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Travis_0004

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10. Anchorage contains about 40% of alaskas population

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #1)

Thu May 8, 2014, 06:15 PM

May 2014

So if Anchorage is very walkable, it could boost the states numbers. I also assume if people only walk half the year, it still counts. If I lived in Achorage, I would be willing to walk 1/2 a mile in the summer when its 70. When its 0 degrees in the winter, I would drive.

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A map showing percent who walk to work in USA [View all] n2doc May 2014 OP

Doing this by state is obviously too coarse. Nye Bevan May 2014 #1

Me too. I saw Alaska and assumed blue was the lowest number. arcane1 May 2014 #3

Maybe they count walking dogs B2G May 2014 #5

maybe they all work from home? magical thyme May 2014 #6

I don't know about that.... harrose May 2014 #7

Anchorage contains about 40% of alaskas population Travis_0004 May 2014 #10

Alas, I used to be one of those. arcane1 May 2014 #2

I walk to my kitchen table, which is my office. Does that count? Brickbat May 2014 #4

Think of the temperature.. elias49 May 2014 #8

there are some who would love to be able to walk to work but can't JI7 May 2014 #9