How walkable is Ulus?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Ulus has a walkability score of 96 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 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Ankara, which scores 91 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,727 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Ulus. The nearest grocery is Rüzgar Altındağ Ankara, about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Şok3 min
- Posta Caddesi Altındağ Ankara4 min
- Özel Urfa Kebap, Lahmacun, Künefe Salonu1 min
- Simit Sarayı1 min
- Sümer Holding Ulus1 min
- Alan Gelinlik1 min
- MADO Ulus2 min
- Cihan Cafe Bistro3 min
- İş Bankası Ankara Şubesi1 min
- Vakıfbank2 min
- Unnamed park4 min
- Gençlik Parkı7 min
- Ulus Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi5 min
- Ataturk Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi6 min
- Çamlıca Kitap Kırtasiye3 min
- Hacı Bayram-ı Veli Çarşısı4 min
- Kurtuluş Savaşı Müzesi1 min
- Ulus Eski Meclis2 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Ulus at 39.9419, 32.8544. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 163 street intersections per km², and blocks average 75 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Ulus
- 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 Ulus. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Ankara
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kızılay, Çankaya | 2.3 km | 100 |
| Bahçelievler | 2.9 km | 99 |
| Gaziosmanpaşa | 5.1 km | 99 |
| Söğütözü | 6 km | 86 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Ankara page.
Questions about walking in Ulus
Is Ulus walkable?
Yes. Ulus in Ankara has a walkability score of 96 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 Ulus more walkable than the rest of Ankara?
Ulus is more walkable than Ankara as a whole: it scores 96, against 91 for the 5 km around Ankara's centre. It ranks 4th 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 Ulus 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 Ulus 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.