Walk Like a Philadelphian


First came Walkscore, and now a more precise version: Walkshed. Not sure how the scores carry across – my house is a 92 in Walkscore but only a 72 in Walkshed – but good to see more online resources that attempt to quantify how walkable a location is. Although Walkshed has not yet accounted for the incredible convenience of having barbecue ribs right outside my front door.
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Daniel Nairn said…
I used walkscore before moving to my present location and actually called all of the businesses on my block to ask them what kinds of services they provided. That played into my decision of where to live. Walkshed seems like the next stage in this evolution. You Philadelphians are ahead on this one.
8:21 AM
LH said…
Daniel, thank you for your kind words. Your quote will be featured on our city's next brochure. :)
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