B’ Spokes: I have always contended that the [bike|walk]ability depends on what is on the side of the road as much as what is on the road and this post by Kaid Benfield seems to back me up (at least as far as walking goes.) We need planning and zoning that services people and not just cars. We need to pay attention to walk appeal as well as bike appeal. We need to lose the idea that people can/should always [begrudgingly] drive there and that’s all that needs to be done.
For more info and examples: https://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/how_far_will_we_walk_to_someth.html
Biking in Baltimore