Comments on: A walkable future? http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/2009/04/18/a-walkable-future/ News, happenings and speculation from our community Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:06:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: tink http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/2009/04/18/a-walkable-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 tink Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:09:35 +0000 http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/?p=241#comment-1026 Wow!! I got a 77 out of 100. "Very walkable". Not surprising though. I live in a very residential part of Bwater with tons of things in close walking distance. I think the exercise does more of calculating how far you are from basic stores (grocery, gas, library, etc.) rather than calculating how well the roads are to walk on just for exercise and leisure. Wow!! I got a 77 out of 100. “Very walkable”. Not surprising though. I live in a very residential part of Bwater with tons of things in close walking distance. I think the exercise does more of calculating how far you are from basic stores (grocery, gas, library, etc.) rather than calculating how well the roads are to walk on just for exercise and leisure.

]]> By: Old Timer http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/2009/04/18/a-walkable-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Old Timer Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:04:10 +0000 http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/?p=241#comment-1025 23 out of 100. Worst walkable urban area. "Car dependent". Tell me something I don't know. 23 out of 100. Worst walkable urban area. “Car dependent”. Tell me something I don’t know.

]]> By: Sissy Sue http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/2009/04/18/a-walkable-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 Sissy Sue Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:49:21 +0000 http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/?p=241#comment-1024 Zero! I WIN!!! I'm totally car dependent according to the site. Thank God for the rain and sun to grow my own food. Zero! I WIN!!! I’m totally car dependent according to the site. Thank God for the rain and sun to grow my own food.

]]> By: mousie http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/2009/04/18/a-walkable-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1021 mousie Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:36:24 +0000 http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/?p=241#comment-1021 mine rates 40 out of 100. car dependent it says. and while there is plenty of good walking territory around here i think the point is that it is hard to get regular business done on foot. for example. dicksons is a 35 minute roundtrip to pick up a prescription and iga is probably 50 minutes to pick up groceries. mine rates 40 out of 100. car dependent it says. and while there is plenty of good walking territory around here i think the point is that it is hard to get regular business done on foot. for example. dicksons is a 35 minute roundtrip to pick up a prescription and iga is probably 50 minutes to pick up groceries.

]]> By: mcgill http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/2009/04/18/a-walkable-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1020 mcgill Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:58:45 +0000 http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz/?p=241#comment-1020 Mine is 31/100, yet I walk all over the place easily. Not sure I understand this exercise. No pun intended. :) I am, however, an advocate of sidewalks. Realizing it would be a huge cost burden to the town and developers, I think we should have them at least on high traffic feeder streets in residential areas. I like the fact that residential developers now have to provide curb and gutters but would like to see the next step, sidewalks, be included. Mine is 31/100, yet I walk all over the place easily. Not sure I understand this exercise. No pun intended. :)

I am, however, an advocate of sidewalks. Realizing it would be a huge cost burden to the town and developers, I think we should have them at least on high traffic feeder streets in residential areas. I like the fact that residential developers now have to provide curb and gutters but would like to see the next step, sidewalks, be included.

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