Walk Score gives an address a "walk score" based on how many things are within walking distance. It's an interesting idea, but doesn't seem to take the nature of the roads into account. I punched in our home address, and while it found most places of interest, it didn't note that while the Publix is only .91 miles away, most of that distance is four-lane divided highway, including an overpass with no sidewalk. On the other hand, it also doesn't seem to know that the local mall is only .75 miles away and is perfectly safe to walk to.
Posted by Jason at July 31, 2007 08:37 PM