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[quote=Anonymous]My take on it is that walkability is nice vis-a-vis places you would actually want to walk to.  For me, it was important that the neighborhood had sidewalks so I could take my so out. I have two parks in short walking distance, which is great.  I can walk a block to his elementary school, which is great.

Now even though I can walk to a grocery store in ten minutes, I would not want to walk there - unless you are going there to grab a bottle of milk, who wants to lug bags of groceries for ten minutes? Most of my grocery shopping loads cannot even be carried by one person, and I wouldn't want to go more often than I had to. If you a single person, perhaps, but shopping for a family with kids requires a car in my view.

I also have a metro station within 15 minute walk.  While it's nice to have that option, I prefer to drive and I think I always will. I grew up in a country where everyone except the very rich takes public transport, and I can channel your Hollywood old-timers in believing that "I drove and I took the bus, and driving is better." And 100+ times with a kid in tow.

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