Is Your Home In a Pedestrian Friendly Neighborhood ?

Do you live in a walkable neighborhood ? Residents of walkable neighborhoods drive less and suffer fewer car accidents, the time spent in community activities falls by 10 percent and it promotes face-to-face interaction with your neighbors. It’s also easier for pedestrians to shop at many stores on one trip, since they don’t need to drive between destinations.

How walkable is your house is Google Maps and Google Local Business mashup that calculates the walking score of any house in the US. The Walk score calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc.

I stayed for a few months in Battery Park, Manhattan, NYC and that area enjoys a walking score of 90 (Walkers’ Paradise) - most errands can be accomplished on foot and many people get by without owning a car.

www.walkscore.com - Type an address to get your Walk Score.

Find this article at: http://www.labnol.org/software/organize/is-your-home-in-a-pedestrian-friendly-neighborhood/957/

web: http://www.labnol.org/ email: amit@labnol.org


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