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Kirby_with_a_t t1_j0afsel wrote

Yo, Dude. Man. Theres so many great places to walk in worceser. Institute Park right next to wpi on goldstar. Newton hill park has tons of "disc golf" trails that are great to walk along. Bancroft Tower. Lake Park on quinsigamond. Coes Reservoir Boardwalk. Hadwen Arboretum. Theres even great streets to walk. Lovell to Park. Newton Square down pleasant to Park Ave. The list goes on.

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A_Man_Who_Writes t1_j0b1byy wrote

I’m in Worcester county but I’ve considered moving to the city for this reason. I love walking around Worcester.

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SmartSherbet t1_j0c2ame wrote

You're not wrong, but going for a walk isn't the same if you have to first get in your car and drive to the place where walking is nice.

Every neighborhood in Worcester should be walkable. Every person in Worcester should be able to take a safe and relaxing walk from their front door.

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whitehusky00 OP t1_j0npmt0 wrote

This is exactly the point I was trying to make. It’s ridiculous how many streets in this city don’t even have sidewalks.

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Robespierrexvii t1_j0c1ova wrote

So I won't say you're wrong all of these are great options but you have to get there and that's the problem. You can drive there easily, but as someone who is a runner in this city, I can attest that the sidewalks are terrible and incomplete. So just walking out your door and taking a walk isn't feasible for a large number of people in this city.

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Psychological-Bad937 t1_j1jruoa wrote

Yea that's true, even though I guess I technically live in a "better" walkable neighborhood (burncoat) still is a pain to get to parks considering most of them have no sidewalks to get to. One park I do like to walk to though is Dodge Park, really interesting forest and there are sidewalks (atleast on one side lol) to get there but yea this city can be a pain in the ass to walk/run through

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operator_1337 t1_j0bwvnp wrote

That's all well and great, until you have to cross any busy street.

Then may the odds be ever In your favor. God speed.

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pjk922 t1_j0bbqmp wrote

Don’t forget the waterfall just north of tatnick sq, and Broad River Brooke that’s a mass Audubon site to the south east!

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Forgot_the_Jacobian t1_j09m8i9 wrote

Driven through Breezewood PA countless times lol. Worcester kind of reminds me of a western PA town, just in terms of the tight packed building on ridiculous slopes/hills

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OtterlyFoxy t1_j09ocs5 wrote

That’s Breezewood PA! I used to pass through there every summer

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A_Man_Who_Writes t1_j0b18pm wrote

…so what are you trying to say? Have you actually been to a state that looks like that second photo? I have, and neither Worcester or the New England in general look like that.

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Kirbyoto t1_j0btxsi wrote

Apart from a few streets Worcester isn't that bad for walking, especially since you can take the bus downtown for free.

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System_Nomad_ t1_j0nubz3 wrote

Walkablility & better public transportation! That's what Worcester needs!

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