July 21, 2008

Walk Score Really Likes Us!

Walkers on Wisconsin & M St. (Photo credit)

A few days ago, Walk Score released its list of the country’s most walkable cities. Within each city, the website also ranks the most walkable neighborhoods. Washington, DC came in at a very respectable number 7 out of the 40 U.S. cities that were rated. 

While our very talented DC/Bethesda/Chevy Chase/Silver Spring blogger is taking a well-deserved hiatus, I’ll be using Walk Score’s web site to cover different neighborhoods in DC. Employing what might be the coolest (real estate) app ever, I’ll be able to tell you where you can walk to from any given address in the city. Since the good people at Walk Score are very open about the fact that the site might not always be completely accurate (cities are constantly changing, and their resources might take a while to provide up-to-date information), I welcome any and all comments about a neighborhood’s walkability and what it’s close to. If you have any additional insights to offer about a neighborhood, or any corrections you think would be helpful, please post that, too.

To better understand the ranking system, read the “How It Works” section. A walk score of 90 to 100 is considered a “walker’s paradise”.

The top 10 most walkable neighborhoods in DC are below. I’ll be making my way down the list by starting at number 10, Georgetown, later on this week.  For the complete list of the most walkable cities in the U.S., click here.

I hope you enjoy this series of posts!