I love Walk Score, primarily because I can go “nah-nah-nah-nah” since I live in a neighborhood that scored an 82 while the average in Spokane is 59. It’s all about bragging rights after all. But the web tool calculates how walkable a neighborhood is and ranks it on a 100-point scale. Now, the same developers have released Transit Score, an application that looks how well-served you are by buses and rail lines in your location. You’ll see how far you have to walk to a transit stop and bus frequency and it assigns a similar 100-point scale.



















But if I understand correctly, Transit Score is only serving 30 major U.S. cities and few others (available on this spreadsheet) that made their transit data available. For Spokane, you’ll notice Spokane Transit Authority is listed as an agency but according to the site, “does not provide open data.” So a civic software company called Front Seat that works to promote walkable neighborhoods wants you to let them know you support open data and utilize Transit Score by signing up HERE.  Next to your name, city, and email, the template reads "Transit apps help me get around. Make public transit data public using a standard format and license." Also, after signing up you will receive occasional updates about transportation issues from Front Seat.

Do it. Let's get Spokane on board.

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