35. That’s what Columbia scored out of 100 on Walk Score’s walkability meter, making it a “car-dependent” city.
A walk score is a numeric ranking that represents the walkability of an address based on pedestrian-friendliness and access to businesses.
Biking around the city | Photo by Columbia Compass Pedestrian-friendliness is calculated by analyzing features of an area’s roads, including the population density, intersection density, and the length of blocks in the area.
A city’s walkability score is found by calculating the average walkability of many residential addresses in a city.
Thinking of trading in the walking shoes for a pair of wheels? Columbia ranks the exact same for bicyclists with an overall score of 35.
Don’t let a bad grade get you down. Columbia is already taking steps towards becoming a more pedestrian + bicycle-friendly city with initiatives like the Walk Bike plan and the Bike Share Master Plan.
In the meantime, here are Cola’s top five most walkable + bikeable neighborhoods: University Hills | Walk score: 84 | Bike score: 48 Martin Luther King | Walk score: 81 | Bike score: 50 Shandon | Walk score: 75 | Bike score: 63 Sherwood Forest | Walk score: 74 | Bike score: 53 Historic Waverly | Walk score: 72 | Bike score: 50 EVENTS
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Editor's pick: When it comes to walking + biking in Columbia, I’ve especially enjoyed the electric Blue Bikes. Over the next few years with the advancement of electric bicycles, which I see more and more every day, I look forward to seeing how our city will adapt to make the roads more bicycle-friendly.
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