Walking Metro
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Here is a great idea for a city – A walking Metro map. I can see this really working in cities that are inherently walkable such as Wellington. Every time I go to Wellington I tend to walk to most of my meetings or between the various tourist sites. A walking Metro would be a great way to encourage walking and would give visitors a sense of how easy it is to get around the city on foot.
I like the simplicity of the map and how it gives times between ‘stops’ on the map. I can see the various lines being named after buildings they pass – The ‘Government Line’ to the Beehive and other buildings, the ‘Te Papa Line’ along the waterfront and the ‘University Line’ covering a route through the university.
I hope WalkScore and this sort of thing catches on, and is incorporated into more real estate sites or portals. I believe R & W in Mosman, Sydney use it for all their listings. I blogged about Walkscore a while back here…http://tinyurl.com/dkl32r and I can see it would definitely be an advantage for ‘lifestylers” and just as important for the wave of upcoming baby boomers who I think will prefer to be called “active retirees”
Hi David, check my latest post on WalkScore here. Although I love the idea I still think it is a little simplistic in its algorithm.