Canadian Walker’s Paradise Neighbourhoods
We released a ranking of Canada’s most walkable large cities. Vancouver, Toronto and Montréal ranked top 3 respectively. But depending on the neighbourhood, you can enjoy the health, environmental and community benefits of living in a walkable area.
We scored 1,200 neighbourhoods across Canada—and there are 30 “Walker’s Paradises” with Walk Score above 90.
Type in any Canadian neighborhood or city on Walk Score to find a detailed heat map of its walkability.
- Bay Street Corridor—Toronto
- Harris Green—Victoria
- Church-Yonge Corridor—Toronto
- Kensington-Chinatown—Toronto
- Downtown—Victoria
- University—Toronto
- Downtown—Vancouver
- Palmerston-Little Italy—Toronto
- Mount Pleasant West—Toronto
- Chinatown—Calgary
- Moss Park—Toronto
- West End—Vancouver
- Annex—Toronto
- Trinity-Bellwoods—Toronto
- North St. James Town—Toronto
- Strathcona—Vancouver
- Downtown Commercial Core—Calgary
- Plateau-Mont-Royal—Montréal
- Waterfront Communities-The Island—Toronto
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste—Québec
- Cliff Bungalow—Calgary
- Cabbagetown-South St. James Town—Toronto
- South Riverdale—Toronto
- Roncesvalles—Toronto
- North Park—Victoria
- Central Business District—Saskatoon
- Eau Claire—Calgary
- Downtown—Edmonton
- Ville-Marie—Montréal
- Dufferin Grove—Toronto
January 23rd, 2013 at 10:44 am
Yes, I can enjoy walking around Vancouver and area for the beauty but I have had a lot of disappointments. Car drivers are more polite than rude cyclists that ride in areas they don’t belong in (after all, the mayor holds bikes in higher esteem than anything else). They cut you off and disregard rules. I can’t even walk on both sides of Burrard St Bridge to enjoy both views because that is bike territory and pedestrians are forbidden. Then you have low tree branches you have to duck beneath as they hang over sidewalks or hedges that intrude into sidewalk space. With all the rain, you can see the branches hanging lower and no one seems to be responsible to trim them. Speaking of rain, you have clogged storm sewers and nasty showers as cars drive through puddles. Yes, Vancouver has its moments but for serious pedestrians, it is a fair weather city at best.