This work was inspired by the work of WMATA’s Planning office.
We are working to finalize an accurate map of the area one can reach on foot along the pedestrian network. To more accurately illustrate the connectivity and walkability of the pedestrian network around our stations, OPMI is working on an atlas of “walksheds” around MBTA stations. The dotted circle illustrates a 1/4 mile straight-line buffer – a “5-10 minute walk.” Station map of the area surrounding Park Street Station. The T is guilty of this if one looks on our neighborhood maps in various stations. But too often, that distance is depicted on maps as a “straight-line distance” (“as the crow flies”) when a person can’t actually walk through buildings, but must follow the road and pedestrian path network. Generally, it’s common wisdom in the planning world that the “average” person is willing to walk up to half a mile to reach a transit station with good frequencies. In much of Boston and the cities that make up its urban core, citizens can complete most or all of their travel by walking and using the T. In a city with subway system like Boston, a key to the livability of a neighborhood and the attractiveness of real estate is its walkability specifically, the walkability of neighborhoods near transit stations.
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