"WalkScore" news and stories

I love aimless walks in the park, but some of my favorite walks involve trips to local restaurants or ice cream shops. It's about a 20 minute walk from my house to somewhere with decent food - just enough time to build up an appetite, but far enough that I sometimes (OK, often) get lazy and ask a friend to drive me home.

Walk Score is site that determines "the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc." According to Walk Score, our house has a rank of 52: "Some stores and amenities are within walking distance, but many everyday trips still require a bike, public transportation, or car." That sounds about right.

Walk Score, however, does admit that their model isn't perfect. They don't take walking paths into account or safety of the streets. Clearly, you need to try to walk places to know for sure how walkable a place is, but Walk Score is a good starting point.

What's your score? Do you agree with it? Do you take advantage of food you can walk to?