What is your home's Walk Score? - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

firebug · 10-21-2010, 10:40 AM

With all the talk of traffic, transit, suburbs and civic politics lately, thought it might be interesting to get an idea of how walkable the communities are that CP'ers live in.

Enter your address at http://www.walkscore.com/ and it will give you a rating of how easy it is to live without a car in your neighbourhood.

While the system isn't perfect yet, especially in Canada, I find the results to be generally accurate. For example it doesn't yet factor in commute times, transit (in Canada), or school proximity.

I live in one of the suburbs in the deep SE (Prestwick), yet I have, what I consider decent, a Walk Score of 57. Practically speaking, the only places we regularly go that we need to drive to is the Public Library and hockey rinks (although there are no close movie theatres either). Everything else that we need is easily accessed by foot (groceries, shopping, school, fast food, etc.) or transit (office downtown), so much so that, as a family of four, we have only had one small car for nearly three years.

In comparison, a family member who built their house the same time as ours, but in Auburn Bay, have a Walk Score of 5.

So what is your Walk Score (and which neighbourhood do you live in)?

How does it's rating compare to your practical experience?

How many vehicles would a family require to live reasonably in your neighbourhood?

dissentowner · 10-21-2010, 10:44 AM

My walk score where I live in London ON is 83.

Nufy · 10-21-2010, 10:44 AM

50 for me in Deer Ridge....

bradster57 · 10-21-2010, 10:45 AM

A solid 5 down in Silverado.

Scoopdogg · 10-21-2010, 10:45 AM

I'm not far from you (New Brighton) and my walk score is considerably less at a 37.

As a family of four as well we are very dependent on our vehicles. I drive to work (downtown) everyday and my wife drives my daughter to school (Cranston) everyday as well. We couldn't get by with at least one car. I'll admit that we could probably scrap my car and still get by, but I despise public transit so driving it is for me.

malcolmk14 · 10-21-2010, 10:46 AM

28.

Bill Bumface · 10-21-2010, 10:46 AM

71. It's a bit messed up as it thinks the nearest park is a lot further than it is, 1.85km to Prince's Island. There is Murdoch park 1 block away, and St. Patrick's Island just past that which are much closer.

The thing it doesn't take into account is my neighbourhood's brutal lack of a full grocery store.

Bring_Back_Shantz · 10-21-2010, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by hulkrogan

71. It's a bit messed up as it thinks the nearest park is a lot further than it is, 1.85km to Prince's Island. There is Murdoch park 1 block away, and St. Patrick's Island just past that which are much closer.

The thing it doesn't take into account is my neighbourhood's brutal lack of a full grocery store.

Why would you need to walk to a grocery store when you can just kick in your neighbour's door and grab all the food/beer/computers you need?

4X4 · 10-21-2010, 10:50 AM

78 in good old Murder Loop.

dre · 10-21-2010, 10:52 AM

45 in Mckenzie Towne. When I was kid I was happy if I could walk to 7-11 now I am happy if I can walk to the pub.

North East Goon · 10-21-2010, 10:52 AM

32 - Car Dependent.

Regulator75 · 10-21-2010, 10:52 AM

37, seems about right being 2 minutes to Spruce meadows and 22X.

Thor · 10-21-2010, 10:53 AM

7 in my town in Iceland lol.

mykalberta · 10-21-2010, 10:53 AM

86 in Crescent Heights only use my car for dates and weekend trips to costco/superstore/walmart

MelBridgeman · 10-21-2010, 10:54 AM

78 - VERY WALKABLE
i am just in god's country - cliff bungalow - mission

Temporary_User · 10-21-2010, 10:55 AM

45.
I am down in Lethbridge
I drive my car on average of once a month (more if I decide to take a weekend trip out of town, usually to Calgary).
The only times I need to drive while I'm in town here is to get groceries. I usually go once every couple months, buy everything I need to survive and will just walk to the drug store and pick up milk and other things when I run out.

I walk to school everyday. Pretty much everywhere I go I can walk to. The times I do go somewhere that would require a car is a time that I'm drinking so I take a cab then.

Edit: just noticed how outdated the system is. States there is a pita pit right by my house (which there hasn't been for around 4 years). Also like others, mine says there is no park, but there are actually a huge one and a school both less than a block away.

Slava · 10-21-2010, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by malcolmk14

28.

Same here.

GreenHardHat · 10-21-2010, 10:57 AM

I live in Lake Bonavista and I just gave it a go. It gave me a walk score of 40%, but then i looked into it a little further.

It didn't consider any of the Safeways (at the Promenade or by South Center) in the area under grocery store. It also didn't consider the Mac's but found a random convince store in Queensland.

Then I looked under parks. It considered the closest park fish creek. It didnt consider the actual lake in the center of Lake Bonavista.

I think the tool needs a lot more refinement to consider it even remotely accurate.

Resolute 14 · 10-21-2010, 10:59 AM

65 in MacKenzie Towne - lack of a park and close entertainment the big limiting factors.

MelBridgeman · 10-21-2010, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by GreenHardHat

I live in Lake Bonavista and I just gave it a go. It gave me a walk score of 40%, but then i looked into it a little further.

It didn't consider any of the Safeways (at the Promenade or by South Center) in the area under grocery store. It also didn't consider the Mac's but found a random convince store in Queensland.

Then I looked under parks. It considered the closest park fish creek. It didnt consider the actual lake in the center of Lake Bonavista.

I think the tool needs a lot more refinement to consider it even remotely accurate.

We have been using walkscore for years on our realestate sites, it does suck.