Comments on: Walk Score: My ‘hood’s more walkable than yours http://greenlagirl.com/2007/07/14/walk-score-my-hoods-more-walkable-than-yours/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:13:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Don Hosek http://greenlagirl.com/2007/07/14/walk-score-my-hoods-more-walkable-than-yours/#comment-101751 Don Hosek Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:03:23 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/07/14/walk-score-my-hoods-more-walkable-than-yours/#comment-101751 It seems to be largely an indicator of how many businesses are close by. It doesn't seem to take into account things like transit or bike path access at all, and its identification of amenities is suspect: It calls the Ionis Masonic lodge on La Cienega a park! It also thinks that Borders is a lot farther south down La Cienega than it is. It seems to be largely an indicator of how many businesses are close by. It doesn’t seem to take into account things like transit or bike path access at all, and its identification of amenities is suspect: It calls the Ionis Masonic lodge on La Cienega a park! It also thinks that Borders is a lot farther south down La Cienega than it is.

]]> By: Brian http://greenlagirl.com/2007/07/14/walk-score-my-hoods-more-walkable-than-yours/#comment-101542 Brian Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:55:18 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/07/14/walk-score-my-hoods-more-walkable-than-yours/#comment-101542 My neighborhood got a twenty-five, yet I manage to get most places on my bike. But I do think the low score is a good indication of my neighborhood's suckitude. My neighborhood got a twenty-five, yet I manage to get most places on my bike. But I do think the low score is a good indication of my neighborhood’s suckitude.

]]> By: Kate http://greenlagirl.com/2007/07/14/walk-score-my-hoods-more-walkable-than-yours/#comment-101259 Kate Sun, 15 Jul 2007 04:12:17 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/07/14/walk-score-my-hoods-more-walkable-than-yours/#comment-101259 My neighborhood came up at 86, which means "Very Walkable: It's possible to get by without owning a car." That's about right. It would be cumbersome, but doable--primarily because we live within bus and bike commutes of work. My neighborhood came up at 86, which means “Very Walkable: It’s possible to get by without owning a car.”

That’s about right. It would be cumbersome, but doable–primarily because we live within bus and bike commutes of work.

]]> By: Robert 'Groby' Blum http://greenlagirl.com/2007/07/14/walk-score-my-hoods-more-walkable-than-yours/#comment-101147 Robert 'Groby' Blum Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:57:25 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/07/14/walk-score-my-hoods-more-walkable-than-yours/#comment-101147 I'd be careful basing my decisions on walkscore - check out the neighborhood yourself. When I checked mine, there were plenty of places that don't exist any more (and haven't been here for a year or so), and others are missing. I’d be careful basing my decisions on walkscore - check out the neighborhood yourself. When I checked mine, there were plenty of places that don’t exist any more (and haven’t been here for a year or so), and others are missing.

]]> By: Rafi http://greenlagirl.com/2007/07/14/walk-score-my-hoods-more-walkable-than-yours/#comment-101137 Rafi Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:10:33 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/07/14/walk-score-my-hoods-more-walkable-than-yours/#comment-101137 I still don't get how this Zipcode Village thing is any different from a user-driven review site like Yelp. Am I missing something? I still don’t get how this Zipcode Village thing is any different from a user-driven review site like Yelp.

Am I missing something?

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