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Opinions about moving to Lakeshore East

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#10

08-10-2015, 11:38 AM

(08-10-2015, 11:33 AM)Markster Wrote: The walkscore for the place I lived is a 41.

Was I able to walk to things? Yes.
Was it convenient to walk to things? No.
Whenever possible, I would bike.

The 7 and 200 were 10 minute walks away, and yes, I made occasional use of them.

I would usually make sure to do all my errands while I was already out. If I didn't want to cook, I would eat out before going home.

Okay, so middling walkability then? A few things within walking distance, but not in the most convenient places. I'm very familiar with trying to be organized enough to do errands during other trips: that's what seems logical.

Were the walks reasonably pleasant? Again, that's something you can't get from a map (or even street view) and need a local for. Were there halfway decent crossings, nothing too annoying in terms of having to take indirect routes?

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