How walkable is your neighborhood?

[DM]

I got a 37. But I dont really agree with it. I think it should be lower. My neighborhood is only walkable to me because I walk to the trail and run almost everyday. But other then that I would say not very walkable at all.

[Conan71]

My block near 15th & Harvard got a 51.

Moving the survey down to 15th & Delaware it got a 57.

It considers the TU law library as our local library. [}:)]  It also considers Fiesta Mart as my local grocery, and Turner Park the nearest park.  No mention of Florence Park nor Gary Park which is only two blocks away.  It calls "At The Beach" my local fitness center.  It also calc'd Ed's Hurricane Lounge as the closest bar when University of Wash is a much closer option (not that I would drink there).

As far as "true" quality of life, there is no mention of pizza, nor the closest liquor store.

Great ad revenue generating tool for Google and that's about it.

[NellieBly]

I got a 35 and those include points for being within walking distance of my favorite bookstore (Pennwell), Indo Pak Grocery Store and Moda 2000 clothing store, oh and the Cimarron Bar. I probably would have scored more if they had considered the ParT Lounge and The Causual Cocktail.

My neighborhood is great for just walking, however. Long streets, a nice walking trail at the nearby park, etc. I can walk easily to Big Lots and Super Saver, a Fiesta Mart, Braums and other places.

[tulsa1603]

52 for my part of Florence Park.  

My parents old house east of Owasso got ZERO!

[cannon_fodder]

62 for 28th and Harvard.

I had at least 5 choices in every category they listed.  Problem area's:

Parks - they did not count the parks around EIS for some reason.  So the closest park was 1 mile away.

Movie Theaters - 1 mile.  Not a priority.

Strip Club and Coffee Shops:  .75 miles (again, not a priority).
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Other than the parks, it seems to have done a really good job.  I guess it considers anything > .5 miles or so against you and really punishes > 1 mile.  Fun link.

ps.  My friend at Franklin and Green in San Fran got a 95.  []

[Conan71]

It might have an obesity factor which assumes all Oklahomans are fat and lazy and wouldn't walk more than a half mile for anything. [}:)]

[cannon_fodder]

Not even for the strip club?

[Conan71]

No thanks, more than happy w/ what I got at home.  Who was the comedian who said:

"What's with these guys who leave huge tips for Hooters girls?  I mean they think they are going to score just because of a big tip?  Only way they're going to score is by lying to them!"

[}:)]

I can't picture what strip club is around 31st & Harvard...

[jiminy]

59th & Yale - 69

If only the Market at Kingspointe had lived... but that was a disaster from the getgo.  High prices, average product and a high percentage of perishable goods do not a success story make.  Would like to see something like the Bud's before it there, since it still stands empty.  But, this is the King-Davis sisters we are talking about.

[waterboy]

quote:Originally posted by pmcalk

quote:Originally posted by waterboy

That's funny. I got a 62. Mid-Continent Concrete company passes for a hardware store, and we have a new movie theatre...Via Stream Media corporation. A little suspect I think.

Hmmmm-I know for a fact we don't live so far apart.  Why did you get five points higher?  And I can't wait to catch the Simpsons at that new movie theater in our neighborhood.

I probably got a few more points for pulling my beater Trooper up into the driveway.[]

[Wingnut]

I'm near 31st and Mingo & I got a 45.
Does this mean I have a 45% chance of getting struck by a stray bulllet?
I would hope for better odds

[inteller]

quote:Originally posted by jiminy

59th & Yale - 69

If only the Market at Kingspointe had lived... but that was a disaster from the getgo.  High prices, average product and a high percentage of perishable goods do not a success story make.  Would like to see something like the Bud's before it there, since it still stands empty.  But, this is the King-Davis sisters we are talking about.

hey, but it was fun to take advantage of their little fire sale.  got lots of 'average' goodies for real cheap.

[dsjeffries]

My house: 0 points.  That is accurate.
New apartment at TU: 52
6th & Cincinnati, downtown: 82

To show that this method is flawed, 71st & Memorial (75) scored higher than Brookside AND Cherry Street (both 71).

While taking all the shopping, dining, etc. is important, it's not the only factor in walkability.  I'd rather walk Cherry Street or Brookside than 71st Street any day.

[sgrizzle]

The app seems highly flawed. It listed a running store under music and orange julius as a bar.

I did get a 49. But I'm close to dead center of a square mile so I don't consider that particularly bad.

[mac]

My neighbrohood got a 68!!
Good deal!