Walk Score, an innovative tool that allows users to check an areas’ walkability and accessibility, just released its revised rankings on America’s most walkable cities. The top ten finishers for 2011 were: 1) New York; 2) San Francisco; 3) Boston; 4) Chicago; 5) Philadelphia; 6) Seattle; 7) Washington, DC; 8) Miami; 9) Minneapolis; and 10) Oakland. [...]

An exciting new service launched this morning from our friends at Walk Score will help people all across the country find out how transit-accessible a home or a neighborhood is while gaining a better understanding of the true cost of buying a home — the cost of housing plus transportation. Starting today, when you visit Walk Score you’ll also get information about nearby transit options, commuting details, and the expected cost of housing plus transportation. Welcome to Transit Score.

What better way to test out your neighborhood’s Walk Score than to get a little help from Google’s new walking directions and take a long stroll. (Google)

In an era of soaring fuel costs and worsening traffic congestion, places like San Francisco, Boston, and New York can be particularly proud of being ranked America’s “most walkable” cities. (Market Watch — Amy Hoak)

The website Walk Score, which scores neighborhoods across the country based on their pedestrian appeal, unveils its newest feature today — a walkability ranking for America’s 40 biggest cities, including comparisons of more than 2,508 neighborhoods. Check out news coverage of site’s newest feature, and be sure to sign on to a petition urging Congress [...]