Best Walkability Quotes

"They really are evidence that people will gravitate to well-designed urban spaces if you provide them, and they really do hunger for walkability and places where cars are tamed."

"To quote the book Walkable City, 'The General Theory of Walkability explains how, to be favored, a walk has to satisfy four main conditions: it must be useful, safe, comfortable, and interesting.'"

"I had a lot of fun researching this one; I bought three or four books on city planning and walkability. This is something I'm very passionate about, because I've just been analyzing again, the places I've lived, or if I'm looking at where I would like to live, you know, the ideal place for me - walkability is absolutely a big factor."

"New York, for walkability, you can't beat it in the United States, it's a 10 out of 10."

"The city is really prioritized street life and walkability."

"Interest in walkable cities is absolutely trending up."

"I will hype SF to no end when it comes to walkability."

"Savannah: ranked as one of the 10 best walkable cities in the U.S."

"The real reason is that it's not enjoyable, comfortable, or safe to walk or cycle in a place like this."

"I love having an Airbnb that's in a walkable area where I can just take a break from work, go walk, explore a little, go to a coffee shop, whatever."

"Instead of trying to get people to go to the gym, design our streets so it's easy, safe, and aesthetically pleasing to walk."

"United States cities are not walking friendly."

"Imagine living in a place where the city itself was walkable."

"Puerto Morelos... a small town completely walkable and very well provided with stores, markets, restaurants, parks, and pretty much all that urban life offers."

"The walkability aspect, there are several areas that are extremely walkable."

"I personally just loved how walkable the city is; it reminded me of New York City."

"There is so much to see here and do here and wow, it's a very walkable City here in Old San Juan."

"Everything is so walkable compared to the United States. It's like night and day."

"Chicago is an extremely walkable city, and I really encourage you to walk."

"The beauty about Athens is it is a very walkable city."

"Uptown has a great walkability. If you're one of those type of people that like to walk out of your front door and go down the street to some bars or restaurants, cafes, little cute shops, uptown is perfect."

"I would say pretty much every neighborhood that you live in, you can find a place that's walkable."

"Now one thing we're loving about Savannah is that it's such a walkable city."

"Little Italy is also incredibly walkable."

"Guadalajara, it's a very walkable city."

"St. Pete is one of the most walkable cities."

"It's just super walkable, all along 4th Street and 17th Avenue."

"Providence, Rhode Island, is a very walkable city."

"The reason, the main reasons this is one of the most desirable neighborhoods in Atlanta will come down to the walkability and the quality of the schools."

"Geneva is a small City you could walk most of its historic core inside a day."

"The city had many pedestrian streets so it was easily walkable."

"Everything is easily walkable, there are decent sidewalks throughout the community."

"Every time I go to Europe, my favorite thing is that everyone's able to walk everywhere."

"Suburbs were like their own contained little town that were walkable."

"For such a large city, it feels extremely walkable."

"We're walking everywhere; Porto's definitely walkable."

"We don't need a car... we walk everywhere."

"It was magical, I could walk everywhere, it was great."

"Playa Del Carmen is walkable. If you are staying anywhere in the center, you can walk anywhere."

"Anything you do to make a city more walkable, if you do it right, will make it more rollable."

"If you can make a place that is walkable, you will make a place that is well planned."

"This allows for easy walkability and for cars to have to slow down on these narrow streets."

"The pros are the walkability for sure; everything is close by, you can easily get from point A to point B."

"If you look at what makes a neighborhood valuable in San Francisco, sun and walkability are top on the list."

"Boston easily slides into the number three spot in terms of the best cities for walking in the country."

"Walkable cities... most cities in Europe were designed and built and founded long before cars."

"Walkable neighborhoods are really important to us because we spend a lot of time in front of screens."

"What I'm looking for is a walkable, bikeable place with great Transit, dense land uses, and strong Urban fabric."

"It called for creating a more pedestrian-friendly environment."

"It's so pretty down here, such a walkable city."

"You do not need to rent a car at all; it is extremely walkable if you are in a central location."

"The sustainable neighborhood—it's a place designed so well people will willingly walk."

"DC is incredibly walkable and bike-friendly due to its pre-automobile planning and its lack of downtown freeways."

"Jersey City has done a great job building housing as well as making the city more walkable and bikable."

"It is loaded with some of America's most walkable neighborhoods."

"Walkability is extremely important when you're investing in those types of city and urban areas."

"That's my dream, to live in a place that's all walkable."

"Pedestrian friendliness: are there good walkable connections directly to the stadium?"

"BC Place is right downtown and super walkable, and even though it's not a rectangular venue, there's dense development filling in nearly every corner."

"We have the ability to walk about anywhere we want to and we feel completely safe."

"The city will save money if it develops things in a more walkable fashion."

"For an urbanized area its size, Pittsburgh punches way above its weight in transit service and use and walkability."

"I love how walkable it is. How many activities you can do outside."

"We don't get a lot of things right on paper, but when we get it right, perfect score for Mexico City for walkability."

"Savannah is a perfect place to stop because it's a walking city."

"San Diego is quite walkable, most of these touristy neighborhoods have really walkable areas."

"It's more walkable and more for a pedestrian than almost anywhere I've seen."

"It's very walkable and a great sense of community, great sense of pride."

"Most city planners and urban designers will tell you that building noisy, polluting eyesores that kill a city's walkability and livability is not a recipe for success."

"If you want a nicer walkable city, then you should have public transportation."

"Public transportation catalyzing the urban fabric, making cities more walkable."

"The streets are really walkable, nice friendly neighbors, nice cute little houses."

"Walkable diversity, walkable urbanism for diverse people."

"If you make nice streets, invite people to walk, then you will see walking increase, and you will have a livable city."

"Everywhere else in the world is just so much better when it comes to simply being walkable."

"It's so beautiful as well at the same time, it's so walkable, there's cozy, yeah, and this time of year when everything's golden, it's absolutely gorgeous."

"It's also voted one of the most walkable cities."

"We're going to cover five of the most walkable neighborhoods in Indianapolis."

"Those are five super walkable, very popular neighborhoods in Indianapolis."

"I can walk to most of the things I regularly need to in like 10 or 15 minutes."

"You don't need a car. It's a walkable city, and we walked all over Cuenca."

"The town itself is really cool because it's just one of those towns that's very walkable."

"Marine City is a beautiful place to take in by foot."

"London is an incredibly walkable city."

"Rehoboth Beach is a popular walkable resort town where many retirees choose to live permanently."

"It's the integrated city of continuously connected neighborhoods where you can walk between one center and the other without ever realizing you've passed from one neighborhood to the next."

"It's very long and it's very comfortable to take a walk wherever you live in Batumi."

"99% of everything I need I can walk to within 15 or 20 minutes at the absolute most."

"Denver is considered one of the most walkable downtowns in the nation."

"If you love walking everywhere, this is definitely your spot."

"It feels safer, it feels cleaner than Atlanta, it is significantly more walkable."

"12 South is small but mighty; it's walkable, cute, full of character."

"We need to build back walkable communities so kids can actually be around, kids can actually have somewhere to go."

"Golden is small, it's relatively walkable, it's historic, got a lot of cool stuff going for it."

"San Juan has been on my bucket list. It is a total walkable city if you don't mind a few hills."