We all know that walking is good for us, but now you can promote your city’s walkability on your real estate website or blog.  And, if you market in an area that is laid out well for walking to various locations, you can give your visitors an idea of what’s in the area.

In fact, if you visit this page on WalkScore.com, you’ll be able to get the script you need to put a WalkScore map on your real estate website or blog.  Here’s an example from a Walker’s Paradise in Seattle, Washington.

It’s a pretty handy tool.  And, if you’re in a good area for walking, the map would be especially interesting to people who want to move to a new part of town, or those who are relocating.

There are links back to the WalkScore site, but the WalkScore folks have made the map even more attractive to add to your site because the links open in a new window – that means you won’t lose your visitors because it will be easy for them to find your site still open in one of their browser windows.

There are also instructions on the page referenced earlier for customizing the map.  But, if you’d rather not figure out how, the basic map you see above looks pretty good!

Enjoy!