How walkable is La Mesa?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
La Mesa has a walkability score of 94 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Tijuana, which scores 74 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
954 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of La Mesa. The nearest grocery is Centro Botanero Tj, about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools and books & libraries.
- Tortillería Limonense8 min
- Calimax Mesa12 min
- Popotla Rosarito Bc1 min
- La Postal Teriyaki & Sushi-Sucursal Villa del Campo 1 min
- Eléctrica Del Centro1 min
- Costco México1 min
- Café Pasquini6 min
- Bruma Coffee & Brew8 min
- Banamex10 min
- Sucursal Banamex La Mesa, B.C.N.11 min
- Parque Dr. Aubanel16 min
- Plaza de la Madre21 min
- Jardín de Niños Crecer para Florecer4 min
- Colegio Britania5 min
- Librerías Kaiku Tijuana16 min
- Municipal Library Sr. Gustavo Aubanel Vallejo17 min
- Cinemex8 min
- CineMark Plaza Mundo DivertidoZ9 min
Measured from the mapped centre of La Mesa at 32.5033, -116.9632. 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 101 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across La Mesa
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of La Mesa. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Tijuana
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean View Hills | 10 km | 26 |
| Nestor | 13.6 km | 42 |
| South San Diego | 13.8 km | 52 |
| Egger Highlands | 15.4 km | 68 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Tijuana page.
Questions about walking in La Mesa
Is La Mesa walkable?
Yes. La Mesa in Tijuana has a walkability score of 94 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is La Mesa more walkable than the rest of Tijuana?
La Mesa is more walkable than Tijuana as a whole: it scores 94, against 74 for the 5 km around Tijuana's centre. It ranks 1st of the 5 Tijuana neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Tijuana?
Of the 5 Tijuana neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are La Mesa (94), Egger Highlands (68) and South San Diego (52).
How is the walkability score of La Mesa 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 La Mesa it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1 km 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.