How walkable is Karataş?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Karataş has a walkability score of 99 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 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in İzmir, which scores 91 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,415 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Karataş. The nearest grocery is Şok, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Özkoçlar Avm2 min
- Mithatpaşa Caddesi Konak İzmir3 min
- Acarlar Unlu Mamuller1 min
- Chill Sucker1 min
- Fikriye Vintage1 min
- İzmir Simayim Çiçekçilik2 min
- Haus Pera Coffee1 min
- Nar Plus Cafe1 min
- Garanti BBVA4 min
- Garanti BBVA Üçyol Şubesi7 min
- Adile Naşit Parkı2 min
- Zeki Müren Parkı3 min
- İzmir Konak Karataş Anadolu Lisesi1 min
- Hacı Şakir Eczacıbaşı Ortaokulu1 min
- Sargın Kırtasiye9 min
- Şato Kütüphanesi10 min
- Karataş Sahil3 min
- Çiğli Belediyesi Konferans Salonu5 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Karataş at 38.4099, 27.1205. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 246 street intersections per km², and blocks average 59 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Karataş
- 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 Karataş. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in İzmir
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Göztepe | 2.9 km | 98 |
| Alsancak | 3.8 km | 100 |
| Altındağ | 7.1 km | 72 |
| İnciraltı | 7.4 km | 46 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the İzmir page.
Questions about walking in Karataş
Is Karataş walkable?
Yes. Karataş in İzmir has a walkability score of 99 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 Karataş more walkable than the rest of İzmir?
Karataş is more walkable than İzmir as a whole: it scores 99, against 91 for the 5 km around İzmir's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 İzmir neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in İzmir?
Of the 5 İzmir neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Alsancak (100), Karataş (99) and Göztepe (98).
How is the walkability score of Karataş 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 Karataş it is the average of 49 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.