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walkshed

noun

Etymology

Blend of walk + watershed.

  1. derived from *skeyt-✻ — “to cut, part, divide, separate”
  2. inherited from *skaiþaną✻
  3. inherited from *skaiþan✻
  4. inherited from scēadan
  5. inherited from scheden
  6. compounded as watershed — “water + shed”
  7. compounded as walkshed — “walk + watershed”

Definitions

  1. The land area within a defined walking range of a specified location.

    • However, premiums were notably higher for parcels within the 500 metre walkshed of the urban greenway entrance points than the freeway on-ramps.
    • Picturing the city as a series of overlapping walksheds is an important start to understanding, conceptualizing, and mapping the city as a convivial place for pedestrians.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA