Picture a walkable neighborhood. You lose weight each time you walk to the grocery store. You stumble home from last call without waiting for a cab. You spend less money on your car—or you don't own a car. When you shop, you support your local economy. You talk to your neighbors.
What is Walk Score? We help people find houses and apartments in walkable neighborhoods. Walk Score shows you a map of what's nearby and calculates a Walk Score for any property. Living in a walkable neighborhood is good for the environment and good for your health.
What makes a neighborhood walkable?
Walkable communities tend to have the following characteristics:
A center: Walkable neighborhoods have a discernible center, whether it's a shopping district, a main street, or a public space.
Density: The neighborhood is dense enough for local businesses to flourish and for public transportation to be cost effective.
Mixed income, mixed use: Housing is provided for everyone who works in the neighborhood: young and old, singles and families, rich and poor. Businesses and residences are located near each other.
Parks and public space: There are plenty of public places to gather and play.
Accessibility: The neighborhood is accessible to everyone and has wheelchair access, plenty of benches with shade, sidewalks on all streets, etc.
Well connected, speed controlled streets: Streets form a connected grid that improves traffic by providing many routes to any destination. Streets are narrow to control speed, and shaded by trees to protect pedestrians.
Pedestrian-centric design: Buildings are placed close to the street to cater to foot traffic, with parking lots relegated to the back.
Close schools and workplaces: Schools and workplaces are close enough that most residents can walk from their homes.
You can go to the Walk Score site directly to find out information about any neighborhood. Just type in an address and go.
Some of our neighborhoods in Tampa that are popular and have these characteristics are:
- Hyde Park Historic District-Hyde Park Village, offers quaint shopping and dinning
- Palma Ceia
- Davis Islands
- Harbour Island
- Channelside District
- Downtown Tampa
- Bayshore
- Ballast Point
- Seminole Heights Historic District
- Downtown Tampa
To receive a list of homes, condos or townhomes for sale in these popular neighborhoods you may search MLS listings here,
Feel free to email or call us 813-784-7744
Rae Catanese and Michelle Jordan
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