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31 comments on Walkscore: Now With Added Features & Analysis
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Hi Glenn,
What might be interesting is an overall comparison between US and Europe. I've lived in various locations in the UK and travelled widely in Europe and reckon that >95% of neighbourhoods are walkable.
Quantifying the obvious difference with the US would highlight respective vulnerabilities to PO. And perhaps put some numbers to the fuel savings that could be gained from a change in US infrastructure - currently US oil consumption/capita is I believe, almost 2X European.
The PTB always like numbers!
TW
Personal note: I live in Europe (London) and would not consider a neighbourhood as a neighbourhood if it where NOT walkable. It's not very neighbourly to have to get in your car to go see neighbours or even shop is it?
In Putney at the last count we had something between 40 to 50 pubs, bars and restaurants to choose from all well within a mile/20mins. We have 2 large supermarket outlets aong with various smaller 'metro' style outlets, I can't remember the last time I used the car to go shopping. We have corner shops galore. We have French and UK farmers markets weekly. If the car dissapeared tomorrow I could still get to work by train, my other half has not used a car for 5 years.
I'm not sure I could live in a place where you HAD to get in a car to do the above, how would I manage the sense of isolation from a 'community' of people?
Nick.
Not quite that many facilities in my village. But 3 food shops in 10 minutes walk range. To be honest half the time I drive it is because the roads are too dangerous to cycle (with my five year old children) due to all the other people driving. Sad.
Good question, prozac maybe? paxil? ambien? lexapro? wellbutrin? xanax? ...now you're getting it...
Nick,
Speaking of Putney, Papa Ciccia the Italian restaurant on Lower Richmond road after having gone a bit down hill is now under new management (ate there last night) and is back to its old self. Also on Lower Richmond road Mezza the Lebanese restaurant is also worth a try if you haven’t had the opportunity to do so already.
Tremain.