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Started 1 year ago by Walker
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Walkscore recently unveiled a "Transit Score" system that ranks locations based on nearby routes, nearby stops, frequency, and transit modes.

Broad and High is pretty much the epicenter of public transit in Columbus and it scores a 67/100 "Good" ranking, which sounds fair as it's pretty obvious that we're not quite the most public-transit-friendly city in the world.

Anyway... how does your house score?

I got a Transit score of 54 (and Walk Score of 75) here in the King Lincoln District. Not too shabby. Interested to see how everyone compares different neighborhoods and areas.

Posted 1 year ago #
joshlapp
SoHud
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North 4th Street in Old North Columbus.
Walk score of 74, Transit score 42.

The Transit score doesn't include the CABS stop nearby which provides quick access to High Street and OSU.

Posted 1 year ago #
mellotron
Arena District
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Front & Spring downtown:

Walkscore 94 "walker's paradise"
Transit 67 "good"

As favorable as that is, nothing has shrunken the 'hood quite like my bike!

Posted 1 year ago #
cbus11

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Grandview by 3rd Ave

Walkscore 92
transit 35

Posted 1 year ago #
GreatOutdoors
Short North
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On Hubbard in Vic Village between High and Dennison: walk score, 75 ("very walkable"); transit score, 57 ("good transit").

Posted 1 year ago #
jimbach
Short North (WP division)
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Walk Score: 80
Transit Score: 53

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alexs
Limestone bluffs of the Scioto
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Walk score 37, transit score 29.

"84% of Columbus households have a higher walk score than you."

At least now I know how far away the lines on Kenny are, .23 miles.

Posted 1 year ago #
Cats With Thumbs

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Walk score 80, transit score 40, near Weber and Indianola.

"8% of Columbus residents have a higher walks score than you."

80% walk score is one of the main reasons I chose this location. And indeed, biking easily opens up almost everywhere I'd want to go.

Posted 1 year ago #
DavidF
Elysium Fields
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I'm next to 3 Creeks Park. Not surprisingly, Walk score 9, Transit score 23. I'm in Columbus and inside 270. The first score I understand, almost no sidewalks around here and very few amenities within walking distance, but the transit score is kinda disgraceful.

Posted 1 year ago #
phaedrus
Clintonville / Beechwold
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E Weisheimer & N High

Walk Score: 66
Transit Score: 43

Posted 1 year ago #
Tenzo
Chicago Lakeshore
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Walk Score 82
Transit score 56

Commute:
Time to Drive: 6 minutes
Time to bike: 14 minutes
Time to walk: 43 minutes
Time to Bus: 50 minutes

(any question why I dont take the bus?)

Posted 1 year ago #
Nitsud Regnifloh
Valerio Heights
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Whitehall -
63 walk score
43 transit score

I'll drive....17 minutes. As compared to stop after stop after stop on the bus, even though there is a bus stop within 50 yards of my house.

Posted 1 year ago #
The Hegemo
Delusions of Grandview
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Grandview/Marble Cliff off Fifth:

Walk Score: 71
Transit Score: 32

Posted 1 year ago #
Lakee911
Clintonville (South)
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My house (in S. Clintonville):
* Walk Score of 82. Very walkable.
* Transit Score of 54. Some transit.

My work (Polaris E of 71)
* Walk Score of 71. Haha NOT!
* Transit Score of 11.

Posted 1 year ago #
StowCbusCleveland
Jackson Township, Canton, OH
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My place next to Clinton Park in Clintonville:

Walk Score: 68
Transit Score: 45

I think my transit score is artificially high because they count bus stops on Olentangy River Road as giving me the same access to the 7 and 18 as I would have to the 2/21 on High Street (.31 miles away for both). As the name of the road gives away, the Olentangy River is right there creating an impasse. I haven't forded a river since my Oregon Trail days, but I remember it was difficult.

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Lakee911
Clintonville (South)
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StowCbusCleveland wrote >>
I haven't forded a river since my Oregon Trail days, but I remember it was difficult.

I've seen kids walk accross the low head dams when it gets dry in the summer. Feet get wet, but works ;)

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alexs
Limestone bluffs of the Scioto
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Most of it is probably still frozen enough to cross. People are ice fishing locally, but I don't know of any on the O.

Posted 1 year ago #
Erin@FDA
Franklinton!
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near franklin park

walk score 55
transit score 49 (this seems low as i can see 3 bustops from my front room)

Posted 1 year ago #
johnwirtz
Evanston, IL
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Here's one expert's thoughts on the transit score methodology:
http://www.humantransit.org/2011/01/beyond-transit-scores-an-exchange-with-matt-lerner.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HumanTransit+%28Human+Transit%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

BTW, my walkscore is 77, but my transit score isn't available from the site.

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cyclist II
Short North & Peach District
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Park St & W. 1st Ave
Walk Score= 91
Transit Score= 56?

I live in WALKER'S PARADISE

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