Most Walkable Jacksonville Neighborhoods 2011

[Metro Jacksonville]

Most Walkable Jacksonville Neighborhoods 2011



According to Walk Score, there is no "Walker's Paradise" in Jacksonville. However, there are a few urban districts in Jacksonville that qualify as being walkable neighborhoods. Here are Jacksonville's 10 most walkable neighborhoods, according to Walk Score's 2011 rankings.

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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2011-aug-most-walkable-jacksonville-neighborhoods-2011

[Miss Fixit]

I have never heard the area West of Springfield referred to as "Hogan's Creek".  Isn't that Durkeeville?

[AmyLynne]

I have never heard the area West of Springfield referred to as "Hogan's Creek".  Isn't that Durkeeville?

I haven't either, but I think Durkeeville is west of 95 along Myrtle Ave.

And I always thought the area they have highlighted in #7 was called the Southbank...not the Southside.

[Tacachale]

^It usually is. This may be one of those naming discrepancies that are propagated by Google Maps and the like.

[Max]

For real??? I wouldn't drive through half of these neighborhoods, let alone walk them.  Nice try but lets face it - kitchey & cosmopolitan Jacksonville is not, but it's always entertaining to what MJ pitch it as such....

[Captain Zissou]

For real??? I wouldn't drive through half of these neighborhoods, let alone walk them.  Nice try but lets face it - kitchey & cosmopolitan Jacksonville is not, but it's always entertaining to what MJ pitch it as such....

Care to support that argument with any facts??

[Jason]

Welcome Max!

Kitchey and cosmopolitan have nothing to do with walkability, nor does your non-desire to patronize a certain area on foot or in a car.

The article was very well done and shows what enhances the pedestrian experience and how well certain neighborhoods apply these factors. 

[thelakelander]

No one ever said Jax was cosmopolitan or walkable.  However, only a fool would suggest that it (or any +100 year old city) has no walkable areas within its limits.  Nevertheless, MJ didn't cook up the stats in this particular article or even suggest that we agree with all of them.  They come from www.walkscore.com, which happens to be sourced in the article.  With all of this said, yes there are things we can do in this town to become more walkable, which the staff of MJ truly believes would be in the best interest of our city and its future.

[MusicMan]

Avondale did not make the top 5? It was singled out by the American Plannera Association recently for exactly that style of life, YES?

[thelakelander]

Walkscore split Riverside/Avondale into two individual neighborhoods. The Riverside part ranks high but Avondale on it's own doesn't (probably not enough mix of uses within the border they assigned). Also, Fairfax, the area south just south of Avondale ranks pretty high too.

[blandman]

I find it odd that Jacksonville doesn't have better biking infrastructure.  Southside, San Marco, Springfield, Riverside, and Hogan's Creek (maybe even Murray Hill) are all easily within reach of potential bicycle commuters working Downtown or on the south bank. I'm sure there are some hardcore biking hipsters out there who brave the streets of Jacksonville, but why not make it easier for the less adventurous?

[thelakelander]

I agree. Luckily things are in the works to improve bike network connectivity within the urban core.

[Dashing Dan]

The walk score is based on how far you are from where you live to where you might go to eat work or shop.  It doesn't account for connectivity or street infrastructure.  The walk score folks are working on a better methodology that would account for these additional factors, but the current walk scores are based on the old methodology. 

[floridaforester]

I still cannot wrap my brain around the fact that San Marco supposedly scores higher than Riverside considering there is no grocery store in San marco.  To me that should be given a higher weighting considering the importance to everyday life.  I'd really like to see how those scores are calculated.  I think part of the issue might be the boundaries used to delineate the neighborhoods.  Living near 5 Pts, we can walk to anything we could want or need.  If we can't walk to where we need to go, we can always ride bikes to get there.

Also, I'm surprised that Murray Hill or Avondale doesn't score higher.  One more thing, Regency ?! is a walkable neighborhood?  Looking at the map they are including just a cluster of businesses located around the mall.  I would hope the mall would be somewhat walkable but try walking across any of the 8 lanes roads that surround it.  Actual residents within that "neighborhood" should be a requirement for inclusion in the walk score list as well.

BTW Max, it is attitudes such as yours that keeps many areas of Jax mired in the kind of mediocrity where the st johns town center is the epitome of culture and TGIFridays is considered fine cuisine.

[rainfrog]

I'm curious about the map that shows the one-mile walk for both a grid and cul-de-sacs. Is there a website where you can generate a map like that? That's really cool!