Metro Rail station walk scores

 

In May 2011, I listed all of the Metrolink stations by Walk Score . In this post, I’ll do the same with Metro Rail stations (including the Orange and Silver Line busways). Since Metro will open the Expo Line (from LA to Culver City) and the Chatsworth extension of the Orange Line sometime in 2012, I added those stations to the list as well.

To recap, this is how Walk Score rates stations (or other neighborhoods):

90–100 Walker’s Paradise — Daily errands do not require a car.
70–89 Very Walkable — Most errands can be accomplished on foot.
50–69 Somewhat Walkable — Some amenities within walking distance.
25–49 Car-Dependent — A few amenities within walking distance.
0–24 Car-Dependent — Almost all errands require a car.

With the same caveats as my prior article, let’s take a look at the stations with the top 10 Walk Scores.

Top 10 Walk Scores
(tie)

  • Pershing Square (Red/Purple, no parking, Walk Score 100)
  • Memorial Park (Gold Line, no parking, Walk Score 100)

(tie)

  • Hollywood/Highland (Red Line, no parking, Walk Score 98)
  • Wilshire/Western (Purple Line, no parking, Walk Score 98)

(tie)

  • Wilshire/Vermont (Red/Purple Line, no parking, Walk Score 97)

(tie)

  • Vermont/Sunset (Red Line, no parking, Walk Score 95)
  • North Hollywood (Red Line, 803 spaces, Walk Score 95)
  • Wilshire/Normandie (Purple Line, no parking, Walk Score 95)
  • Del Mar (Gold Line, 290 spaces, Walk Score 95)
  • Figueroa/Olympic (Silver Line, no parking, Walk Score 95)
  • 3rd/Grand or Olive (Silver Line, no parking, Walk Score 95)

(tie)

  • Hollywood/Vine (Red Line, no parking, Walk Score 94)
  • 7th/Metro (Red/Purple Blue Lines, no parking, Walk Score 94)
  • Mission (Gold Line, 118 spaces, Walk Score 94)
  • 5th/Fig or Grand (Silver Line, no parking, Walk Score 94)
  • Jefferson/USC (Expo Line, no parking Walk Score 94)

(tie)

  • Long Beach Transit Mall (Blue Line, no parking, Walk Score 92)
  • Vermont/Santa Monica (Red Line, no parking, Walk Score 92)
  • Little Tokyo/Arts District (Gold Line, no parking, Walk Score 92)
  • 1st/Spring (Silver Line, no parking, Walk Score 92)

(tie)

  • Pico (Blue Line, no parking, Walk Score 91)
  • Figueroa/Adams (Silver Line, no parking, Walk Score 91)
  • Figueroa/Pico (Silver Line, no parking, Walk Score 91))
  • 23rd St (Expo Line, no parking, Walk Score 91)

(tie)

  • Civic Center (Red/Purple/Silver Lines, no parking, Walk Score 89)
  • Hollywood/Western (Red Line, no parking, Walk Score 89)
  • Expo Park/USC (Expo Line, no parking, Walk Score 89)
  • Culver City (Expo Line, ???? spaces, Walk Score 89)
  • Westlake/MacArthur Park (Red/Purple Lines, no parking, Walk Score 88)

Honorable Mention:

  • Union Station (Red, Gold Lines, paid parking only, Walk Score 83)

(tie)

  • Chinatown (Gold Line, no parking,Walk Score 80)
  • Soto (Gold Line-Walk Score 80)
  • Fillmore (Gold Line, Walk Score 75)

(tie)

  • Willow (Blue Line-Walk Score 74)
  • Florence (Blue Line-Walk Score 74)

Bottom 10

(tie)

  • Wardlow (Blue Line, 82 spaces, Walk Score 57)
  • Norwalk (Green Line, 2050 spaces, Walk Score 57)
  • Vermont (Green Line, 155 spaces, Walk Score 57)
  • Woodman (Orange Line, no parking, Walk Score 57)
  • Tampa (Orange Line, no parking, Walk Score 57)
  • Mariposa (Green Line, no parking, Walk Score 55)

 

(tie)

  • El Segundo (Green Line, 90 spaces, Walk Score 54)
    Expo/Western (Expo Line, no parking, Walk Score 54)
    Artesia Transit Center (Silver Line, xxx spaces, Walk Score 54)
    Pierce College (Orange Line, no parking, Walk Score 54)
    Artesia (Blue Line, 292 spaces, Walk Score 54)

 

  • Imperial/Wilmington “Rosa Parks” (Blue/Green Line, 975 spaces, Walk Score 52)
    Balboa (Orange Line, 270 spaces, Walk Score 52)

 

  • Vernon (Blue Line, no parking, Walk Score 51)
  • Lakewood (Green Line, 545 spaces, Walk Score 49)
  • Aviation/LAX (Green Line, 405 parking spaces, Walk Score 45)

(tie)

  • Del Amo (Blue Line, 391 parking spaces, Walk Score 40)
    I-105/I-110 (Green/Silver Line, 253 parking spaces, Walk Score 40)

Avalon (Green Line, 158 parking spaces, Walk Score 34)

Average Walk Score for each line:

  • Purple Line: 93
    Red Line: 91
    Expo Line (LA-Culver City): 81
    Silver Line: 79
    Gold Line: 78
    Orange Line (including extension to Chatsworth): 70
    Blue Line: 69
    Green Line: 57

Systemwide average Walk Score: 75. Not too bad.

4 Comments to "Metro Rail station walk scores"

  1. Bob Davis's Gravatar Bob Davis
    January 21, 2012 - 4:30 pm | Permalink

    I’m thinking about the Gold Line Foothill Extension. It might have scored higher if the PE Monrovia-Glendora right-of-way were available, but a lot of that has been covered with housing, so we’ll have to make do with the old Santa Fe line.
    Here goes:
    Arcadia: within walking distance of downtown, not near dense residential areas (which are scarce in “The Community of Homes”.)
    Monrovia: Quite a hike to most residential areas, there will probably be a shuttle bus to downtown Monrovia. For what it’s worth, there’s a cemetery a block away.
    Duarte: Just what the doctor ordered if you’re going to City of Hope, not near shopping areas or dense residential areas.
    Irwindale: Great if you work at the Miller-Coors brewery or the Edison facility, otherwise a car or bike is necessary.
    Azusa: Probably the highest score, Target store, other shopping, and civic center nearby. Still rather short on housing in the vicinity.
    Azusa-Citrus: The big traffic generators here are Citrus College and Azusa-Pacific University. Let’s cheer for the old alma mater!

  2. BC's Gravatar BC
    February 1, 2012 - 11:41 am | Permalink

    The main Pierce College station is at Winnetka (quarter mile to campus)and it does have parking. De Soto is much farther and does not have parking

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