Here is a fun website to go play around with, Walkscore. This website allows you input your address to see how walkable your neighborhood is, relevance to its location to shopping, retail, restaurants, parks or just about anything else that makes an area to live enjoyable.
Inman News touched on this a couple of days ago with an article relating to the popularity of Walkscore given the price of gas and the importance of being close areas of walking distance.
The website rates the area where you live on a scale from 1-100, with the 100 being a walkers paradise and 0 being driving only. If you’re into celebrity stalking, you can also get the lowdown on how walkable some celebrities palaces are.
