Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a metropolis kind-of-guy. I like walking around to get what I want. I hate using my car. Toronto was ideal for me – within 5 minutes I had everything I could want – subway, grocery stores, dozens of restaurants (I lived in Yorkville), dozens of shops, 24 hour convenience stores, etc. I talk alot about the true sustainability of such living (and the opposite for suburbia).

So when I saw Walk Score I was like – damn. I should have thought of this before. It’s so bloody simple!

At the same time, it is more a feature and less a company. Analytic sites agree – it spiked the past two months, but started falling in October. And only keeps going lower.

Furthermore – I think a lot more could be done with it. And it could integrate brilliantly into other aspects of iBegin.

So the question is – if we build our own version, improve it, and give credit to Walk Score as our inspiration – is that a rip-off, or a true inspiration?