Walkability is represented by Walk Score ratings, which rate cities and census tracts on a scale of 0 (least walkable) to 100 (most walkable). Walk Score ratings are calculated based on intersection density, residential density, and accessibility of amenities such as grocery stores, parks, and ...
While it might not be everyone's favorite place to walk, it's hard to beat the "walkability" of the city ofDenver. They earned a walkability score of"61"from Walkscore.com, far lower than a city likeTelluridewhich earned an "89". Denver offers places likeFive Points,City Park, andCoo...
While it might not be everyone's favorite place to walk, it's hard to beat the "walkability" of the city ofDenver. They earned a walkability score of"61"from Walkscore.com, far lower than a city likeTelluridewhich earned an "89". ...
One of its notable characteristics is a certain reversal of perspective in evaluating walkability: the walkability score of a place does not reflect how that place is per se walkable, but instead how and where to can one walk from there, that is to say, what is the walkability the place ...
Walk Score data is used by analysts and researchers in the fields of real estate, urban planning, government, public health, and finance. Walk Score has received grants from theRockefeller Foundationand theRobert Wood Johnson Foundationto align our algorithms with the latest academic research. ...
The Walk Score® index has become increasingly applied in studies of walking and walkability. The index assesses the “walking potential” of a place through a combination of three elements: the shortest distance to a group of preselected destinations, the block length, and the intersection densit...
Walk Score recently has been demonstrated as a valid and reliable tool for estimating access to nearby facilities, a critical component of the physical activity environment. It has not yet been determined whether Walk Score relates to other critical components of the physical activity environment, inc...
1.1Walkability as a Non-consensual Idea WalkScore™ and other algorithms offer to estimate “the walkability” of any given place. These algorithms stem from walkability research that has been booming since the mid-2000s. There is a consensus on the necessary (but often insufficient) conditions...
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The Grove shopping center, the Original Farmers Market, LACMA and the Academy Museum combine to give this part of Mid-City a solid score. The biggest hurdle here — literally in some cases — are the handful of root-busted, near impassable sidewalks. The only thing more quintessentially L.A...