The Local Index of Transit Availability (L.I.T.A)
 The
Local Index of Transit Availability (LITA) is a system for rating
transit service intensity, or transit availability, in various parts
of a metropolitan area. LITA scores are intended to be useful to
transit service planners as well as local land use planners and
policymakers, allowing them to see where transit service is most
intense and aiding them in developing appropriate land use plans
and policies for areas with high, medium and low transit availability.
In areas where ordinances require minimum roadway levels of service
for new development, which often has the effect of pushing new development
to peripheral areas poorly served by transit, LITA scores can provide
an additional point of reference for land use and siting decisions.
We have the L.I.T.A. manual available for
download in PDF. (712 KB)
Also available are the data tables for the analysis in Microsoft
Excel spread sheets:
L.I.T.A. Overview
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