How walkable is Itaigara?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Itaigara has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 across the 600 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Salvador, which scores 80 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,385 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Itaigara. The nearest grocery is Hiperideal Itaigara, about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks and parks.
- Bompreço6 min
- RedeMiX - Itaigara9 min
- good good4 min
- Mariposa em Itaigara5 min
- Emporio Itaigara4 min
- Farmacia Flora de Manipulação4 min
- Zuzú - Café & Bistrô8 min
- Boulevard Cafe8 min
- Banco Itaú (ag 1599) Itaigara8 min
- Banco Daycoval | Salvador8 min
- Praça Ana Lúcia Magalhães5 min
- Praça Alfred Nobel6 min
- Escola Girassol10 min
- SEB Sartre11 min
- Livraria LDM13 min
- Editora e Livraria Milleyad Ltda13 min
- O Bolão Loteria11 min
- Cia de Jazz Viviane Lopes12 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Itaigara at -12.9918, -38.4649. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 136 street intersections per km², and blocks average 83 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Itaigara
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 600 m around the centre of Itaigara. Rings mark 300 m and 600 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Salvador
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caminho das Árvores | 1.3 km | 97 |
| Brotas | 2.7 km | 83 |
| Liberdade | 5.9 km | 75 |
| Graça | 6.3 km | 95 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Salvador page.
Questions about walking in Itaigara
Is Itaigara walkable?
Yes. Itaigara in Salvador has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 across the 600 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Itaigara more walkable than the rest of Salvador?
Itaigara is more walkable than Salvador as a whole: it scores 95, against 80 for the 5 km around Salvador's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 Salvador neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Salvador?
Of the 5 Salvador neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Caminho das Árvores (97), Itaigara (95) and Graça (95).
How is the walkability score of Itaigara calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Itaigara it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 600 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.