An App That Tells You How Walkable a Street Really Is – Technology – The Atlantic Cities

Those eight factors, as defined by Davies, are: road safety; ease of crossing the street; quality of sidewalks; hilliness; ease of navigation; fear of crime; what he refers to as how "smart and beautiful" a street is, in other words its aesthetic quality; and whether the street is "fun and relaxing."

The app, which just launched, so far covers London and other English cities, San Francisco, and Manhattan. Next up is Toronto, with Chicago, Los Angeles, and Boston slated for inclusion later this year.

via An App That Tells You How Walkable a Street Really Is – Technology – The Atlantic Cities.

Walkonomics [src] (app)
Walk Score [src] (website)

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