{"id":122,"date":"2008-05-08T14:40:23","date_gmt":"2008-05-08T19:40:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T05:00:00","slug":"","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lithoguru.com\/life\/?p=122","title":{"rendered":"Walking to Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

I would be a happy man if I could get by day to day without a car. <\/p>\n

Currently, I manage to go sometimes several days without using my car. I walk to my teaching job at the University of Texas (1.6 miles each way), and there are a few errands that I can do by walking. But many things are just too far away.<\/p>\n

I discovered an interesting website: www.walkscore.com<\/a>. Type in your address, then it rates your neighborhood based on walkability on a scale of 0 \u2013 100 (using an undisclosed algorithm). Here\u2019s what the scores mean:<\/p>\n

90 – 100 = Walkers’ Paradise: Most errands can be accomplished on foot and many people get by without owning a car.
\n70 – 90 = Very Walkable: It’s possible to get by without owning a car.
\n50 – 70 = Some Walkable Locations: Some stores and amenities are within walking distance, but many everyday trips still require a bike, public transportation, or car.
\n25 – 50 = Not Walkable: Only a few destinations are within easy walking range. For most errands, driving or public transportation is a must.
\n0 – 25 = Driving Only: Virtually no neighborhood destinations within walking range. You can walk from your house to your car! <\/p>\n

My address scored a 43, which is not great. I\u2019m willing to walk a bit farther than most people, I suspect, so I\u2019m willing to call my neighborhood \u201csomewhat walkable\u201d. And by walking much more than I have been in the past, I\u2019m also driving less often to the gym.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I would be a happy man if I could get by day to day without a car. Currently, I manage to go sometimes several days without using my car. I walk to my teaching job at the University of Texas (1.6 miles each way), and there are a few errands that I can do by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lithoguru.com\/life\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lithoguru.com\/life\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lithoguru.com\/life\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lithoguru.com\/life\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lithoguru.com\/life\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lithoguru.com\/life\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lithoguru.com\/life\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lithoguru.com\/life\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lithoguru.com\/life\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}