Sustainable Access Score
B
This Whole Foods feels like it's stuck in the past. With the Clarendon Crossing development directly adjacent to it serving as a great example of the possibility of a nicer, more human-scale experience (including the pedestrianization of the street/loop nearest to the Barnes and Noble), the contrast when trying to shop at this Whole Foods is palpable. In still trying to accommodate car traffic in a relatively compact surface lot, the experience when arriving by foot, bike, and yes, especially car, is heavily diminished. There is no reason why Whole Foods couldn't share parking with the ample spaces available in the Clarendon Crossing's garages, freeing up the land out front for better accessibility from Edgewood (WHY is there a literal wall around the parking lot?), better bike parking than a cramped wave rack, and maybe even a plaza a la the space on the corner near Seamore's where run clubs often gather. It will still score decently on our objective criteria, but don't let that stop you from imagining how much better it could be.
Walking - 3 points (B)
Entrance directly from sidewalk (don't have to cross parking lot) (2 points)
Have to cross parking lot to enter, but there's a dedicated place to walk (striped walkway, etc) (1 point)
Adjacent sidewalk is even, comfortably wide, has curb ramps where necessary, and has street trees and street lights (1 point)
Not adjacent to a 4+ lane road, or if it is then there is a controlled crossing of that road on the same block (signal, stop sign or HAWK) (1 point)
Biking & Scooting - 3 points (B)
Nearby bike racks (1 point)
Nearby bike racks have 2 points of contact for each bike & enough clearance to be easily usable (no wave racks, no wheelbender racks, no racks jammed right up against a building) (1 point)
Nearby Capital Bikeshare Station (1 point)
Adjacent protected bike lane, trail, or quiet neighborhood street (1 point)
Transit - 4 points (A)
Nearby bus stop (1 point)
Nearby bus stop has a shelter and a bench (1 point)
Served by a Bus Line that comes at least every 15 minutes and runs 7 days per week (1 point)
Served by at least 2 bus lines with different destinations (1 point)