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How walkable is West End Historic District?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
West End Historic District has a walkability score of 96 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 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Dallas, which scores 75 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,546 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of West End Historic District. The nearest grocery is Renaissance Cafeteria, about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Commissary8 min
- Sugar Puddin Desserts11 min
- Latin Deli1 min
- subway @ El Centro College1 min
- BALANI Custom Suits Dallas1 min
- Small Hat Studio1 min
- Corner Bakery Cafe3 min
- Urban Coffee4 min
- LibertyOne Credit Union6 min
- Texas Federal Credit Union6 min
- John F Kennedy Memorial Park1 min
- Dealey Plaza3 min
- Middle College High School2 min
- Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences8 min
- Dallas County Law Library2 min
- Bigfork K-8 Library3 min
- John F Kennedy Museum Dallas Texas3 min
- Dallas County Historical Foundation4 min
Measured from the mapped centre of West End Historic District at 32.7793, -96.8060. 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 88 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across West End Historic District
- 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 West End Historic District. Rings mark 200 m and 400 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Dallas
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown | 750 m | 96 |
| Arts District | 1.2 km | 99 |
| Deep Ellum | 2.5 km | 93 |
| Lakewood | 7.3 km | 44 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Dallas page.
Questions about walking in West End Historic District
Is West End Historic District walkable?
Yes. West End Historic District in Dallas has a walkability score of 96 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 West End Historic District more walkable than the rest of Dallas?
West End Historic District is more walkable than Dallas as a whole: it scores 96, against 75 for the 5 km around Dallas's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 Dallas neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Dallas?
Of the 5 Dallas neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Arts District (99), West End Historic District (96) and Downtown (96).
How is the walkability score of West End Historic District 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 West End Historic District 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.