How walkable is Crestwood?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Crestwood has a walkability score of 63 out of 100 across the 600 m around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Edmonton, which scores 67 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
267 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Crestwood. The nearest grocery is Safeway, about 18 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for shopping, banks and schools. It is weakest for groceries, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- IGA Andy's Valleyview19 min
- Jay & Suzie's NOFRILLS Edmonto21 min
- Careit Urban Deli - Crestwood4 min
- Delux Burger Bar4 min
- Oliv Tasting Room4 min
- My Filosophy4 min
- Tim Hortons12 min
- Starbucks16 min
- RBC Royal Bank ATM16 min
- TD Canada Trust Branch & ATM18 min
- Unnamed park9 min
- Parkview Park16 min
- St. Paul Catholic Elementary School5 min
- Little Friends Preschool11 min
- The Groovenor28 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Crestwood at 53.5348, -113.5695. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 58 street intersections per km², and blocks average 128 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 3%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability across Crestwood
- 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 Crestwood. Rings mark 300 m and 600 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Edmonton
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Allendale | 5.6 km | 71 |
| Alberta Avenue | 6.7 km | 88 |
| Bonnie Doon | 6.9 km | 76 |
| Abbottsfield | 12.7 km | 63 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Edmonton page.
Questions about walking in Crestwood
Is Crestwood walkable?
Partly. Crestwood in Edmonton has a walkability score of 63 out of 100 across the 600 m around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot.
Is Crestwood more walkable than the rest of Edmonton?
Crestwood is less walkable than Edmonton as a whole: it scores 63, against 67 for the 5 km around Edmonton's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 Edmonton neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Edmonton?
Of the 5 Edmonton neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Alberta Avenue (88), Bonnie Doon (76) and Allendale (71).
How is the walkability score of Crestwood 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 Crestwood 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.