Comments | cynic51: Interesting tech gadget

cynic51

Interesting tech gadget

Nov 28, 2007 23:24

I think that Walk Score is really cool. I don't know that it's necessarily accurate, as it gave my residence a score in the high 70s, even though many of the stores they mention are [a] the only one of their type in walking distance [b] don't necessarily sell essential items of that type. But it's still cool ( Read more... )

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zoethe November 29 2007, 05:20:50 UTC

Yeah, I got about the same rating as you, but it was obviously missing many, many restaurants that are within less than a mile - it lists 8, and there are closer to 30.

This is an ideal walking area, actually. Which is why I'm completely neutral about the house-selling thing - the house next to the Meyers is very awesome, but this neighborhood is as well. Whichever way it goes, it's all good.

cynic51 November 30 2007, 13:37:43 UTC

I'm not surprised you got a higher score, what with all those mall-like things at the end of your block. I suspect your potential new address won't be as high though, since it's in the middle of a much bigger residential block. Although I suppose it's not that far to Lee.

zoethe December 1 2007, 05:41:18 UTC

Assuming we move. At this point no one seems interested. Which isn't the end of the world.

tygerdsebat November 29 2007, 14:46:06 UTC

My address got an 82 :)

My parents got a 29, heh. I wonder what it would have rated before they put in the closer grocery store.

My sister's place actually scored a 0!!

cynic51 November 30 2007, 13:35:42 UTC

So does your sister live in some completely and totally rural area, or some suburban hell?

tygerdsebat November 30 2007, 13:46:32 UTC

Rural. Very very rural. Apparently this year they aren't plowing the road she lives on on the weekends, and will only plow on weekdays if the snows are bad. :P

cynic51 November 30 2007, 13:36:52 UTC

and oh yeah, you probably got the higher score because you make it to Detroit and all those bars in < 2 minutes, whereas it takes me about 10 minutes and there aren't nearly as many bars in my area.

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pianodan November 30 2007, 22:59:47 UTC

52 here.. lots of restaurants, not so much with the other things one might need.

tigerlily_blue December 1 2007, 04:57:30 UTC

I scored a 46. Which doesn't really surprise me, since Atlanta is traffic HELL.

pussygalore66 December 4 2007, 12:49:56 UTC

it currently lists my address in santa fe as a 40. now, i don't live downtown, and i didn't expect walk score to create miracles. but i would have definitely ranked it lower, if only for this - i don't think that one can truthfully count the "bureau of land management" as a library. i'm just saying.