Calculating Walking Distances

Vita, you may be able to accomplish this with the "new" Google Map (as opposed to the older "classic" version). The steps are: 1. Enter the address of the affordable housing project. 2. Use the "Save" button to place a star icon on the project location. 3. Enter a new search for transit stops in the community. Google now has this data for most transit systems. Depending on the community you may need to do separate searches using the terms "bus stops," "train stops," "subway stops," or "transit stops." 4. When the stops are displayed with the project location icon, you can visually determine which stop appears to be closest to the project. Click on that stop, then on Directions, and select the project address from the pull-down that appears. This will display the route and distance between the project and the stop. You can repeat this for other stops in the vicinity if you're unsure which is the closest. Note that the Google route doesn't always follow public rights-of-way, and those that do may not necessarily have sidewalks. Hope this helps. Eliot

My two cents -- please keep the conversation here on the forum, where the instructions benefit us all. Thanks Eliot!

Vita, the "new" Google Maps can be accessed at https://support.google.com/maps/answer/3092426, and you need to create a Google account in order to access all the functionality like saving. If you're still having difficulty I'm at eliot@crit.com. Eliot