Is San Marino a Walkable Neighborhood?
Living in San Marino, I find that I am doing a lot more walking. I’m only several blocks away from the San Marino library, Starbucks, Japanese, Chinese and Seafood restaurants. About 10 minutes away from Lacy Park. 20 minutes away from Huntington Library and lately my husband and I started taking long walks to Pasadena’s South Lake Avenue District. That walk takes us about 45 minutes – not bad!
Walkscore.com is a website that looks at “walkability” of a particular neighborhood. It helps people find walkable places to live. With gas prices going through the roof and the health benefits of walking, this website calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc. Walk Score measures how easy it is to live a car-lite lifestyle—not how pretty the area is for walking.
Why Walking Matters
Walkable neighborhoods offer surprising benefits to our health, the environment, and our communities.
Better health: A study in Washington State found that the average resident of a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood weighs 7 pounds less than someone who lives in a sprawling neighborhood.1 Residents of walkable neighborhoods drive less and suffer fewer car accidents, a leading cause of death between the ages of 15-45.
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