Walk This Way
Here’s a nifty site called Walk Score that helps you find places within walking distance of your home, or any address you desire. Just plug in your details, and then shops, restaurants, libraries, and more will pop up with their distance from you. Your address will also get an overall Walk Score out of 100. Mine was 75 which the site describes as "very walkable, it’s possible to get by without a car." I do live in a very walkable, ethnically diverse neighborhood, so it’s nice to see a website concur. There are, of course, a few omissions, like my corner boba joint, but hey, no one’s perfect, including Google.
http://www.walkscore.com/index.shtml
The site has given me a few new spots to check out. Maybe someday I’ll try to walk to Pasadena’s Playhouse 7 which is 3.33 miles from me. That’s 2x around the Rose Bowl. So, what’s your Walk Score, baby?
(Got this from Thrillist.com)
Got a 48/100 for my address in St. Louis.
They should try and mix crime rate in with the WalkScore, though…as walking 2 miles from where I’m located will get you shot. No joke.
Comment by Aaron Proctor — July 25, 2007 @ 7:28 pm
Yes, CrimeScore would be good.
Comment by UnHip LA — July 26, 2007 @ 1:14 am
that’s pretty cool. does it take into consideration vehicle traffic?
Comment by UnHip LA — August 12, 2007 @ 2:23 am