How do you rate on walkscore?

[kickflipjr]

I recommend you check out www.walkscore.com When you put in an address it automatically lists the closest movie theaters, grocery store, schools, and more. The house I am moving to got an 88. I the house I have been living in got a 46. I look forward to seeing what everyone else gets.

[Silveredwings]

5 :eek:

[MnFocus]

85 here .

[ELF]

29 for me.

[kickflipjr]

1600 Pennsylvania ave. Washington DC got a 92.

[ajohnmeyer]

60. Thought mine would be better...oh well, it's all quite bike-able.

[diamondlarry]

I came up with a 0:eek:

[omgwtfbyobbq]

Ditto.

[trebuchet03]

12

But an obvious omission.... Under "schools" it totally missed the university that's literally right across the street :p

It also included Win Dixie, which has been closed for 2+ years :p

[Matt Timion]

35 :(

[rh77]

Yeah, I got a 34...

[lovemysan]

62 but really I thought it'd be better. Everything I need is closeby.

[kickflipjr]

12

But an obvious omission.... Under "schools" it totally missed the university that's literally right across the street :p

It also included Win Dixie, which has been closed for 2+ years :p

Yeah, when it searches it isn't completely accurate. Another flaw is that it scores strictly by distance. Obviously walking a mile on slow moving city streets is going to be more "walker friendly" then having to walk in the grass next to a multi lane highway.

[rh77]

It's a good program, though.

With a sub-40s score, for me, the locale has most of what I need in walking distance.

The fact that I need to walk more, is the bigger reminder of site. For health, gas consumption, and cold-start wear/tear.

RH77

[cfg83]

Hello -

We got a 66. Very Mayberry of us. That's one reason why we moved here. Obviously, it doesn't take into account where I work, ;) .

CarloSW2

[Red]

17...
Too bad all the places listed are fast food joints

[2TonJellyBean]

It even works for us Canucks!

25

[ezeedee]

25

[skewbe]

Got a 35. All very bikeable though.

[JanGeo]

Walk Score: 88 out of 100

Grocery Stores 0.17 Mi
Stop & Shop Superma 0.63 Mi
7-Eleven 0.82 Mi
Sig's Deli 1.03 Mi
Guatemala Grocery1.9 Mi
Citizens Bank: Stop 1.9 Mi
Stop & Shop Superma 2.4 Mi
Shaw's 3.68 Mi
Citizens Bank: StopRestaurants 0.02 Mi
Puerini's Italian S 0.03 Mi
Sardella's Italian 0.03 Mi
China Star III 0.05 Mi
Nikolas Pizza 0.06 Mi
Annies 0.06 Mi
Higher Grounds 0.07 Mi
Newport Creamery 0.07 Mi
La Forge Casino ResCoffee Shops 0.1 Mi
Dunkin' Donuts 0.37 Mi
Coffee Grinder 0.4 Mi
Starbucks Coffee 0.51 Mi
Ocean Coffee Roaste 0.63 Mi
Gateway Cafe 0.7 Mi
Dunkin' Donuts 0.76 Mi
Espresso Yourself 1.87 Mi
Aquidneck Donuts InBars0.03 Mi
Hillside Cafe
0.08 Mi
Canfield House Reta0.08 Mi
Patrick's Pub0.23 Mi
Jimmy's Saloon0.27 Mi
H2o & Water Bar Lou0.31 Mi
Newport Blues Cafe0.36 Mi
Candy Store The0.36 Mi
Clarke Cooke HouseMovie TheatersNone found
Schools0.34 Mi
International Yacht
0.37 Mi
Emmanuel Day School0.41 Mi
St Michael's Countr0.52 Mi
Newport Academy of 0.57 Mi
City of Newport: Fr0.62 Mi
Carey School0.67 Mi
Newport Community S0.69 Mi
All Star Dance AcadParks 0.14 Mi
Aquidneck Park 0.15 Mi
Touro Park 0.16 Mi
Newport Recreation 0.19 Mi
Newport Parks & Rec 0.19 Mi
Newport Parks Offic 0.23 Mi
Freebody Park 0.43 Mi
Fort Adams Pt State 0.48 Mi
Eisenhower ParkLibraries 0.08 Mi
Tennis Hall of Fame 0.18 Mi
Redwood Library 0.19 Mi
Newport Public Libr 0.41 Mi
Newport Historical 0.98 Mi
Newport Hospital 1.44 Mi
Naval Hospital Medi 2.28 Mi
Judaica Library 2.7 Mi
Middletown Public L Bookstores 0.46 Mi
Armchair Sailor Book 0.87 Mi
Follet Bookstore 1.03 Mi
Annex Cards & Games 3.06 Mi
Island Books 3.06 Mi
Excelsior Religious 3.62 Mi
Barnes & Noble Book 8.64 Mi
Courtyards 9.56 Mi
Book GardenFitness 0.05 Mi
Newport Pilates 0.1 Mi
Core Pilates & Yoga 0.1 Mi
Core Pilates & Yoga 0.75 Mi
Soma Center-Yoga & 1.18 Mi
Bridge To Fitness 1.18 Mi
Curves 2.1 Mi
Ultimate Pilates & 2.33 Mi
Innerlight Center F Drug Stores0.07 Mi
CVS Pharmacy0.28 Mi
Fountain Apothecari0.54 Mi
Wellington Square P1.01 Mi
Newport Prescriptio1.01 Mi
Island Liquors1.9 Mi
Stop & Shop Pharmac2.16 Mi
CVS Pharmacy: Pharm2.35 Mi
Douglas Maxi DrugHardware Stores0.13 Mi
James A Murphy Pain0.15 Mi
Newport Hardware0.65 Mi
Newport Hardware1.42 Mi
Richardsons Beach H2.01 Mi
One Stop Building S2.09 Mi
Rockys Ace Hardware2.61 Mi
Parvo's Paint & Wal3.03 Mi
Sherwin-Williams
Clothing & Music0.3 Mi
Flip Flops

[Lug_Nut]

Zero out of 100. The closest was a bar at 2.61 miles, so it isn't all bad news...


<edit> interesting post script:
I entered my current (past 18 months) work place, 86/100.
I then entered my prior (15 years ago) home, less than a mile from where I now work and the score dropped to 43.
What? I used to walk the 3/4 mile to these same establishments regularly when I lived in town and yet that's all the distance needed to drop the relative score that much?<end edit>

[Erik]

zero

[DaX]

43 here. But I'm not going to walk to any of those places.

[bowtieguy]

JanGeo,

88 out of 100...that's because your STATE is smaller than my COUNTY!

[trebuchet03]

Yeah, when it searches it isn't completely accurate. Another flaw is that it scores strictly by distance. Obviously walking a mile on slow moving city streets is going to be more "walker friendly" then having to walk in the grass next to a multi lane highway.

Plus a grocery store is far more important than a shoe store... Despite my low score, I don't need to drive for any necessities.

I like the whole concept though :)

[landon]

60

[Peakster]

My house in Regina got a score of 40 (mostly because of all the 'Big Box' development nearby). My dormroom at the University of Manitoba only got 23 :(.

The 1970s suburban house I lived in during my first 7 years of existence only had a score of 12!

Where on earth are you people living where you score ZERO??

[OdieTurbo]

JanGeo,

88 out of 100...that's because your STATE is smaller than my COUNTY!

OMG, I almost fell out of my chair laughing when I read that! ROFL

Anyways, I got a 57 though one place burned down last week and the pizza shop they listed (twice) doesn't exist anymore, it closed a month ago.

And I thought I lived in a boring little town...

[striegel]

My home scored a 3. The only really nearby businesses are the Circle-K convenience store, a veterinarian's office, one gas station, and some antique shops. On the plus side, I could walk to the fire station, post office, and police station.

[Danronian]

I got a 2.

And it actually places a Starbucks right near my house, which doesn't exist....