walkable
adjective
walk·able
ˈwȯ-kə-bəl 
: capable of or suitable for being walked
a very walkable city
a walkable distance
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Franschhoek itself is compact and postcard-like, a few walkable streets lined with saloon-style restaurants, wine boutiques, and art galleries that manage to feel more lived-in than curated.
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Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Most of Universal’s other hotels are not walkable from Epic, located on an entirely different campus along with Universal’s two other theme parks, Volcano Bay water park and CityWalk shopping, dining and entertainment.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Located on the South Bank of the Oklahoma River, construction in the area began in 2018 and was specifically intended to be both walkable and bikeable.
—Anne Roderique-Jones, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
Black & Veatch, the global engineering firm based in Overland Park, could be set to redevelop its headquarters into a full-fledged, walkable district with new housing and retail in a billion-dollar-plus project.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
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Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Most of Universal’s other hotels are not walkable from Epic, located on an entirely different campus along with Universal’s two other theme parks, Volcano Bay water park and CityWalk shopping, dining and entertainment.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Located on the South Bank of the Oklahoma River, construction in the area began in 2018 and was specifically intended to be both walkable and bikeable.
—Anne Roderique-Jones, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
Black & Veatch, the global engineering firm based in Overland Park, could be set to redevelop its headquarters into a full-fledged, walkable district with new housing and retail in a billion-dollar-plus project.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
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“Walkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walkable. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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walkable
adjective
walk·able
ˈwȯ-kə-bəl
: capable of or suitable for being walked
a very walkable city
a walkable distance
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