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Post by wirewiper on Oct 15, 2020 8:10:40 GMT
London has scored well in a report into the walkability of world cities, published by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) which is based in New York. Of cities of more than 5 million, London came fifth when it came to the percentage of population living within 100m of a traffic-free public space such as a park, pedestrianised street or square (Paris came third). London came third when looking at the percentage of population that lived within 1 kilometre of both healthcare and educational opportunities. London was not in the top five though when it came to the size of "city blocks" - cities with smaller blocks make it easier for people to walk directly to their destinations without having to detour around large buildings. The only city to have scored in the top five in all three categories is Bogotá, Colombia. The city made a concerted effort at the turn of the century to create a city "with more public space for children than motor vehicles" by focusing on buses, cycling and walking. The ITDP is scathing about the walkability of cities in its own country, the United States, where it is particularly low due to urban sprawl. A researcher said "everything is so far apart that it’s impossible to practically walk to the grocery store or the school.” www.theguardian.com/cities/2020/oct/15/study-reveals-worlds-most-walkable-cities |
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Post by Green Kitten on Oct 15, 2020 8:35:56 GMT
I feel this way - I love walking, especially more so due to the pandemic. Back in March went on huge walks and runs around London, and haven't stopped. Avoided buses and trains outright until May.
Blackhorse Road to Highbury
Highgate to Seven Sisters
Leyton to Chingford Hatch
Leyton to Canary Wharf
Blackhorse Road to Archway
Islington to Southwark (to remind me of what I used to do to get to work every day before this)
Regents Park to Seven Sisters
Wandsworth Common to Clapham North
And many more.
The cool blue and yellow signs really do help out and encourage more people to get walking.
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Post by wirewiper on Oct 15, 2020 8:54:12 GMT
I feel this way - I love walking, especially more so due to the pandemic. Back in March went on huge walks and runs around London, and haven't stopped. Avoided buses and trains outright until May. Blackhorse Road to Highbury Highgate to Seven Sisters Leyton to Chingford Hatch Leyton to Canary Wharf Blackhorse Road to Archway Islington to Southwark (to remind me of what I used to do to get to work every day before this) Regents Park to Seven Sisters Wandsworth Common to Clapham North And many more. The cool blue and yellow signs really do help out and encourage more people to get walking. Maybe we should list some of our favourite walking routes in London. I regularly walked from my home in Bethnal Green to Liverpool Street and the City of London on a route that took me through two parks, a churchyard, past a city farm and among the back streets around Brick Lane and Spitalfields. If I wanted to go further into the City there were the traffic-free precincts in the Broadgate Development and there are lots of back streets in the City that have little traffic. |
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Post by Green Kitten on Oct 15, 2020 9:02:47 GMT
I feel this way - I love walking, especially more so due to the pandemic. Back in March went on huge walks and runs around London, and haven't stopped. Avoided buses and trains outright until May. Blackhorse Road to Highbury Highgate to Seven Sisters Leyton to Chingford Hatch Leyton to Canary Wharf Blackhorse Road to Archway Islington to Southwark (to remind me of what I used to do to get to work every day before this) Regents Park to Seven Sisters Wandsworth Common to Clapham North And many more. The cool blue and yellow signs really do help out and encourage more people to get walking. Maybe we should list some of our favourite walking routes in London. I regularly walked from my home in Bethnal Green to Liverpool Street and the City of London on a route that took me through two parks, a churchyard, past a city farm and among the back streets around Brick Lane and Spitalfields. If I wanted to go further into the City there were the traffic-free precincts in the Broadgate Development and there are lots of back streets in the City that have little traffic. I always use the back streets where possible, because you can discover many new things. When I return to the office eventually (as much as I love working from home, a few days in the office a week won't hurt), I will likely tube from Leytonstone to Bethnal Green, then walk down to Southwark. |
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Post by galwhv69 on Oct 15, 2020 9:29:46 GMT
The woods in Putney Heath around Putney Village are nice for a walk
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Post by 725DYE on Oct 15, 2020 11:09:11 GMT
I feel this way - I love walking, especially more so due to the pandemic. Back in March went on huge walks and runs around London, and haven't stopped. Avoided buses and trains outright until May. I agree. This year I've been walking so much compared to before. I guess having a dog has been a massive motivation for that too as you simply have to get out every day. A couple weeks ago on a quiet weekend I may have accidentally ended up going on a 5 hour impromptu walk  . My favourites were always:
Banstead - Carshalton-on-the-Hill circular via Croydon Lane, Fairlawn Road and Banstead Downs Belmont - Nonsuch Park via Cheam Belmont - Epsom Downs via Banstead Downs, Nork and Drift Bridge Tadworth - Epsom Downs via Tattenham Corner
Wallington - Banstead via Woodcote (Woodmansterne Lane), Oaks Track, Oaks Park and Croydon Lane
There's also loads of fantastic places to walk (dog or otherwise) just outside of London, such as Reigate Hill, Box Hill, Leith Hill and many others.
Thankfully one of the only societies which is actually running in person at my university at present is the walking society  |
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Post by TB123 on Oct 15, 2020 11:28:29 GMT
I feel this way - I love walking, especially more so due to the pandemic. Back in March went on huge walks and runs around London, and haven't stopped. Avoided buses and trains outright until May. I agree. This year I've been walking so much compared to before. I guess having a dog has been a massive motivation for that too as you simply have to get out every day. A couple weeks ago on a quiet weekend I may have accidentally ended up going on a 5 hour impromptu walk . My favourites were always:
Banstead - Carshalton-on-the-Hill circular via Croydon Lane, Fairlawn Road and Banstead Downs Belmont - Nonsuch Park via Cheam Belmont - Epsom Downs via Banstead Downs, Nork and Drift Bridge Tadworth - Epsom Downs via Tattenham Corner
Wallington - Banstead via Woodcote (Woodmansterne Lane), Oaks Track, Oaks Park and Croydon Lane
There's also loads of fantastic places to walk (dog or otherwise) just outside of London, such as Reigate Hill, Box Hill, Leith Hill and many others.
Thankfully one of the only societies which is actually running in person at my university at present is the walking society Cheers for posting this, I might give some of these a try! I love walking. During lockdown after they eased the excerise restrctions I did something like 20 or 25 miles most days, from Croydon to Richmond to Hammermsith back down was my longest jaunt. Into Central London too |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2020 18:26:12 GMT
Walking has for me overtaken my desire to keep abreast of London bus issues.
Currently ticking off sections of the North Downs Way.
In London, only recently downloaded the Santander app and along with walking, regularly do the parks and side streets. One little urban gem o discovered was the Barbican Highwalk network.
Next on the list is a little venture from Richmond to Wimbledon via Petersham, Richmond Park and Wimbledon Common.
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