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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Clarksville is one of Austin’s few truly walkable neighborhoods, with a main commercial street, school, and public park all within a roughly square-mile radius, satisfying the needs of daily life.
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Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
From strolling through the walkable downtown streets to venturing out to idyllic rural landmarks, including a working mill and a lavender farm, to staying at a boutique hotel that is worth a visit in and of itself, here's what to do, what to eat, and how to explore Lexington, VA.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Hamilton is also about 12 miles south of one of Mariano’s favorite Mercer County towns, Princeton, with top-notch arts, culture, and dining, plus a walkable downtown surrounding the Ivy League university.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
And finally, eliminating a requirement for surplus parking spaces allows more compact, efficient forms of development, which results in more walkable cities and more connected neighborhoods.
—Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
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Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
From strolling through the walkable downtown streets to venturing out to idyllic rural landmarks, including a working mill and a lavender farm, to staying at a boutique hotel that is worth a visit in and of itself, here's what to do, what to eat, and how to explore Lexington, VA.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Hamilton is also about 12 miles south of one of Mariano’s favorite Mercer County towns, Princeton, with top-notch arts, culture, and dining, plus a walkable downtown surrounding the Ivy League university.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
And finally, eliminating a requirement for surplus parking spaces allows more compact, efficient forms of development, which results in more walkable cities and more connected neighborhoods.
—Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for walkable
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“Walkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walkable. Accessed 24 Oct. 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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