Wayne Among The Most Walkable Suburbs: Philly Magazine

WAYNE, PA — Driving in and around Philadelphia can be a rage-inducing act.

From double parkers to lookieloos, texters to tailgaters, long traffic lights to speeders, hitting the road comes with its fair share of annoyances.

Which is why many people travel on foot.

With that in mind, Philadelphia Magazine released its list of "The Most Walkable Philadelphia Suburbs and Neighborhoods."

And Wayne was among the top walkable suburbs.

The magazine looked at various suburbs and neighborhoods to determine a "walk score" for each.

According to the magazine, walk scores measure the walkability of any address and awards points based on the distance to amenities like grocery stores, schools, parks, restaurants and shops.

Wayne earned a score of 86 out of a possible 100.

Here is what makes Wayne great, according to the magazine:

Banker Anthony Drexel and Public Ledger publisher George Childs established this Bobo Paradise in 1880 around a mansion named “Louella,” after another banker’s daughters. The mansion’s long gone, but the town boasts a slew of historic hotels, businesses and houses clustered close to its Victorian Regional Rail station. The developers’ promotional brochure boasted that Wayne had “all the conveniences to which residents of cities are accustomed,” and that remains the case today.

Other nearby suburbs that were on the list include Bryn Mawr, Narberth, and Ardmore.

See the full list from Philadelphia Magazine here.