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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 10:47 AM Original message |
How Walkable is Your Neighborhood? (Walkscore website) |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. 95 |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. My address scored 42, which I actually think is unfairly low. |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
2. 9 out of 100 |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. Zero. |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. They seem to give a lot of weight to being *very* close. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:36 AM Response to Reply #8 |
26. When I was a kid, |
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zabet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:09 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Zero for me too. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #15 |
23. That happens here, too. |
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benddem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. 0 out of 100 |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:06 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. I was going to post 0 as well |
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Whoa_Nelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
6. 15...But...! |
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Longhorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
7. I got a 12. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
9. Pity it doesn't include TRAFFIC CONDITIONS (which can be lethal), but |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
10. my current address... 58. and it's one of the only semi-walkable areas of town. |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. It's clearly dependent on the quality of their database, and their scoring algorithm. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
12. 34? Interesting. |
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kdmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
14. Mine got 32 our of 100 |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 06:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
35. You got a 45 point deduction for living in the vicinity of a WalMart. |
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kdmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 08:38 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. ROFL |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
16. 100 out of 100! |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
17. 51 |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
18. Someone needs to tell the folks in my city that.... |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
19. A total of 45 and I'd say my neighborhood is pretty walkable |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I dunno--I'd say your neighborhood is more "bikeable" -- very much so, in fact. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
20. It's not terribly accurate, though. Entire businesses are missing, |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:29 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Overly optimistic here |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:34 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Concur. Sidewalks are VITAL to the equation. nt |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
21. 55 but they missed some stuff... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
27. Mine is a low 62, but it reflects a city that was designed |
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SouthPasadenaDem (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
28. 92! But I knew that already. |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
29. Zero. 0 Nada Nil. It says that I can walk to my car - that's about it! |
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Nite Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
30. 11 |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
31. Less So Than When We Moved Here. Used to Have a Store 1/2 Mile Away. It Closed |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
32. 18????? |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
33. 78 - I thought nobody walked in LA |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
34. hell here where I am we get a big assed ZERRO score |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
36. Well, the computer wasn't particularly cognizant of my town. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-26-07 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
37. It's counting businesses that are across the water from us. That's not helpful |
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conning (60 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 06:01 AM Response to Original message |
39. My neighborhood's score is 94. |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
40. Better consider the popsicle index, too , which is determined by a simple question: |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
41. 9/100 |
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diane in sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-28-07 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
42. Mines 98--but if I lose my rent-controlled flat who knows where I'll go! |
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