Walkscore, the website that attempts to quantify the “walkability” of streets and neighborhoods, has introduced a new apartment search tool that makes it easy to find a home near transit. It parses Craigslist housing ads and maps them based on factors of urban livability – proximity to transit, commute time, and cost are just a few of the factors considered.
How often do you hear people say they want to find an apartment “within a 10-minute walk of the Metro” or “by a bus stop”? Now you can narrow down apartments based on this criteria.
- Apartments in Los Angeles within a half-mile of a Metro Rail Red Line station.
- Apartments in San Francisco within a quarter mile of a Muni Metro light rail or streetcar station.
- Apartments in Sacramento within a 30 minute transit commute of the State Capitol, within a quarter mile of a RT light rail station, and with a Walkscore of 75 or higher.
Walkscore Apartment Search has lots of fun tools for transit geeks, as you can see – I had a lot of fun mapping out pads near bus or train lines. How helpful do you think this tool will be in helping you find your next urban apartment?
My apt in W Hollywood has a score of 86… However, it takes almost half a mile just to walk to Santa Monica Blvd (main road). I guess I am super lazy; I prefer to live on the street and have everything outside my door instead of walking half a mile, so I still drive.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Our San Jose moving company has moved thousands of apartments throughout the Bay Area – This is a great search tool that we will pass onto our mobile-using apartment moving customers. We find they mainly move to be closer to jobs, friends, restaurants, shops, public transportation and the city life – This will certainly help them to find the neighborhoods that best suit their needs in the future!
Like or Dislike:
0 
0