Walkability and Public Transit Research
Walk Score is pleased to support world-class research on walkability, public transportation, and public health. We've received grants from the Rockefeller Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to make Walk Score more useful to researchers.
We provide walkability, public transit, and road network data to researchers in the urban planning, government, and public health fields.
“Washington DC is not the only city that is finding Walk Score and Transit Score to be key tools in our planning efforts.”
— Harriet Tregoning, Director,
Washington DC Office of Planning
Walk Score data includes:
- Walk Score for all U.S. and some international locations
- Transit Score and nearby public transit (where available)
- Road metrics such as intersection density, block length, link/node
- Walkability heat maps for your area
- Data available via spreadsheets, GIS shapefiles, or API
Case Study: Analyzing Light Rail Station Area Performance in Phoenix
Walk Score, housing and employment data analysis by the Phoenix Planning Department. Case study (pdf)
Research Examples
Walk Score is used by leading academic and research institutions, and planning offices.
View selected research that uses Walk Score data.
Sample GIS Shapefile
Download a sample shapefile of Walk Score, Transit Score, intersection density, and block length for Washington, DC.
Free download: Washington, DC Shapefile ZIP.
