More Than Red Cars

 

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.