Search for homes and condos near bus and rail stops

Seattle is a middle-of-the-road city when it comes to mass transit: we have a good bus system, but not much in the way of rail (our first line is coming in the next couple of years). Middle of the road on transit, but definitely on the slow-to-stopped end of car transit, especially if you commute across the lake. The crummy driving conditions make our bus system pretty attractive for some folks.

Recently we’ve had a couple of users tell us they don’t just want to see what bus stops are near each home – they want to live near a specific bus line. We debated the clutter it would add to our search options (not another option unless it’s going to be used!) a little, but decided it would be a fun project, so we cooked up transit search on Friday. Now you can type in the bus routes you would like to live near, select how far from the stops you would like to be, and presto!, only homes near those stops are shown.

Living near mass transit is probably good for property values. And it seems like an especially good idea in the wake of the San Francisco freeway melt down (and the chance it could happen in Seattle). And the impending removal of or the endless construction on the viaduct.

We can’t guarantee that buses will stop for you or that they’ll be on time (but they are faster since the downtown bus tunnel was closed).

Read more about Seattle transit from the transit junkies at the Seattle Transit blog and from the Bus Chick.
(You can search for homes near metro and Sound Transit bus stops and Sound Transit light rail. Other lines not included at this time.)