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How walkable is Skid Row?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Skid Row has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 1.5 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Los Angeles, which scores 82 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
5,706 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Skid Row. The nearest grocery is Skid Row People's Market, about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Green Apple Market3 min
- Brothers Market Llc4 min
- Ernesto Alejandro Ojeda2 min
- Candy Place2 min
- Star Gifts International Inc.1 min
- MADE by DWC1 min
- Lalaland6 min
- Monte Carlo Cafe8 min
- Manufacturers Bank9 min
- Wells Fargo Bank10 min
- Gladys Park7 min
- Spring Street Park10 min
- Lumbini Child Development Center8 min
- Jardin De La Infancia8 min
- San Juan Diego Religious Supply7 min
- Rare Bird Lit11 min
- Taikoproject8 min
- X Lanes Little Tokyo8 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Skid Row at 34.0441, -118.2438. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 90 street intersections per km², and blocks average 95 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Skid Row
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.5 km around the centre of Skid Row. Rings mark 750 m and 1.5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Los Angeles
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Little Tokyo | 600 m | 97 |
| Downtown Los Angeles | 900 m | 95 |
| Chinatown | 2.3 km | 87 |
| Koreatown | 6 km | 90 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Los Angeles page.
Questions about walking in Skid Row
Is Skid Row walkable?
Yes. Skid Row in Los Angeles has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 1.5 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Skid Row more walkable than the rest of Los Angeles?
Skid Row is more walkable than Los Angeles as a whole: it scores 93, against 82 for the 5 km around Los Angeles's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Los Angeles neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Los Angeles?
Of the 5 Los Angeles neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Little Tokyo (97), Downtown Los Angeles (95) and Skid Row (93).
How is the walkability score of Skid Row 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 Skid Row it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.5 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.