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Originally Posted by dave8721
This is a ranking of how economically accessible walkable areas are. This has nothing to do with how walkable a city is.
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I can't speak for all metros on this list but based on the weighting of walkable areas that are affordable Vegas doesn't do well with that. The more affordable areas of the metro have poor walkability. The areas that are walkable are mostly expensive to buy or rent in. Yes someone can get a condo or rental on the strip but the costs are the opposite of affordable. maybe some housing downtown could pass muster for affordable but a great deal of it would be premium pricing at best.
I think something important is what this ranking considers walkable. Using something like Walkscore is starting point but checking out the area in street view reveals if it really is.
For example going by Walkscore and using the heat map where they show were is more walkable here are two examples. I picked locations for each that based on the Walkscore heat map should be more walkable.
https://www.walkscore.com/NV/Las_Vegas
Downtown Las Vegas - Walkscore 75
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1694...192?authuser=0
Meadows Neighborhood - Walkscore 72
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1612...192?authuser=0
Cruise around the streets in both and also zone out and see the map for each. The score puts them close to the same. The reality is far from it. Yes I can walk around my own neighborhood and do so daily. To reach anything other than other house in said neighbor I would also needs to cross major stroads and a moon scape of surface parking to reach any meaningful destination. People on the sidewalks or lack thereof in both examples shows how the people in these areas view them as walkable or not.