20 Oct Pioneer Square has a good “vibe”

MapQuest has started a new site called m(q)vibe, which gives a “Vibe Score” for neighborhoods. The score is “a composite of Walkability, Popularity, Going Out, Edginess, Burbiness, and Residential scores,” which include what it would take to achieve a vibrant lifestyle in that community, compared with other neighborhoods in Washington.

Pioneer Square has an overall Vibe Score of 10.

Here is the breakdown of rankings for our neighborhood (or at least my best guesses based on the graph):

Popularity: 10

Going Out: 10

Residential: 1.5

Burby: 1

Edgy: 2.5

Walkability: 10

[I had to laugh at our “edgy” score as the definition for edgy is “how likely you are to meet the more questionable or colorful aspects of urban society in that neighborhood, compared with other neighborhoods in the same state.”]

All said, we currently rank 4th in Seattle, but the system is still new and needs to have a lot more user input before it’s accurate.

Vibe Scores can go up and down by people “liking” the neighborhood on Facebook, and voting for businesses in the neighborhood. Go check it out and see what you think.