Downtown Redlands and Walkability
December 22, 2014 Leave a comment
By Michael Reiter, Attorney at Law
When I moved from West Redlands to Downtown Redlands, I found that it was much easier to walk to lunch. The Walk Score is listed as
84 Very Walkable
Most errands can be accomplished on foot.
Today, on a particularly clear 68 degree day, I was able to walk from 300 E. State Street to the Citrus Village Shopping Center. By contrast, my old address had a Walk Score of 48 (Car Dependent). Even though I would walk when the weather was nice, it had a lot of bad or non-existent sidewalk, a lack of marked pedestrian crossings, and since the start of the Alabama widening, a complete nightmare.
Putting aside debates about sustainability, I have a personal preference to walk around a downtown like Redlands’ downtown because I can patronize local businesses with ease. You cannot truly know a City until you have been able to walk it a ground level.
Also, when a business neighborhood, like downtown Redlands is walkable, it allows you to park once and visit a variety of stores, restaurants, or businesses without having to move your car.
About Michael Reiter, Attorney at Law