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Interesting website - walkscore.com

gong's picture
Submitted by gong on Wed, 2008-02-13 18:24.

http://www.walkscore.com

It's a pretty neat idea for a site. You give it an address, and it assigns a score based on the proximity of restaurants, grocery stores, movie theaters, and so on. It's not perfect by their own admission, but it's still pretty cool to see what all is nearby.

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roger3b's picture

score

Submitted by roger3b on Wed, 2008-02-13 18:57.

89

IndyFan's picture

65 in downtown Decatur.

Submitted by IndyFan on Wed, 2008-02-13 18:59.

65 in downtown Decatur. Good link.

kurt's picture

score

Submitted by kurt on Wed, 2008-02-13 23:15.

65

The Depot is not on the map yet (it opened a week ago) but y'all should check it out. its across the street from me.

X-topher's picture

chop chop

Submitted by X-topher on Thu, 2008-02-14 14:41.

The only restaurant it lists for our address is Chop Chop. Little do they know its actually Chop Restaurant Chop, according to the sign.

ckdake's picture

you ever been there? I've

Submitted by ckdake on Thu, 2008-02-14 15:55.

you ever been there? I've been meaning too..

spiffyk's picture

chop

Submitted by spiffyk on Thu, 2008-02-14 16:57.

They have a small soul food type selection (maybe 10 items?) served cafeteria style for lunch.

conjob's picture

heck yes

Submitted by conjob on Thu, 2008-02-14 09:24.

77.
this site is brilliant.

jase's picture

Score

Submitted by jase on Thu, 2008-02-14 11:25.

68, which is probably pretty good for Atlanta. I'm a block away from the Edgewood retail district, and a few blocks away from Cabbagetown and Little Five Points. EAV and Chandler Park are close too. Grant Park and Oakland Cemetery are close enough...

gabriel's picture

Damn, jase, you live in the hood

Submitted by gabriel on Thu, 2008-02-14 11:27.

I got an 80, which is much better than having neighbors. oh wait...

jase's picture

Hmmm...

Submitted by jase on Thu, 2008-02-14 11:32.

Now that I think about your location, the Atlantic Station citadel is pretty close. So are a bunch of other amenities.

I don't know how the scoring is weighted, but it does seem heavily geared towards consumer space and less oriented to civic/public space (e.g. parks and libraries.)

I like how it has a distinct category for book stores!

gabriel's picture

yeah, disney around the corner

Submitted by gabriel on Fri, 2008-02-29 16:37.

but not too many real folks around.

Oh, and stop trying to force your literacy on us! dammit jase!!!

jase's picture

READ A BOOK!

Submitted by jase on Fri, 2008-02-29 17:01.

Just sayin'

Rebecca's picture

95

Submitted by Rebecca on Thu, 2008-02-14 11:55.

but then i do live in the highlands. so i'm right next to everything.

anna.from.marietta's picture

85

Submitted by anna.from.marietta on Tue, 2008-02-26 18:50.

for where i plan to move.

31

Submitted by VegCyclist on Wed, 2008-02-27 18:38.

Thanks to Supreme Fish Delight for putting me in the double digits...

Jeff's picture

31 also

Submitted by Jeff on Wed, 2008-02-27 22:03.

But I know I don't live in a walking neighborhood. That is why I ride a bike.

Alex's picture

I used to live in a walking neighborhood

Submitted by Alex on Thu, 2008-02-28 08:27.

I came home late one night and the whole neighborhood was gone. It left me a note saying it went to the other neighbohood to buy cigarrets, but never returned. That's when I moved.

Jeff's picture

It appears that the recent UK earthquake

Submitted by Jeff on Thu, 2008-02-28 11:27.

has shaken a few things loose in your head. Get well soon!

whitney's picture

75

Submitted by whitney on Sat, 2008-03-01 21:28.

at my apartment (near l5p). 5 for my parents' house in the burbs