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Bring your car: America's 10 least walkable cities

by Anna Brones (RSS feed) on Jul 22nd 2008 at 5:00PM

It may come as no surprise that San Francisco ranks as America's #1 walkable city, but what about the rest of the country? After compiling a list of the "walkability" of 40 American cities, Walk Score gives us a good idea of what cities are pedestrian friendly and which ones require cars. The bottom ten cities on the list give us a few places where pedestrians are far and few between and driving is the name of the game (read: expect to spend a lot of money on gas). So where can you plan on packing away your walking shoes and donning your driving cap?

Jacksonville
Nashville
Charlotte
Indianapolis
Oklahoma City
Memphis
Kansas City
Fort Worth
El Paso
Mesa

The listing of cities does however lay out their most walkable neighborhoods, so if you're planning a trip to one of these places, give it a look.

[Via Huffington Post Green]

Filed under: North America, United States, Transportation

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

DocB Jul 22nd 2008 5:05PM

I disagree with your title. Clicking through, the article lists the *TOP* 40 - not America's 10 least walkable cities.

Might consider revising it.

Anna Brones Jul 22nd 2008 11:15PM

You're absolutely right! I re-worded it so that it makes more sense... sorry for the confusion!

Jamar Jul 23rd 2008 4:27AM

I live in Nashville- so true. And I live in one of the "walkable" neighborhoods- while walking from home to the mall takes only 10 minutes, half of the way I have to walk on asphalt because there is no sidewalk. Oh, and it's so hot I'm sweating within 1 minute of being out the door.

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