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How walkable is Gaslamp Quarter?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Gaslamp Quarter has a walkability score of 98 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 most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in San Diego, which scores 65 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,081 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Gaslamp Quarter. The nearest grocery is 6th And Market, about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks and culture & entertainment.
- 21 Teas & Goods4 min
- Super75 min
- LAVO Italian Restaurant1 min
- Ginger's1 min
- Murray Digital Entertainment System1 min
- Goorin Bros. Hat Shop - Gaslamp1 min
- Tiger Café2 min
- Starbucks2 min
- Bank of America Financial Center3 min
- U.S. Bank5 min
- Childrens Park6 min
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Promenade Park6 min
- Kiddie Hall12 min
- Hover High12 min
- Hey Books8 min
- Now Or Never Comics9 min
- Tim Cantor Gallery1 min
- Museum of Illusions2 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Gaslamp Quarter at 32.7115, -117.1601. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 112 street intersections per km², and blocks average 87 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Gaslamp Quarter
- 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 Gaslamp Quarter. Rings mark 200 m and 400 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in San Diego
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown San Diego | 500 m | 92 |
| Little Italy | 1.5 km | 94 |
| Hillcrest | 4.1 km | 86 |
| Point Loma | 8.1 km | 52 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the San Diego page.
Questions about walking in Gaslamp Quarter
Is Gaslamp Quarter walkable?
Yes. Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego has a walkability score of 98 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 Gaslamp Quarter more walkable than the rest of San Diego?
Gaslamp Quarter is more walkable than San Diego as a whole: it scores 98, against 65 for the 5 km around San Diego's centre. It ranks 1st of the 5 San Diego neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in San Diego?
Of the 5 San Diego neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Gaslamp Quarter (98), Little Italy (94) and Downtown San Diego (92).
How is the walkability score of Gaslamp Quarter 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 Gaslamp Quarter 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.