Saturday, July 26, 2008

Most Walkable, Least Walkable

Walkscore.com has released its list of the ten most walkable cities in the United State, including a couple of surprises. The list, in order, is:

  • San Francisco, CA
  • New York, NY
  • Boston, MA
  • Chicago, IL
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Seattle, WA
  • Washington, DC
  • Long Beach, CA
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Portland, OR

The site evaluated 40 cities using its walkscore calculator. At the bottom of the list, from least walkable to slightly more walkable, were:

  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Nashville, TN
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Memphis, TN
  • Kansas City, KS
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • San Antonio, TX
  • El Paso, TX

The Walkscore report also includes a list of walkable areas within each city, including the low-scoring cities, and a survey of the walkability of neighborhoods within each city.

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