Comments on: Save Gas By Walking or Riding Your Bike http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2008/06/19/save-gas-by-walking-or-riding-your-bike/ Daily writings about fitness, diet, and health Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:51:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Adria Sha http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2008/06/19/save-gas-by-walking-or-riding-your-bike/#comment-193584 Adria Sha Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:30:40 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/?p=1716#comment-193584 <p>I think this is a great idea. Where I live the only things within walking distance are the gas station and the elementary school.</p> I think this is a great idea. Where I live the only things within walking distance are the gas station and the elementary school.

]]> By: iportion http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2008/06/19/save-gas-by-walking-or-riding-your-bike/#comment-193242 iportion Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:50:01 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/?p=1716#comment-193242 <p>I walk to get groceries</p> I walk to get groceries

]]> By: Jazzy http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2008/06/19/save-gas-by-walking-or-riding-your-bike/#comment-193142 Jazzy Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:07:47 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/?p=1716#comment-193142 <p>Seriously awesome advice!</p> Seriously awesome advice!

]]> By: Laura Moncur http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2008/06/19/save-gas-by-walking-or-riding-your-bike/#comment-192845 Laura Moncur Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:44:35 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/?p=1716#comment-192845 <p>Elaine,</p> <p>The biggest problem I had with both of those sites is that unless you type your address EXACTLY the way THEY have it, it won't be able to find your house.</p> <p>Laura</p> Elaine,

The biggest problem I had with both of those sites is that unless you type your address EXACTLY the way THEY have it, it won’t be able to find your house.

Laura

]]> By: Elaine http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2008/06/19/save-gas-by-walking-or-riding-your-bike/#comment-192835 Elaine Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:12:14 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/?p=1716#comment-192835 <p>The <a href="http://www.2milechallenge.com/home.html">Clif 2 Mile Challenge</a> and <a href="http://www.walkscore.com/">Walk Score</a> websites might be helpful as well. </p> <p>Clif's will draw a 2-mile radius, and both sites show nearby stuff, with more or less accuracy. The schools listing on Walk Score for my address is hilariously useless, but otherwise their info isn't too bad.</p> <p>I do wish they took topography into account, although I know that's insanely difficult. Downtown Olympia is a valley between 2 hills, and I live on the top of one side. Going downtown & back is a heck of a lot more challenging than going away from downtown along the relatively flat plateau.</p> The Clif 2 Mile Challenge and Walk Score websites might be helpful as well.

Clif’s will draw a 2-mile radius, and both sites show nearby stuff, with more or less accuracy. The schools listing on Walk Score for my address is hilariously useless, but otherwise their info isn’t too bad.

I do wish they took topography into account, although I know that’s insanely difficult. Downtown Olympia is a valley between 2 hills, and I live on the top of one side. Going downtown & back is a heck of a lot more challenging than going away from downtown along the relatively flat plateau.

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