Walkability is a concept and frequently mentioned in current discussion. There is a web site that calculates the "walkability" of an address. I have tried it and there are a couple of addresses I have share here. It is free to use so try addresses on your own.
Walk Score = https://www.walkscore.com/
The overall walk score for the Town of Franklin is shown below as 22 (out of 100). And as the samples show, the average is purely that, an average. Some locations (Library) are higher than others (121 Grove) and High School (218 Oak St).
The web site calculates and provide the methodology for their results on the 'walk score', 'transit score' and 'bike score'. San Francisco, New York and Boston are the Top 3 walkable cities. Interesting to note that Franklin has no 'transit score'. Other than GATRA and Commuter Rail we really don't have a public transit option.
"City of Franklin TownThis location is in the city of Franklin Town, MA. Franklin Town has an average Walk Score of 22 and has 31,635 residents."
Franklin High School - https://www.walkscore.com/score/218-oak-st-franklin-ma-02038?s=03
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| Franklin High School |
121 Grove St (site of a proposed 40B) https://www.walkscore.com/score/121-grove-st-franklin-ma-02038
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| 121 Grove St (site of a proposed 40B) |
Franklin Library, 118 Main St - https://www.walkscore.com/score/118-main-st-franklin-ma-02038
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| Franklin Library, 118 Main St |
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