"walkshed" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: walksheds [plural]
Etymology: Blend of walk + watershed Etymology templates: {{blend|en|walk|watershed}} Blend of walk + watershed Head templates: {{en-noun}} walkshed (plural walksheds)
  1. (transportation planning, urban studies) The land area within a defined walking range of a specified location. Categories (topical): Urban studies
    Sense id: en-walkshed-en-noun-c8HykbKv Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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 quickly than pedestrians but also because driving is almost effortless compared with walking.",
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          "text": "However, premiums were notably higher for parcels within the 500 metre walkshed of the urban greenway entrance points than the freeway on-ramps.",
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          "ref": "2013, John Rennie Short, Globalization, Modernity and the City, →ISBN, page 154:",
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        "(transportation planning, urban studies) The land area within a defined walking range of a specified location."
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