Introducing Transit Score

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.