In an interesting post on her blog All About Cities, Wendy Waters asks, “Is there such a thing as too much walkability?”
Waters, a real estate investment analyst, uses the Walk Score tool — which, as she points out, is increasingly popular among both sellers and buyers of real estate to measure the desirability of a property — and discovers that her home scores a 98. Then she goes on to wonder if that might not be excessive for some people:
There is undeniable evidence of housing preferences shifting from auto-centered suburban locations to more walkable, higher-density urban spaces.
But does everyone want perfect walkability? Do they want to have all amenities they’ll ever need in close proximity — given that often comes with higher car, foot, and bike traffic, as well as noise?..
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