How walkable is your city?
(Read article summary)A website that evaluates how easy it is to get around on foot in the largest US cities has released its annual list of the most walkable cities.
A website that evaluates how easy it is to get around on foot in the largest US cities has released its annual list of the most walkable cities.
The Seattle-based Walkscore.com uses Google Maps to calculate your neighborhood's proximity to nearby amenities. The closer a shop, restaurant, school, or park is to where you live, the more points the neighborhood gets.
According to this algorithm, the 10 most walkable cities are:
1. San Francisco
2. New York
3. Boston
4. Chicago
5. Philadelphia
6. Seattle
7. Washington
8. Long Beach, Calif.
9. Los Angeles
10. Portland, Ore.
