walkable

[waw-kuh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being traveled, crossed, or covered by walking: walking.

   a walkable road; a walkable distance.

2. suited to or adapted for walking: walking.

   walkable shoes.

Other Word Forms

• walkability noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of walkable¹

First recorded in 1730–40; walk + -able

Example Sentences

That electorate is more educated, affluent and urban than the state as a whole, clustered in Portland’s walkable neighborhoods, college towns such as Brunswick and artsy coastal communities that swell with summer tourists.

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“Now the need for housing is so strong that the opportunity exists to create an amazing new walkable community,” said Michael Anderson, an architect who focuses on economic development of challenged communities.

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“A lot of European cities were built and designed before cars, and they’re much more walkable. And there’s also more infrastructure for biking and for more active transportation in general.”

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“Milan is happening,” said Ross, 63, a retired Walt Disney Studios chairman and Discovery Channel president, who relishes the walkable city’s restaurants and emerging art scene.

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The 12 new towns will be walkable and environmentally friendly, with "gentle density" such as "terraced housing and mansion blocks" rather than high-rise.

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