Downtown neighborhood in Los Angeles

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Downtown is the most walkable neighborhood in Los Angeles with 36,194 residents.

Downtown has world-class public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

Nearby neighborhoods: Central City East, Chinatown, Central City, Pico-Union, Westlake, Echo Park and Elysian Park.

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Walker’s Paradise

Daily errands do not require a car.

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Daily errands do not require a car in Downtown.

Downtown is the most walkable neighborhood in Los Angeles with a Walk Score of 92.

The best Los Angeles neighborhoods for walkability are Downtown, Koreatown and Mid City West.

Downtown Neighborhood Ranking

Compare Downtown to other Los Angeles neighborhoods.

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
1	Downtown	92	99	69	36,194
2	Koreatown	90	79	64	91,542
3	Mid City West	89	62	58	47,150

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Population

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Downtown

92

99

69

36,194

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Koreatown

90

79

64

91,542

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Mid City West

89

62

58

47,150

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Eating & Drinking

There are about 768 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Downtown. People in Downtown can walk to an average of 21 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

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The building feels like you are walking into an older hotel. There is a security guard at the lobby that checks visitors in. Although the Tokyo Villa condos aren't as cool as living in a loft, the location is great. And since it's in Little Tokyo, it feels safe, even at night (at least for me). Lots of dining options a block or so away. Close to light rail station & soon the RC Connector will have an even closer station making it easier to hop on the train.

Abe Chang
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Rider’s Paradise

World-class public transportation.

Public Transit Routes

Downtown has world-class public transportation and about 45 bus and 2 subway lines passing through it.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Downtown on public transit.

Downtown has about 6 car shares from RelayRides and Zipcar.

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Bikeable

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Most kid-friendly park in Downtown Los Angeles. Next to FIDM and across the street from Ralph's, Starbucks. Has security patrol and is locked at dusk so it doesn't turn into a homeless camp.

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