LAist: LA Neighborhoods Ranked 9th Most Walkable, Long Beach Gets 8th

manmademound

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:51:12 -0800

The problem is they only seem to take into account what places you can walk to. What is can't gauge is how enjoyable the walk actually is. There's a big difference between walkable (NYC and SF are walkable) and having stuff to walk to (I can walk to stuff but it's a generally unpleasant experience.) You have lots of stuff to walk to when you're on the strip in Vegas, but it is by no means walkable since buildings are built back from the street, traffic is very loud and distances between attractions are quite large. ... gee, sounds like LA

raul

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:57:59 -0800

Koreatown: 92

Jedi of Hollywood

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:55:08 -0800

stupid gerymandering

Jedi of Hollywood

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:46:01 -0800

Who decided where these boundries lay? According the this the Jedi lives in Mid Wilshire. WTF!? >_

BRATMix

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:13:51 -0800

68 out of 100 — Somewhat Walkable Woohoo! Pity Amoeba is far from walkable. :)

chez shoes

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:58:12 -0800

Although according to the article, I live in LA's most walkable neighborhood, there's something they don't take into account: Would one *want* to walk there? Between the homeless problem, the shit - human and trophy-dog - and other grossness on the sidewalks, and the fact that indie businesses are shutting down in boatloads, leaving a generic, suburban consumer experience, I'm sad to say that I don't walk nearly as much as I expected I would when I first moved in six months ago. At first, I walked *everywhere*. But after being accosted by aggressive types each time, and being visually treated by an astounding amount of everything from dead animals to used feminine hygiene products to the aforementioned trophy-dog shit, I'm feeling defeated.

elsongs

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:37:54 -0800

According to their map, I live in the Mid-Wilshire area, and not Hollywood. WTF? I'm even north of Beverly, and all of the numbered streets for that matter. Still, Mid-Wilshire is very walkable, it's only a point less than Hollywood. I guess the reason for that is that elite in Hancock Park do not walk, except when their little trophy dogs are on a leash and they are strolling through Larchmont.

tp4free

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:37:02 -0800

walking is so ... primitive

Elise Thompson

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:11:52 -0800

While they're at it, could they also make it NOT be 100 degrees outside? That would help.

raul

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:06:31 -0800

I guess this proves that L.A. is indeed walkable but people just prefer not to. Shame.