How walkable is Kızılay, Çankaya?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Kızılay, Çankaya has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 400 m 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 Ankara, which scores 91 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
3,017 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Kızılay, Çankaya. The nearest grocery is Siirt Ürünleri Gıda Imalat Ticaret Paketleme Pazarlama, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Şok1 min
- Çağdaş Market3 min
- Cadde Kebap&Ocakbaşı1 min
- Yengeç Burger1 min
- Anadolu Sigorta Acentesi1 min
- BAL 041 min
- Coffee De Madrid GMK Bulvarı1 min
- Melon Cafe1 min
- Ankara Ticari1 min
- TEB1 min
- Zafer Parkı6 min
- Özveren Parkı7 min
- Kampus Akademi1 min
- Başkent Lider Akademi1 min
- Phoenix Yayınevi3 min
- Adnan Ötüken İl Halk Kütüphanesi4 min
- MyWay Sahne3 min
- Baskent Kultur Sanat Tiyatrosu3 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Kızılay, Çankaya at 39.9216, 32.8517. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 114 street intersections per km², and blocks average 102 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Kızılay, Çankaya
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 400 m around the centre of Kızılay, Çankaya. Rings mark 200 m and 400 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Ankara
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bahçelievler | 2.3 km | 99 |
| Ulus | 2.3 km | 96 |
| Gaziosmanpaşa | 3 km | 99 |
| Söğütözü | 4.9 km | 86 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Ankara page.
Questions about walking in Kızılay, Çankaya
Is Kızılay, Çankaya walkable?
Yes. Kızılay, Çankaya in Ankara has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Kızılay, Çankaya more walkable than the rest of Ankara?
Kızılay, Çankaya is more walkable than Ankara as a whole: it scores 100, against 91 for the 5 km around Ankara's centre. It ranks 1st of the 5 Ankara neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Ankara?
Of the 5 Ankara neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Kızılay, Çankaya (100), Gaziosmanpaşa (99) and Bahçelievler (99).
How is the walkability score of Kızılay, Çankaya 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 Kızılay, Çankaya it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 400 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.