When I decided to move a few years ago, I put a lot of thought into where I wanted to live. One of the key issues for me was to live in a part of town that is walkable.
One of my favorite ways to exercise is to walk outside. I chose an area that is great for walking with restaurants, shops and a Starbucks all within 2 blocks of my home. If I’m willing to go just a little farther, I could walk to dozens of restaurants and even a grocery store.
Did you catch that I said I could walk to these places? It seems that one of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to lose weight or get fit. I’ll be making one of these myself again this year, and plan to get out and start walking (well…as soon as the weather warms up a little!).
I often hear from people relocating to St. Louis that they are looking for a community that has easy access for walking to coffee shops and cafes. There are plenty of places in St. Louis that will fit this need, but many others that really require a car to get to just about everything.
How walkable is your neighborhood?
Check out this website that allows you to enter any address and shows you nearby retail businesses on a map along with giving you a walk score. My score was 60. What is your score?
Leave me a comment below to let me know if you think your walk score matches the walkability of your area.
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