I certainly take your point, living in a city that has a similar climate. But in a truly walkable neighborhood, where your place of residence, place of work, an

I certainly take your point, living in a city that has a similar climate. But in a truly walkable neighborhood, where your place of residence, place of work, and other supporting places in life (grocery store, gym, bars and restaurants, etc.) are all within walking distance, and where said distance is actually walkable -- that is, you're not walking next to eight lanes of traffic, and you're walking past shops and restaurants and all the vibrancy of a neighborhood -- the weather won't play nearly as big a role.