Study Ranks Transit Systems Of Major U.S. Cities

Transit Score measures how well a location is served by public transportation on a 0-100 scale.  Places with scores of 70 or higher are considered to have excellent transit, places with scores between 50 and 69 have good transit, and places with scores below 50 offer some or minimal transit. To calculate a Transit Score, Walk Score assigns a "usefulness" value to nearby transit routes based on frequency, type of route and distance to the nearest stop on the route. City scores are then calculated by applying the Transit Score algorithm block-by-block throughout the city and weighting the scores by population density. Detailed methodology information is available at www.walkscore.com/methodology.shtml.

Visit www.walkscore.com to find your city, neighborhood and home's Transit Score.\

[1]http://www.apta.com/mediacenter/pressreleases/2012/Pages/120418_AprilTransitSavings.aspx
[2]http://www.apta.com/mediacenter/pressreleases/2012/Pages/120312_2011Ridership.aspx
[3]http://www.uspirg.org/reports/usp/transportation-and-new-generation