![]() Readers, you already knew all about Walk Score, right? We’ve written about it here and here, among other places. And we loved it when they roled out an early release of the Seattle neighborhood rankings last month. All of us here at Sightline extend a big fat “Congratulations!” to our friends at Walk Score. Walkable neigbhorhoods are easier on our pocketbooks good for our waistlines great for kids, older folks and others who don’t drive and helpful to the whole planet. The goal of equal access to good health resounded throughout the Walking Summit, which was held in Washington, D.C., organized by America Walks, and presented by Kaiser Permanente, along with two dozen co-sponsors spanning the healthcare, philanthropy, business, non-profit and transportation fields. And it’s a huge step toward creating great urban places. Two thousand seven hundred ninety-nine SF homes within 18 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts were categorized into walkable (Walk Score 50) and unwalkable (<50) groups. It’s the first time this stuff has been quantified and compared on such a large scale. Today’s release from Walk Score is truly path-breaking. And then you can help improve America’s Walk Score. Or you can learn the secrets of walkable cities. You can take a photo tour of a walking oasis in an unwalkable city. You will learn, how to make walkable and not walkable areas using navmesh feature in Unit圓D. ** Plus, there are all kinds of new goodies at the Walk Score site. In this beginners tutorial, you will learn about Unity NavMesh. (The Emerald City ranks 4 slots higher than the Rose City.) Still, both Northwest metropolises do well by national standards. ** But Seattle is the Northwest’s walking leader, earning a higher overall score than Portland. The goal of equal access to good health resounded throughout the Walking Summit, which was held in Washington, D.C. See the rest of America’s best walking neighborhoods. (Seattle’s best showing, Pioneer Square, is 18th). It’s the Pearl District, no suprise, ranking as the 15th best neighborhood for walking in the nation. Our cities are unwalkable, unbikeable and downright dangerous for anyone who either does not, or chooses not, to drive. ** The Northwest’s most walkable neighborhood is in Portland. ** In a surprise upset, San Francisco edges out NYC for top honors in walkability. IHD created a walkability assessment survey to determine current residents views on walkability of the area. Plus, every single neighborhood in those cities - all 2,508 of them-rank-ordered for your walking pleasure. or with unwalkable sidewalks in this zip code. It’s here! The largest 40 cities in America, ranked by their walkability. ![]()
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