Things to do in Washington DC: WalkScore.com Get Even Better - NEW - Transit Scores and Commute Reports!

WalkScore.com Get Even Better - NEW - Transit Scores and Commute Reports!

PG County MD,Charles County MD,St.Mary's County MD,Baltimore County MD,Montgomery County MD and Washington DC Home buyers and sellers should use www.walkscore.com to determine the walkability score based on the proximity to schools,restaurants,transportation and major establishments in their neighborhoods.

Via Sara Bonert {Real Estate Internet Marketing} (Zillow):

I live in the city of Chicago, and when we were buying a house 6 years ago, proximity to the Blue Line was something high on our list of 'needs'.  Problem was, I was new to Chicago, so it wasn't easy for me to know if there was a train close to the home we were viewing.  Today's home shopper can now look this data up in a cinch.  And even better, WalkScore has free APIs for you to add this data right on your site.

In case you aren't familiar with WalkScore, it is a great site that will give a home a 'walkability' score, based on proximity to various establishments(restaurants, grocery, transportation, etc).  A few weeks ago, they updated their algorithm to calculate the score based on actual walking paths, verses how the crow flies, which I think is a major upgrade.

Today their information is even richer with the addition of a Transit Score, or the home's proximity to public transportation. Now when I type in my home's address I also get this information:

walkscore transit scorewalkscore transit score

Plus, if you click on the "commute" tab, even more information is available.  Say I had to commute from my house to the NAR Building downtown everyday:

walkscore transit score

Highly encourage using the information which Walkscore.com gives away for free, by visiting this link WalkScore on Your Site. I think it is information that your visitors will really like. 

 

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4 comments • Lanre "The Real Estate Farmer"Folayan Buy a home in Washington DC • September 04 2010 10:58PM

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Lanre,
this is an awesome tool that realtors should use as an extra, can you add it in Google and Android Group? please let me know have a happy labor day :)

Posted by Aurora, CO Homes for Sale in Aurora, Colorado - Ray Saenz (United Property Brokers, Inc) over 1 year ago

Lanre, thanks for re-blogging this one. I use WalkScore often, but didn't know about TransitSchore. Great info.

Wishing you an awesome weekend,

Posted by Lottie Kendall REALTOR® DRE#01215160 650-465-4547. Serving the SF Peninsula (& Silicon Valley. Today | Sotheby's International Realty) over 1 year ago

Lanre,

Thanks for sharing the information about "transit scores". I'll have to see how we rate.

Steve

Posted by Chain Real Estate Investments & Mortgage, Steve & Joel Chain over 1 year ago
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Posted by RosalindMCMAHON 11 months ago

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