Transit Accessibility

The Transit Accessibility indicator is the aggregate frequency of transit service during peak evening hours in a neighborhood within a quarter-mile of a transit station. Transit accessibility is a measure of how close and frequent transit service is to common destinations is in a community. Higher numbers are better than lower numbers. Data are available for download at the block group level through the EPA’s Smart Location Database.

Communities with good transit accessibility have high public transit ridership. High public transit has an positive impact on physical activity and obesity. High numbers of transit trips also act as a substitute for auto trips. Fewer auto trips may help lower air pollution and motor vehicle collisions. Transit Accessibility is in the Transportation Services domain.

Neighborhoodsort ascending Indicator Value Rank
Windom Park 216.7 66
Windom 150.9 82
Willard - Hay 195 73
Whittier 455.2 23
West Calhoun 352.7 37
Wenonah 207.2 67
Webber - Camden 293.4 44
Waite Park 228.8 62
Victory 202.8 69
Ventura Village 541.4 10
University of Minnesota 741.9 7
Tangletown 380.6 29
Sumner - Glenwood (Heritage Park) 276.7 52
Steven's Square - Loring Heights 599.3 9
Standish 268.6 55
St. Anthony West 325.5 41
St. Anthony East 492 16
Shingle Creek 218.8 65
Sheridan 104.3 87
Seward 277.9 51
Regina 504 14
Prospect Park - East River Road 417.1 25
Powderhorn Park 370.3 33
Phillips West 463 21
Page 223.6 64
Northrop 365 34
Northeast Park 334.7 40
North Loop 1819 2
Nicollet Island - East Bank 912.3 4
Near - North 514.9 12
Morris Park 175.8 78
Minnehaha 169.8 80
Midtown Phillips 445 24
Mid - City Industrial 470.2 18
McKinley 243.3 60
Marshall Terrace 245.7 59
Marcy Holmes 456.7 22
Lynnhurst 314.5 42
Lyndale 355.1 36
Lowry Hill East 671.1 8
Lowry Hill 402.3 27
Loring Park 894.7 5
Longfellow 290.7 45
Logan Park 197.3 71
Linden Hills 122.9 85
Lind - Bohanon 163.4 81
King Field 373.3 31
Kenwood 250.7 57
Kenny 138.1 84
Keewaydin 194.5 74
Jordan 271.4 54
Humboldt Industrial Area 467 19
Howe 194.4 75
Holland 247.4 58
Hiawatha 236.6 61
Hawthorne 299.7 43
Harrison 204.7 68
Hale 227 63
Fulton 285.4 47
Folwell 200.4 70
Field 341.5 39
Ericsson 347.2 38
Elliot Park 837.3 6
East Phillips 493.3 15
East Isles 514.5 13
East Harriet 359.6 35
East Calhoun (ECCO) 482.8 17
Downtown West 2861.9 1
Downtown East 1395 3
Diamond Lake 282.6 49
Corcoran 280.2 50
Cooper 186.5 76
Como 378.6 30
Columbia Park 276.5 53
Cleveland 119.8 86
Central 380.8 28
Cedar Riverside 534.4 11
Cedar - Isles - Dean 372.7 32
Camden Industrial 139.5 83
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) 463.7 20
Bryn - Mawr 179.5 77
Bryant 288.7 46
Bottineau 175 79
Beltrami 415.3 26
Bancroft 261 56
Audubon Park 282.8 48
Armatage 196.8 72

Key Citations:
1. Cervero R, Duncan M. Walking, bicycling, and urban landscapes: evidence from the San Francisco Bay Area. American Journal of Public Health. September 2003; 93(9):1478-1483.

2. Guerra E, Cervero R, Tischler D. The half-mile circle: does it best represent transit station catchments? UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies, July 2011.

3. Ewing R, Cervero R. Travel and the built environment: a meta-analysis. Journal of the American Planning Association. 2010; 76:3(2010):265-294.