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How walkable is Downtown Phoenix?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Downtown Phoenix has a walkability score of 91 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 most walkable of 3 neighbourhoods ranked in Phoenix, which scores 56 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
957 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Downtown Phoenix. The nearest grocery is Fry’s 88 Downtown, about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Fry's Food And Drug3 min
- Urban Olive Oils & Balsamics4 min
- Stadium Sports Bar & Lounge1 min
- Spin Room1 min
- CVS Pharmacy1 min
- Urban Outfitters1 min
- Starbucks1 min
- Serafina Coffee Roasters1 min
- Prominent Peak Wealth Management2 min
- Comerica Bank3 min
- Civic Space Park9 min
- Virginia G. Piper Plaza9 min
- Valley View Leadership Academy5 min
- Phoenix Head Start Program5 min
- Law Library4 min
- ASU Downtown Campus Library9 min
- The Stillery, Happy Valley1 min
- Phoenix Police Museum2 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Downtown Phoenix at 33.4477, -112.0745. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 83 street intersections per km², and blocks average 105 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Downtown Phoenix
- 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 Downtown Phoenix. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Phoenix
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Willo | 2.8 km | 63 |
| South Phoenix | 4.6 km | 54 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Phoenix page.
Questions about walking in Downtown Phoenix
Is Downtown Phoenix walkable?
Yes. Downtown Phoenix has a walkability score of 91 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 Downtown Phoenix more walkable than the rest of Phoenix?
Downtown Phoenix is more walkable than Phoenix as a whole: it scores 91, against 56 for the 5 km around Phoenix's centre. It ranks 1st of the 3 Phoenix neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Phoenix?
Of the 3 Phoenix neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Downtown Phoenix (91), Willo (63) and South Phoenix (54).
How is the walkability score of Downtown Phoenix 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 Downtown Phoenix 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.