Allegheny County Walk Scores

Walk Score measures the walkability of any address using a patented system developed by the Walk Score company. For each 2010 Census Tract centroid, Walk Score analyzed walking routes to nearby amenities. Points are awarded based on the distance to amenities in each category. Amenities within a 5 minute walk (.25 miles) are given maximum points. A decay function is used to give points to more distant amenities, with no points given after a 30 minute walk. Walk Score also measures pedestrian friendliness by analyzing population density and road metrics such as block length and intersection density. Data sources include Google, Education.com, Open Street Map, the U.S. Census, Localeze, and places added by the Walk Score user community.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Public Access Level Comment
Temporal Coverage 2014
Geographic Unit Census Tract
Data Notes

The Methodology and scores were produced by Walk Score. https://www.walkscore.com/

Related Document(s) Data Dictionary
Frequency - Data Change Not Updated (Historical Only)
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Data Steward Josh Feldmiller
Data Steward Email Josh Feldmiller