Columbia City has a Walkscore of 81/100

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Columbia City has a Walkscore of 81/100

Anonymous (71.231.107.x) 21 Jul 2008 18:44

Looks like Seattle is ranked sixth overall, and Columbia City came in 19th within the neighborhoods in Seattle (if I use my home address, just blocks from "downtown" Columbia City, I get a 91 which I like better). I think the site is pretty cool, and thought others might enjoy it as well.

www.walkscore.com

Michele

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DeeJayK 21 Jul 2008 22:21

The idea behind WalkScore rankings is interesting. In case anyone is inspired to take this a step further, here are some additional resources:

Feet First is a local advocacy group which promotes walkable communities. Their latest effort involves selling grocery carts at greatly subsidized prices (unfortunately only to neighbors of Westwood Village for the time being.) Their site also features a number of "Neighborhood on Foot" maps including one for north Beacon Hill.
King County's website offers a number of Walking Maps, including maps covering Southeast Seattle (Mount Baker to Rainier Beach, including Seward Park), Rainier Vista, the Brighton area and Rainier Beach
The post on Sightline Daily that inspired the creation of the WalkScore site.

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tqn69 16 Aug 2008 02:07

A few days ago I completed a Feet First survey. Feet First are planning to produce a "Neighborhood on Foot" map for Columbia City.

The young man holding the clipboard was a young Japanese man who said he'd flown here from outside of Tokyo just to work on this project. He showed me the existing Beacon Hill map, which was impressive in its detail even if it wasn't as cleanly designed as I'd prefer.

What I liked best were the concentric circles on the map, showing how far you could walk in 5, 10, and 20 minutes. Made me want to pull on sensible shoes, grab a Gandalf staff, and head out.

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tqn69, 16 Aug 2008 02:07

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