The website walkscore.com allows you to tally the walk-ability of your neighborhood, using a scale of 0 to 100 to measure the proximity of shops, schools, restaurants and coffee shops.
Recently, Cleveland was ranked as the 14th most walk-able city by walkscore.com. Downtown Cleveland as well as the city of Lakewood both ranked particularly high.
“Walkability is actually a stand-in for a convenient way of living," said Christopher Leinberger, a University of Michigan professor who studied walkability for the Washington, D.C.-based Brookings Institution and serves as a WalkScore advisory board member. "A higher walk score reflects a place that is walkable urban, it is vital. You're living the Seinfeld life, rather than the Tony Soprano life."
This weekend, you can celebrate the walk-ability – and bike-ability – of Lakewood by attending the “Walk and Roll” event. The neighborhood party will close two miles of streets for walking and cycling. The Rockport Square development in Lakewood is located within walking or biking distance of all of the amenities that the city has to offer. The Walk and Roll event will be centered around Lakewood Park and surrounding streets.
For more information on Walk and Roll, please visit their website at
www.walkroll.com.
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