Comments on: Neighborhood Walkability Scores

By: FSBO

FSBO — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:35:40 +0000

What can I do if the walk score is very low? You know, I’ve found rather interesting way called drive score. Using the software developed by Fizber company http://drivescore.fizber.com/ I you have the opportunity to choose what to use – walk, drive or bike score. It’s very useful while selling a house. You can show it from advantageous position. You’ll try too.

By: FSBO

FSBO — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:35:00 +0000

By: Market Urbanism

Market Urbanism — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:31:26 +0000

I think you can alter the parameters of what you consider “walkable”, but I haven’t played with that…

By: MarketUrbanism

MarketUrbanism — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:31:00 +0000

I think you can alter the parameters of what you consider “walkable”, but I haven’t played with that…

By: Bill Nelson

Bill Nelson — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:37:25 +0000

FWIW, the walk scores seem heavily biased towards local retail — and against recreation.

I checked a couple of places in which I lived:

A) Lots of scattered third-rate stores in an area with few pedestrians.

B) The lack of almost any convenient shopping, but plenty of scenic parklands & woods filled with local strollers, dog walkers, etc.

“A” scored an 80 and “B” scored a “40”.

Buyer beware.