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Walking Distances

Does anyone else out there have trouble estimating walking distances?

For those who know the area: take the walk from my house to Rasputin’s as an example. How long do you think it would take to walk from my house to Rasputin’s?

No, I mean actually. Form an opinion. Then click below.

It takes about 7 minutes to walk from my house to Rasputin’s. I had estimated 20-25 minutes. Was your estimate closer? Probably.

This perhaps has to do with the fact that I own a car and drive it a lot. Although we do walk into the Glebe and I have some sense of how long that takes, so you’d think it would carry over. It’s hard for me to believe that I could truly be off by a factor of three.

I think I really have no idea how far anything is anymore.

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2006-01-29 22:29 ...3


	on the other hand As someone who drives a car less often--and frequently forms overoptimistic estimates of the time required to do things--I've found I rarely allow enough time for a short-distance car trip. I never, for instance, allow for finding a parking space and walking to the final destination from there. I have found that there are relatively few trips that I could make on a bus that are not quicker by bike. This includes travelling from the Glebe to the Nepean Sailing Club, for instance, or from St. Clair and Bathurst to York University. Both are about 40 minutes by bike and more by bus (especially with waiting times included). Trips from Bank and Chamberlain to places downtown as far as Wellington St., or to Carleton, are faster by bus if you time your departure to minimize waiting, but faster on foot if you add in even a five to ten minute wait. Do not even ask about Keltie's travel times out to Kanata by bus as opposed to car, however. Places can be designed to make any trip other than a car ride into a ridiculous inconvenience, and Kanata is the poster child for that. at 2006-1-30 10:30 by Andrew


	walking time Well, I estimated that it was about 10 blocks from Rasputin's to your place, allowing for the big intersection at Carling. I figured about 10 minutes, as that is about how long it takes me to walk to Mtn Eqpt Co-op, a similar distance. Guess you walk at a good pace. Now that you have figured it out, it will be easier to estimate future forays. at 2006-1-31 13:20 by kmh


	hmm.. i was a little unsure of where rasputin's was in reference to your place... but i was thinking 15 minutes max. i however, always OVER estimate how long it takes... relatlistically, from my apt. to pat's is about a 6 minute walk, but for some reason i always leave with 15 minutes allotted for time it is NOT a 15 minute walk, in fact, if you get all the green lights i'm sure it's about 4 minutes total.. 6 or 7 with the reds... but i come from a long line of earlier arrivals (my grandparents were always early, as well as my mother, and i was born a month early so i blame gentics :) ) at 2006-2-5 12:33 by barb

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