Melanie Zoltan writes the Boston Home Improvement Blog for HomeStars.com. She lives in the metroWest Boston area and enjoys the Big Dig, putting a chair on the street to mark her parking spot during snow storms, driving on 128 during rush hour, and rotaries. 
Gas prices on the rise; how walkable is your neighborhood?
This week the average price of a gallon of gas in the U.S. was $3.87. More people are turning to carpooling, public transportation, biking, and good old-fashioned walking in an effort to save gas money. People are hiring landscaping companies to save money on lawnmower tractor gas, and even turning to reel mowers (non-motorized) in an effort to save gas.How walkable is your neighborhood? Enter your address at WalkScore and find out.
My neighborhood scored a 6 out of 100 (100 being the best score). I'm about 1.5 miles from anything, and yet I can walk 1.5 miles in under 30 minutes.
Then again, in the Boston area, shouldn't there be a Dunkin' Donuts within walking distance of everyone? The closest DD to my house is 1.1 miles.
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