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Archive for September, 2010

What’s in a Bike Score?

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

When we launched Transit Score and Commute Reports last month, people asked, “is Bike Score next?

So we ask you, what would it mean for a location to have a high Bike Score?

Submit your ideas for what we should include in Bike Score.

Bike Score

Tell us your Bike Score ideas!

Not only do we think biking is great—but in a growing number cities, home shoppers are including bike access as a key decision making criteria.

So give us your feedback and then check out the hottest bicycle blog on the planet, Copenhagen Cycle Chic.

Most Walkable (Large) Convention Centers

Monday, September 20th, 2010

After our Most Walkable NFL Stadiums post, we asked “what should we rank next?”

Convention centers was one of the most popular responses. So here it is:

Rank Convention Center City Walk Score
1 The Moscone Center San Francisco, CA 98
1 America’s Center St. Louis, MO 98
3 Reno-Sparks Convention Center Reno, NV 97
4 Salt Palace Convention Center Salt Lake City, UT 95
5 Phoenix Convention Center Phoenix, AZ 94
6 Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta, GA 92
7 The Colorado Convention Center Denver, CO 91
7 Tampa Convention Center Tampa, FL 91
9 San Diego Convention Center San Diego, CA 89
9 Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio, TX 89
11 Jacob K. Javits Convention Center New York, NY 88
12 Dallas Convention Center Dallas, TX 83
13 George R. Brown Convention Center Houston, TX 82
13 Boston Convention & Exhibition Center Boston, MA 82
15 New Orleans Morial Convention Center New Orleans, LA 80
15 Sands Expo and Convention Center Las Vegas, NV 80
17 McCormick Place Chicago, IL 69
18 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV 63
18 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, IL 63
20 Orange County Convention Center Orlando, FL 45

As the folks at Convene, The Magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association, asked, do you know your meeting’s Walk Score?

This list of convention centers is from Cvent and only includes convention centers with over 650,000 square feet of meeting space.

Most Walkable Football Stadiums

Friday, September 10th, 2010

Just in time for opening day (OK, technically we missed opening night last night), Walk Score ranks the most walkable football stadiums.

And the winner is… The St. Louis Rams – Edward Jones Dome!

St. Louis is the only city to rank in the top 3 on both this list and our list of most walkable baseball stadiums.

Rank Ball Park Team Walk Score
1 Edward Jones Dome St. Louis Rams 92
2 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans Saints 88
3 Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minnesota Vikings 88
4 Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati Bengals 86
5 Qwest Field Seattle Seahawks 85
6 M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore Ravens 82
7 Bank of America Stadium Carolina Panthers 80
8 Cleveland Browns Stadium Cleveland Browns 80
9 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis Colts 80
10 Georgia Dome Atlanta Falcons 77
11 Heinz Field Pittsburgh Steelers 77
12 LP Field Tennessee Titans 74
13 Soldier Field Chicago Bears 72
14 Lambeau Field Green Bay Packers 66
15 Cowboys Stadium Dallas Cowboys 65
16 Qualcomm Stadium San Diego Chargers 65
17 Invesco Field at Mile High Denver Broncos 60
18 Raymond James Stadium Tampa Bay Buccaneers 52
19 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Oakland Raiders 48
20 Reliant Stadium Houston Texans 46
21 University of Phoenix Stadium Arizona Cardinals 45
22 EverBank Field Jacksonville Jaguars 42
23 Gillette Stadium New England Patriots 37
24 Candlestick Park San Francisco 49ers 35
25 Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia Eagles 34
26 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City Chiefs 32
27 Ralph Wilson Stadium Buffalo Bills 31
28 FedEx Field Washington Redskins 28
29 Sun Life Stadium Miami Dolphins 22
30 New Meadowlands Stadium New York Giants & Jets 20
31 Ford Field Detroit Lions 18

What about the neighborhood?

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Following the recent launch of our Customize Map and Commute Report tabs, we just launched a new Neighborhood tab for addresses within the 40 largest U.S. cities.

Walk Score Neighborhood Tab

Now, when you look up a Walk Score or Transit Score, it’s easier to to learn more about the walkability of the surrounding neighborhood.

Don’t see your city or neighborhood yet? Tweet us @walkscore or follow us on Facebook, tell us where you live, and we’ll make sure your city and neighborhood is on our list to add.