Rec | IT’S ALL ABOUT THAT WALKABILITY SCORE

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Rec'd on 🚶‍♀️ What are some genuinely walkable cities?

Which the internet defines as good if amenities are within 0.4km or 5min. When I look at this in my own life, I compare my Manhattan apartment (across the street from a grocery store and within a block of many restaurants, drug stores, bars, the post office, etc.) to where I’m spending the summer in California (within a 20 minute walk of a grocery store and a couple of other businesses, but as a rule if I leave the house I’m jumping in the car).

@tortitude

Jul 11, 2024

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