How many minutes is a practical walk to restaurants or nightlife in Houston?

Quick answer

Grant’s practical target is roughly five to ten minutes for places you expect to use often. Ten to fifteen minutes can still work, especially in good weather or for a destination you value. Once a routine walk regularly pushes beyond about fifteen minutes, he becomes less likely to count it as meaningful everyday walkability in Houston’s heat and humidity.

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