood where we will likely be living soon scores a 78.

[knockabout]

This is a neat idea and similar to some sketches I have been working on for paintings, but I see some ways in which it could be improved. I know you didn't make this, but I get all fussy about it.

For instance, having a university, hospital or other huge, single-use building within walking distance doesn't necessarily improve the "walkability" of the neighborhood. This map also doesn't make any reference to the distance of bus stops or subways. Some of the most popular restaurants in my neighborhood weren't marked, much less listed! Also, having to cross freeways makes no difference in this program.

Again I know all of this stuff is nit-picking; I think it still warrants improvement since it's a worthwhile analysis to make.

[la_directora]

And again I am struck by that eerie phenomenon in which I have a conversation about something, and then within 24-48 hours see the subject somewhere on the internet. One of my friends told me about this site at the wedding last night. Cool!