Comments on: How many places can you walk?

By: Tara

Tara — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 08:01:00 +0000

Our house got a 3. We can’t walk to anything other than family member’s houses that are on the same farm. That’s what happens when you live out in the country on a farm!

By: K in Philly

K in Philly — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:05:06 +0000

I got an 83! Though I think a couple of the places they list are actually long gone … but we can walk to a lot, plus a regional rail line and a bus.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:16:56 +0000

I like this website. I am new to my area and just found some places in my neighborhood that I didn’t even know were there. Once I see on the map exactly how far away some of these shops are, it seems silly to drive and miss out on the exercise.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:54:27 +0000

I got a 5. Actually alot higher than I was guessing! Yeah, many of us can’t walk anywhere from our homes!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:46:37 +0000

I got a 92! I love living in a walkable area. It was a major criteria for us when we bought our house (in the Boston suburb of Brookline). And I have the best of all worlds–I can walk to businesses as well as parks and trails, and in a very safe neighborhood with great schools.

By: Amber @ Mom's Daily Adventures

Amber @ Mom's Daily Adventures — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:38:46 +0000

Walkability of my neighborhood (score = 77) is something I will NEVER take for granted. I live in a transit-oriented Chicago suburb. I can walk to just about anything I need, though it’s all around .5 miles…even a grocery store! Just today we walked to toddler storytime at the library, had lunch at a kid-friendly restaurant, got the little guy a haircut, picked up my contact lens order, and had a work meeting at a coffee shop. But it really isn’t the list of businesses that makes it great—it’s the overall “feel” of the place: safety, appearance, etc.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:55:05 +0000

Got a 2. But, hey, still enjoy your website!

By: Hanna

Hanna — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:04:57 +0000

I can walk to the mailboxes. That is all.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:37:35 +0000

My house is a 20…I would have scored it lower than that. They called the gas station “groceries” LOL The other thing the website doesn’t take into account is heat. I live in Florida. Walking the mile and a half to the CVS in December is fine…but in June it would be a totally different story if I needed to make the trip in the middle of the day! I tried to walk with Baby Girl to the library a few times this summer for story time – it’s less than a mile. I gave up after the second trip and drove. We were both miserably hot by the time we got there! Great idea though!

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:57:32 +0000

ha! I got a 2. I really already knew that. Live out in the country, no sidewalks. It’s sad and makes me really miss the Northeast where I grew up. THere are some day I think a walk with the stroller would solve a lot of my problems.

By: susan

susan — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:16:45 +0000

Well, that just confirmed what I already knew! I got a ZERO! There’s no place I can actually walk TO from my house, but I do feel blessed to have a wonderful network of hiking trails behind my house, as well as access to a large private arboretum. I was surprised that the neighborhood I moved from only scored a 63, but the website didn’t register the coffeeshop, the library, or the many wonderful restaurants that were easily accessible. I miss being able to walk from my house!

By: Whitney

Whitney — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:43:31 +0000

Good perspective @Rachel! That’s the danger of us assuming y’all live somewhere similar to where we live.