How walkable is Vanier?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Vanier has a walkability score of 86 out of 100 across the 950 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Ottawa, which scores 70 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
579 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Vanier. The nearest grocery is Jasmin Market, about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- La Colonia Groceries9 min
- Mercado Latino9 min
- Island Flava1 min
- Gabriel Pizza2 min
- LCBO1 min
- Rideau Florist Ottawa2 min
- Tim Hortons7 min
- Lashious Envy Beauty9 min
- National Bank9 min
- BMO Bank of Montreal12 min
- Janeville Park8 min
- Nault Park9 min
- École élémentaire catholique Horizon-Jeunesse8 min
- Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario10 min
- Ottawa Public Library - St-Laurent18 min
- Books on Beechwood20 min
- The Embassy Live Music Cafe Ottawa6 min
- Ottawa Family Cinema25 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Vanier at 45.4364, -75.6619. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 110 street intersections per km², and blocks average 95 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Vanier
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 950 m around the centre of Vanier. Rings mark 500 m and 950 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Ottawa
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| New Edinburgh | 2 km | 63 |
| Rockcliffe | 2.1 km | 36 |
| Centretown | 3.4 km | 98 |
| LeBreton Flats | 4.7 km | 62 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Ottawa page.
Questions about walking in Vanier
Is Vanier walkable?
Yes. Vanier in Ottawa has a walkability score of 86 out of 100 across the 950 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Vanier more walkable than the rest of Ottawa?
Vanier is more walkable than Ottawa as a whole: it scores 86, against 70 for the 5 km around Ottawa's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 Ottawa neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Ottawa?
Of the 5 Ottawa neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Centretown (98), Vanier (86) and New Edinburgh (63).
How is the walkability score of Vanier 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 Vanier it is the average of 60 points spread evenly across the 950 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.