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walkshed

walkshed noun: the land area within a defined walking range of a specified location.

Noun

walkshed (plural walksheds)

  1. (transportation planning, urban studies) The land area within a defined walking range of a specified location.
    • Though the exact number or distance (sometimes referred to as a walkshed) may be a subject of debate, and may vary depending on the demographics and motivations of the walkers, one thing is abundantly clear: a driveshed is much large than a walkshed. This is not only because cars move much more...2009, Colin Ellard, You Are Here: Why We Can Find Our Way to the Moon, but Get Lost in the Mall, →ISBN
    • However, premiums were notably higher for parcels within the 500 metre walkshed of the urban greenway entrance points than the freeway on-ramps.2010, William Ascher, Corinne Krupp, Physical Infrastructure Development: Balancing the Growth, Equity, and Environmental Imperatives, →ISBN, page 195

Forms of walkshed

pluralwalksheds

Origin of walkshed

Blend of walk + watershed.

Questions about walkshed

What does walkshed mean?
Walkshed means the land area within a defined walking range of a specified location.
What part of speech is walkshed?
Walkshed is a noun.
What is the plural of walkshed?
The plural of walkshed is walksheds.

Words near walkshed in the dictionary

  1. walks the talk
  2. walks the walk
  3. walks through
  4. walks turkey
  5. walks with
  6. walkshed
  7. walksheds
  8. walksman
  9. walksmen
  10. walkt
  11. walkthrough

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