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Originally Posted by badrunner
You're focusing too much on that specific example and not the housing typology itself. There are plenty of SFHs within walking distance to major commercial arteries all over the country. And it's not like there's a ton of places to walk to in South Philly either. It's mostly residential.
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You're focusing specifically on the housing typology and not the generally agreed upon definition of walkability, so I fail to see what argument you're trying to make beyond "this is a nice quiet place to take a walk"--in which case any park or forest preserve would beat an exurban subdivision, hands down.
If you actually want to focus on walkability, here is the not-exactly-scientific-but-helpful-for-understanding walk score for the two addresses you provided:
Exurban subdivision: Overall score, 38.
https://www.walkscore.com/score/2470...urora-co-80016
Innercity neighborhood: Overall score, 93.
https://www.walkscore.com/score/1901...lphia-pa-19145
A simpler way to look at it--if someone didn't own a car, which place would be more pleasant to live? Personally, as I stated in the original post, if I had a walking-centric life I'd much rather live in London in November than Houston in April, despite the difference in weather. I would not want to be walking down a sunny, warm four lane highway past massive parking lots and car dealerships when I could be walking down a cozy, dense, convenient road even if it was cold and cloudy. And I think most people agree, which is why the vast majority of Americans drive everywhere and don't take the bus.