Comments on: Pasadena 91104: Better Walking Streets Further from Downtown http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2008/08/pasadena_91104_better_walking_streets_further_from_downtown.html Redfin Los Angeles Sweet Digs Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:18:58 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: BlogReader http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2008/08/pasadena_91104_better_walking_streets_further_from_downtown.html/comment-page-1#comment-15598 BlogReader Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:50:30 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2008/08/pasadena_91104_better_walking_streets_further_from_downtown.html#comment-15598 I guess there could be several definitions of "walkable". Neighborhoods with sidewalks along well-landscaped homes, with shade providing trees, but going nowhere is not how I would define a walkable neighboorhood (neither does Walkscore). walkscore.com says (and I agree): "The Walk Score algorithm awards points based on the distance to the closest amenity in each category." I guess there could be several definitions of “walkable”. Neighborhoods with sidewalks along well-landscaped homes, with shade providing trees, but going nowhere is not how I would define a walkable neighboorhood (neither does Walkscore).

walkscore.com says (and I agree): “The Walk Score algorithm awards points based on the distance to the closest amenity in each category.”

]]> By: Elise Kalfayan http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2008/08/pasadena_91104_better_walking_streets_further_from_downtown.html/comment-page-1#comment-15590 Elise Kalfayan Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:13:25 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2008/08/pasadena_91104_better_walking_streets_further_from_downtown.html#comment-15590 BlogReader: I live within walking distance of a post office, a Glendale branch public library, several small grocery stores and one large grocery store, a Glendale Beeline stop and LA Metro stop, a large park, three area public schools, several small retail storefronts, dentists' offices, medical offices, and even a pet hospital. My own residence scores a 42/100 on Walkscore.com. I call the 91104 residential area "walkable" because it is less congested than downtown Pasadena, and also because it is an attractive neighborhood of mostly well-landscaped homes. I also know that the main streets intersecting that neighborhood have small storefronts and commercial spaces similar to those of my own neighborhood. Since the first house listed in my post actually scores higher than my own neighborhood, I would imagine the neighborhood is very walkable indeed. BlogReader:
I live within walking distance of a post office, a Glendale branch public library, several small grocery stores and one large grocery store, a Glendale Beeline stop and LA Metro stop, a large park, three area public schools, several small retail storefronts, dentists’ offices, medical offices, and even a pet hospital.
My own residence scores a 42/100 on Walkscore.com.
I call the 91104 residential area “walkable” because it is less congested than downtown Pasadena, and also because it is an attractive neighborhood of mostly well-landscaped homes.
I also know that the main streets intersecting that neighborhood have small storefronts and commercial spaces similar to those of my own neighborhood. Since the first house listed in my post actually scores higher than my own neighborhood, I would imagine the neighborhood is very walkable indeed.

]]> By: BlogReader http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2008/08/pasadena_91104_better_walking_streets_further_from_downtown.html/comment-page-1#comment-15571 BlogReader Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:46:57 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2008/08/pasadena_91104_better_walking_streets_further_from_downtown.html#comment-15571 The very first house you listed in the neighborhood you said was walkable, scores a poor 46/100 on Walkscore.com. http://www.walkscore.com/get-score.php?street=1496+Paloma%20St%20Pasadena%20CA%2091104&go=Go The others do not fare much better. The very first house you listed in the neighborhood you said was walkable, scores a poor 46/100 on Walkscore.com.
http://www.walkscore.com/get-score.php?street=1496+Paloma%20St%20Pasadena%20CA%2091104&go=Go

The others do not fare much better.

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