If you want better health and to make a better impact on the environment, why not start walking to places you frequent? There are many benefits for walking. A Washington State study found that the average resident of a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood weighs seven pounds less than someone who lives in a sprawling neighborhood. When you walk, you also cut back on having to fill up your car with gas. Being able to walk more means driving less so these residents are reducing greenhouse gases being emitted through their vehicles, helping out the air.
Unfortunately, some of us don’t live in a neighborhood where the places we frequent are within walking distance. If you’re curious as to where the nation’s most walkable neighborhoods are, click your mouse over to WalkScore.com. Not only does it list the most walkable neighborhoods, but you can also enter your address to see how easily you can get around your neighborhood by foot.
To no surprise, San Francisco and New York City top the list. My sprawling, suburban neighborhood received a walk score of 22 out of 100 while Bounce Energy’s offices in Houston’s Midtown neighborhood received a score of 72 out of 100. There are already people in the office who walk to near-by coffee shops for off-site meetings. Once the weather cools, I plan on walking to a couple of lunch spots in town to walk off some of the food I ate and because my feet are the best zero-pollution transportation machines.
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