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How walkable is Little Italy?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Little Italy has a walkability score of 94 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 San Diego, which scores 65 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,872 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Little Italy. The nearest grocery is Life S Investments, about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Stehly Farms Market, Llc9 min
- Bi Rite Market12 min
- Single Fin Kitchen1 min
- Vincenzo Cucina and Lounge1 min
- Morning Glory1 min
- Nick Pecoraro Painting & Decorating1 min
- Parakeet Cafe1 min
- Frost Me Cafe and Bakery1 min
- Mission Federal Credit Union6 min
- Pacific Western Bank9 min
- Amici Park3 min
- Little Italy Dog Park4 min
- Col Solomon Cdc4 min
- Lindsay Community School7 min
- Library Towers9 min
- San Diego Law Library13 min
- CRSSD Fest6 min
- San Diego Cruise Ship Terminal Hornblower's8 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Little Italy at 32.7233, -117.1683. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 108 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 Little Italy
- 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 Little Italy. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gaslamp Quarter | 1.5 km | 98 |
| Downtown San Diego | 1.6 km | 92 |
| Hillcrest | 2.9 km | 86 |
| Point Loma | 7.1 km | 52 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the San Diego page.
Questions about walking in Little Italy
Is Little Italy walkable?
Yes. Little Italy in San Diego has a walkability score of 94 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 Little Italy more walkable than the rest of San Diego?
Little Italy is more walkable than San Diego as a whole: it scores 94, against 65 for the 5 km around San Diego's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 Little Italy 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 Little Italy 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.