Ok – Subeck beat me to this one, but I went at it with a different angle. Alder Satya Rhodes-Conway sent a link to several of us that was kind of interesting. It’s a site that determines how walkable a particular address is. It does so by measuring how close you are to various things such as libraries, schools, restaurants, health clubs, book stores, etc etc etc. I plugged in several of the Alders scores to see how we did. There’s a few surprises. Here’s the scores out of 100 total possible points:
18 – Michael Schumacher (District 18 – Northside) 517 Nova Way (04)
22 – Zach Brandon (District 7 – Far Southwestside) 3526 Mammoth Trl (19)
26 – Judy Compton (Distirct 16 – Far East) 6030 Fairfax Ln (18)
28 – Tim Bruer (District 14 – Southside) 3310 Leyton Ln (13)
29 – Jed Sanborn (District 1 – Far West) 12 Cherbourg Ct (11)
29 – Lauren Cnare (District 3 – Far East) 5218 Kevins Way (14)
37 – Mark Clear – (District 19 – Northwest) 110 Shiloh Dr (05)
49 – Tim Gruber (District 11 – Near West) 4349 Bagley Pkwy (05)
51 – Thuy Pham-Remmele (District 20 – Southwest) 5406 Denton Pl (11)
52 – Joe Claussius (District 17 – Far Northeast) 18 Clarendon Ct (04)
65 – Robbie Webber (District 5 – Near West/Campus) 2613 Stevens St (05)
69 – Paul Skidmore (District 9 – Far West) 13 Red Maple Trl (17)
71 – Larry Palm (District 15 – Mideast) – 2502 Dahle St (04)
75 – Brian Solomon (District 10 – Near West and Southwest) 2148 West Lawn Ave (11)
75 – Mike Verveer (District 4 – Downtown) 614 W Doty (03)
77 – Marsha Rummel (District 6 – Isthmus/Near East) 1339 Rutledge St (03)
80 – Julia Kerr (District 13 – Near South) 1626 Madison St (11)
82 – Satya Rhodes-Conway (District 12 – Near Northeast) 2642 Hoard St (04)
85 – Eli Judge (District 8 – Downtown/Campus) 1002 Spring St. (15)
92 – Brenda Konkel (District 2 – Isthmus/Near East) 511 E Mifflin St (03)
(Map of the districts is here.)
After several of us compared scores, we decided to figure out how Susan Lampert Smith did. She got a SIX. It’s kind of fun, you should try it out and see what score your home gets. Tho, you have to be careful, as somethings get credit for being walkable that might not be necessarily your cup of tea or exactly what you’re looking for. For instance, Red Letter News counts as a book store.
