LAist: How Walkable Is Your Neighborhood?

Rapidshare

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:55:25 -0800

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igj

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:27:40 -0800

In West LA (Olympic/Sawtelle) and my score is a 91. We did intentionally choose this area based heavily on walkability and public transit access. So, not a surprise to me. I can and do walk to the library, to the movies, to the grocery stores, to restaurants, etc.

Armenian berserker

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:52:46 -0800

Ha! My parent's house they just left in Porter Ranch got a 12! I'm suprised it was even that high!

philpalm

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:21:54 -0800

Glendale= 71, I have to go to Burbank for a movie theater and bookstore. Well they do include schools nearby, but what about hardware store? The one listed nearby, I'd never go to it.... I used to live in Koreatown and being there you become familiar with buses but miss major department store nearby unless you are Korean.... Some areas are served by the Dash lines. That should give extra points for that type of transportation.

guest

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:20:28 -0800

46 in Glassell Park. Eagle Rock Blvd./Verdugo

guest

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:01:15 -0800

Another 94 for East Hollywood - Lexington and Vermont.

Zach Behrens

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:07:51 -0800

And Enci, you have that thai vegan restaurant there too!

Enci

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:31:01 -0800

I live a block from where ryanjbell works and where he got a score of 92. Why did I get an 86? I'm off Hollywood and the 101 Frwy and the neighborhood is very walkable. If something is too far, I ride my bike. But my neighbors would not walk. Why? Because the streets are dirty. Because most of the sidewalks have no trees, only bushes on a stick that give no shade. Because there is not much to look at, so the drivers that are stuck in traffic end up staring at you. Probably not the most pleasant walk in the city, but it's walkable and you can be without a car. Major bus stops are on Hollywood Blvd. and the Red Line is only .5 miles away. I can walk to do my grocery shopping at the local mom-and-pop store, I can walk to the movie theatre and to some live theatre as well. I think my neighborhood is a great place to live in and it's a great place to be car-free.

Julie Wolfson

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 10:18:54 -0800

I live in the Hollywood/ Hancock Park Area. That website gave my neighborhood a 62, but I would give it a 90! I can walk to Larchmont, La Brea, Melrose, Beverly, Fairfax, The Grove, and LACMA!

guest

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:13:17 -0800

57 in Boyle Heights. Ugh.

guest

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:48:09 -0800

sadly, atwater village for a 51. i think its bull.

guest

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:54:56 -0800

80 for west adams, also... -la bus girl www.labusgirl.blogspot.com

Mialka

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:23:24 -0800

My address on Westmount Drive in WeHo got an 88...that's a solid B+. But I don't drive. Or know how to drive. Or have a driver's license. Or a car. And I get along perfectly so I think my place should have a 95 instead.

brif

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:42:16 -0800

6565 Fountain Ave, Hollywood - 85 out of 100. But I don't necessarily agree with all of the stores, theatres etc. Nonetheless, I'm happy because I DO walk around my neighborhood a lot :)

ryanjbell

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:58:08 -0800

ryanjbell

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:34:48 -0800

Only got a 65 - we live on Los Feliz Blvd between Commonwealth and Griffith Park Blvd. We often walk to the Coffee Bean, Albertsons, and other restaurants on Hillhurst, but we're a little stranded up on the Blvd.

Malingering

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:00:04 -0800

Waah! I only got a 71. I suppose this would explain why I'm the only person who walks to Walgreens and PetCo.

jennvecc

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:54:47 -0800

My old apt in los feliz got a 91- franklin at rodney (bw vermont and hillhurst). I'd say it should be a 100! There was NEVER any reason to get in a car. Alas it got too damn expensive. Now im at franklin at la brea and that got an 86... While I definitely walk a lot around the neighborhood, I dont think it should score so closely to los feliz because its just not built for pedestrians; you cant even walk directly across la brea on the south side of franklin bc theres no crosswalk. You have to cross the street in the 3 other directions to do it. Pedestrians are not the priority here as they were in Los Feliz.

guest

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:25:13 -0800

Second the Playhouse District for the win!

jamesey

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:37:11 -0800

The ability to walk around Pasadena and get everything you need gives a real community feel to the city. It's the reason I continue to live here, but work in Woodland Hills.

guest

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 06:28:53 -0800

Belmont Shore, near the pier . . . 68. Lower than I would have thought. I don't walk much though. I bike.

Elise Thompson

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:41:25 -0800

Burbank 78. They count "Immigrant geneology" as a bookstore and include adult day care in the calculation. I guess it's a good barometer of "Do you have a bar and liquor store within walking distance?" As someone else mentioned, crime is a big factor for women. Like rape statistics for one. Also temperature, shade, and things like freeway overpasses, factory and warehouse neighborhoods that must be crossed to get to the liquor store. I would walk more if it weren't 98 degrees outside with no shade in the valley.

Jessica Roberts

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 23:39:29 -0800

My place in West Adams scored an 80, but they should come up with a site that figures out walkability in terms of resources within a reasonable distance (as this one did) and mashes it up with those crime reporting sites that tell you how many robberies, etc. happen in an area. That would be some useful information. And fredcamino, YES, I walk (or bike), and TEN minutes is not that long. By the time you get in your car, drive, find parking, park, etc, you're probably almost taking that long anyway. What's the time difference? Two or three minutes? Come on! That's got to be worth it to save some gas (only YOU can fight terrorism) and keep a little more exhaust from getting in our air.

guest

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 23:11:12 -0800

I scored a 91 for Koreatown. I'm too scared to walk anywhere though.

guest

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:42:41 -0800

At National and Overland we score a 83/100

guest

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:12:38 -0800

94/100 for Pasadena! I also did my hometown in Alabama...a measly 26. I knew I moved out here for some reason.

Christine

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:14:45 -0800

umm yeah. my SCV address didn't come up. too new of a nabe in the ever-growing Valencia area. but i gave my old address near Hollywood Blvd/Laurel Canyon a looksie and it scored a 71.

LA City Nerd

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:14:23 -0800

Zach- Sadly, my 'hood is a meager 51; but I think it's wrong.

pillowfighter

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:36:24 -0800

Hillhurst/Franklin -- chalk up another 86 for Los Feliz. Boo-yeah!

shainLA

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:30:55 -0800

my part of los feliz scored an 86. i'd have to say that pretty accurate.

Zach Behrens

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:14:49 -0800

Ha! I just looked up my old address in Castaic and got a whopping 11. Another previous address, the CalArts campus in Valencia, scored a little better, but nothing to be proud of at 48. Grocery shopping was still a pain. Glad to be in Los Angeles now.

guest

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:06:50 -0800

92/100 - Hollywood near Capitol Records - not too bad without a car - bad for car owners and parking.

Sloane Berrent

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:50:24 -0800

I have always said LA is incredibly walkable around each individual neighborhood. I love this site. So where I live is a 77 in Santa Monica - near Olympic and 20th - but I also walk a lot around where I work on lunch breaks which is near the La Brea Tar Pits in Mid Wilshire and that got an 83. My last place in Venice got an 83 and the hood I'm scoping next - Los Feliz got a 92!

fredcamino

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:48:58 -0800

The question is DO YOU WALK? The answer is probably NO. Did you know walking half a mile takes about 10 minutes?

guest

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:44:08 -0800

86 in Hollywood, right by La Brea & Melrose. Why don't I see more people walking around then?

guest

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:41:25 -0800

got an 85 in West L.A. near Barrington & Santa Monica Blvd. :)

Carrie Meathrell

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:38:16 -0800

So apparently the urban planners have got it all wrong! LA really is eminently walkable, at least if you stay within a few miles of your place. My end of NoHo (corner of Camarillo and Lankershim) gets an 85; they do however count Le Sexe Shoppe as a bookstore.

Zach Behrens

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:34:57 -0800

Hey City Nerd, how walkable is your neighborhood?

LA City Nerd

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:15:49 -0800

Don't forget the 10 most walkable streets in LA.

guest

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:52:08 -0800

94, bitches, Rowena & Sunset Drive in Los Feliz. Probably helped by the Vista and Los Feliz 3, the Good Luck, El Chavo (yuck!), Tiki Ti, Rudy's barbershop, and Vons all within spitting distance. Yeah, we're really never going to move. Ever.

raul

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:50:54 -0800

My new apartment on Martel near Sunset scored an 86!

mynameinink

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:29:13 -0800

Colfax/Chandler in Valley Village scored a measly 65, and that's with WalkScore's count of a 7-11 as a grocery store and a stage theater as a movie theater.

guest

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:46:10 -0800

83 for WeHo in the Fairfax / Santa Monica area.

guest

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:35:40 -0800

I thought Commonwealth and Ambrose in Los Feliz would be better than a 78.

Lindsay William-Ross

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:31:23 -0800

I'm just south of Lankershim/Magnolia in NoHo Arts, and scored a respectable 83!!!

guest

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:22:19 -0800

Read 'em and weep: 94 out of 100 for the Playhouse District of Pasadena (91101).

Kemp

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:21:14 -0800

I'm on the western edge of Koreatown. My buddy who lives near the heart of the neighborhood at Wilshire/Normandie got a 92.

Zach Behrens

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:15:45 -0800

what neighborhood Kemp?

Kemp

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:12:07 -0800

77/100, or "very walkable" according to the site.

guest

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:52:54 -0800

I'm in Brentwood, and got a score of 80.