This slide presentation from Slate uses maps and aerial views of cities, as well as textual descriptions, to explain what makes neighborhoods extremely walkable—or otherwise.

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Courtesy of Walk Score

Source: Slate. “What Extremely Walkable and Unwalkable Neighborhoods Look Like.” Slate. The Slate Group, 12 Apr. 2012. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. www.slate.com/slideshows/life/most-walkable-neighborhoods.html.