10: Arlington, VA 9: Portland, Oregon 8: Minneapolis, Minnesota 7: Seattle, Washington 6: Washington, D.C. 5: Chicago, Ill. 4: Philadelphia, PA 3: Boston, Mass. 2: San Francisco, CA 1: New York City, NY
@@CGarrettgrew up in ft lauderdale and north Miami. Your right about that. I never knew cities didn't have sidewalks on every block in every neighborhood until I left there.
Having lived in The Big Apple for over 30 years, the walking culture is one of the most attractive aspects of living in NYC. It is built around walking through your neighborhood. Or a nicer neighborhood.
When I was stationed in Europe that was nice to walk outside your home and walk to grocery store or restaurant, bars and even a running trail, basically most things.
A lot of people don't realize it but a walkable City with public transportation lifts thousands of people out of poverty. If you get rid of the baseline requirement of owning a car in order to get to work, then you are saving so much of your salary every paycheck (loans, insurance, gas, maintance/repairs. And this baseline saving is even larger with the less income you make......during college I did not have a car dispite living 40 miles from my college. Luckily we have the long island railroad network which connects to the NYC subway and I was able to go to college, car free from my home in Long island 40 miles away
alex hannah all things Most of them are, but San Francisco, Washington, DC, and Portland, OR all have newer transportation systems which are key to being walkable. They are all also in Blue States.
@@stefaniehasandras3210 It had more to do with the old transportation systems actually. Take a look at NE Alberta St in Portland, it's not served by the MAX but it's still quite walkable. This is because it was part of the pre-car trolley network in the early 20th century.
Actually all of our cities were designed before the car. Sadly after WW2, several cities steamrolled over historic buildings to make way for the car. This is why many cities like Houston have awful sprawl and a sea of suburbia
Something I like about your videos is your sign off. I especially enjoy hearing you say, "Everybody be nice to each other" Your voice is very soothing and each time the message feels sincere. Thank You for that! ❤❤❤
One city that I watched turn into a very walker friendly place was Salt Lake City, Utah. The light rail now covers the whole valley, and the downtown area is very walkable around Temple Square and other historical monuments. It all started back around 2000 when they started preparing for the Olympics. Definitely check it out!
Vincent that’s not how Latter-day Saints are. They are very friendly and loving people, and Salt Lake City is about half LDS and half non-LDS anyways haha
Im in the same boat, I am disabled with a shattered pelvis. I loved Austin. But Im in Dallas now. Texas is flat but further south it has hills a bit. NOT MUCH THO.
I am in your boat! Which cities do you recommend? Chicago has great CTA on the NorthSide, and some on the South and West side, but segregated. lol, on the North Side a bus may run during non-rush time hours ever 10 minutes. New York is first class, but has $$$ housing prices. I disagree with Seattle on the list, and I feel uncomfortable there as a black woman. lol, I've UA-cam Videos on that. San Francisco, amazing & $$$ (short trick live in Chinatown for ($$). I am no expert on the rest. So where is your spot?
@@taylorterror4965 I remember having to walk over a freeway in Dallas (before Uber). I may never go back to visit, unless there is a short three day (max) conference based downtown.
I'm disabled and can't drive. I live in a bedroom community with only two major roads that have shops. The place is unwalkable due to everything being so spread out. Having a bike helps but people hate cyclists here. Not to mention no one pays a living wage. I take home an average of $1,200/mo. with rent for a decent place being a minimum of $1,600. I want out.
Goose Hollow, Portland, here. Walk Score 98. I sold my car a year ago because I was paying the City Parking cartel $215/month and using the car only twice a month. You nailed it about Portland's small city blocks. Sized for pedestrians.
@Thank you Lord Jesus Christ, Hallelujah! Jesus is dead, but I'm sorry you had those problems with the buses in Portland. I had similar experiences with buses when I lived in Chicago. I haven't lived in New York, so I can't compare. New York is probably better. Besides Portland and Chicago, I've lived in Toronto, Athens (Greece), and Denver, and for public transportation, I would say Toronto tops the list, Portland and Chicago are roughly equivalent for reliability, and Athens and Denver aren't that great. But among American cities, many of which have pathetic transportation systems, Portland is probably in the top 10 to 20 percent, even if it isn't as good as NYC may be. No?
Portland & it’s southern metro area are really walkable! I love the ability to take my kids in the stroller to the market, fill up the stroller & then walk to the park to play & picnic. You can even walk year around...if you don’t mind getting a little wet.
Agree with the Chicago walkability score. I have lived in several different cities (thanks Military) and I do miss how in Chicago, you can get by using the CTA. I miss Chicago ❤️.
OMG. Chicago would be on that list and I hate it. They reconstruct the street lanes to incorporate the bike lane. Amd in downtown they have a bike traffic signal. Its funny actually. When you think your light is about to turn green the bike logo light up and only the bikes can go! 😆
My husband and I live in Portage Michigan we're looking to move in a couple of years when he retires. I am visually impaired and I have cerebral palsy in my legs so I don't drive. so I don't drive and I really need to find a city that is disabled friendly plus is walkable and one more weather would be a plus also couldn't hurt. I was wondering if you could put together one of your many different and interesting top 10 City lists and I which city is is most successful for the visually impaired and cerebral palsy.
@@juliusnigelmarturillas3629 you have to practically take 100 gallons of water with you in the summer to keep from getting as dried out as a rice cake. It's the only place I've ever been where the river disappears.
I lived in San Francisco for 25 years without a car. No problem. There are more pedestrian friendly neighborhoods than he listed. In Berkeley now, it's still possible to be here without a car but not as easy.
i live in berkely with my gf without a car. So stress free. Feels so good not having to pay for parking,insurance,maintence and so much other stuff Ive saved 20000 dollars not owning a car in SF.
Neat topic, would be interested to know the most walkable cities with populations under 500k, there will likely be some surprises. I love traveling to walkable places because I feel you get the true experience that way. Great video Briggs! 🤘
Chicago is one of my favorite cities based on the fact that I never have to rent a car when I fly there. The L train is so solid. Passes are super cheap, and there’s a train station on nearly every block, even if you’re not downtown. Sidewalks and crosswalks are everywhere too. The south and west sides are a little sketchy, but still not as bad as people make them out to be. Plus there’s so much culture and fun stuff to do there. It’s my favorite urban travel destination.
@@wheelerpat8 Most fire fighters and police officers live in the bungalow belt on the Northwest and Southwest Sides of the city. City employees must live within the city limits and they have more affordable neighborhoods than the Near North or North Side.
The worst traffic ever. I mean the Big Dig was great but more people moved in and traffic is worse than ever. I was not around when the green monster was the 24/7 gridlock in downtown but I've talked to plenty who were.
I learned my lesson driving on a business trip in Boston. It was worse traffic and driving manners than any city over decades of extensive business and moderate personal travel. I noticed that many of the cars in Boston were dented or had other body damage. I would group Wash DC, LA and NYC next behind Boston.
@Doomsday Hippie sorry, but I hate driving in the city. I always have problems, be it traffic, or a million lights, or pedestrians or whatever. And then there is the issue of finding a place to put the car
@Doomsday Hippie Not during normal (non-pandemic) period. Traffic is lighter in most cities during the pandemic. Like Boston, Washington DC is notorious for very bad traffic too (years of personal experience), and people are saying the same thing that traffic is light in DC which is something I never thought possible.
#10 Arlington, VA - shout out for my hood, which is the Courthouse Metro. I haven't owed a car for several years - saves me money. Also I don't have to worry about my car's catalytic converter being stolen - which is happening a lot everywhere. Thanks for finally saying something nice about DC - I often walk there and it is a world class city with free museums and beautiful parks.
The most important thing contributing to walkability is low separation of land uses, not population density. Everyone could live in High Rise Appartments, but if they still have to go to the big box store on a highway to buy anything, it isn't walkable. Fortunately I live in the Pittsburgh metro area which is very walkable outside of the post war suburbs, all of the old suburban towns are very walkable.
I’m from #1 NYC! When I moved out west 5 years ago! Everyone that asked me if I had a drivers license was kinda weirded out when I said “I didn’t!” And asked me why “Where I’m from you don’t need a car!”
My friends in NYC have a car although I know that many people don't have one. I can't imagine never learning to drive or never have a car like the 60 yr in Briggs' example. I resided for a while in the Northeast and had a car as a teenager and later getting around in NJ/Philly/NY. I probably would not want a car there now after having the experience in being stuck in traffic.
yeah outside of a handful of cities it’s weird to not have your drivers license as an adult. if someone who’s older than 18 doesn’t have their drivers license where i live, i think they’re weird (unless you’re from NYC or europe or something)
In LA, even in fowntown LA, if you say you don't drive, your boss will figure way not to hire you. There sre exceptions. If a lot people in the work. It coukd be garment factories. Even those places, a lot people would shop 500 dollar car. Thry eithet buy crappy insurance or don't have
Oh my ___ ! You finally decided to do the top ten walkable cities!!! Awesome! I try not to depend on cars, people, services, etc. As much as possible as I would like to be as independent as possible. I’ve been looking forward to this for a while now, thank you! I also requested another top ten (I might be pushing it but I have my fingers crossed) best cities for the outdoors! City parks, biking, running trails, hiking, beaches, etc. Anyway, love your videos!
@Michael Hart Although I asked for to different Top 10 request, getting both (walkable & having great outdoor activities near nature) would be ideal! It may not exist but getting close to it would be the goal.
Great video. I've lived near a public transit stop from Boston, San Francisco (have at least 13 "Bay-to-Breakers" under my belt) and Seattle (once burned through 30,000 steps one day in Seattle). All are very walkable and fun to explore. Portland's MAXX system is fantastic. I would think that the only reason to have a car would be for skiing and hiking outside the area, or as a dog taxi. I lived in Osaka, Japan for a while, and have to say that public transportation is phenomenal. In fact, having a car there would be a waste of money and time (spent stuck in epic gridlock). How about a list of pedestrian friendly small cities/large towns.
@@TheOnlyOneStanding8079 Boston is about the same geographic size as SF, but has a more extensive transit system, and it is growing. Seattle's transit system isn't even close, but it does have better bike infrastructure.
@@TheOnlyOneStanding8079 I look for interesting neighborhoods with mixed residential and business. North Beach is a favorite. We used to hike the Fillmore steps not far from the Bay Club...get off near Coit Tower and on to Columbus for cappuccino and biscotti. When we lived in Foster City, we'd plan out different routes for urban hikes or bike rides in The City. Or we'd inline skate along the Embarcadero and go to Lou's....good times!
1. New York City 2. Philadelphia Based on my personal experience Both BIG cities have more to offer with transportation, walkability small neighborhoods and LOTS OF GOOD FOOD!
If you're going to mention a DC suburb like Arlington, it would also be good to mention that there are a few suburbs of Manhattan where it's also quite feasible to live without a car. New Jersey towns with PATH Train service (Harrison, Hoboken, Jersey City and Newark) come to mind. The PATH is almost like an extension of the subway, and runs 24/7.
1) Great video briggs. 2) Ever notice how their are fewer fat people the more walk able the city happens to be? 3) The first thing I would do after moving to a walk able city with a competent transit system is sell my vehicle. I won't need it.
I live in Chattanooga TN...super walkable, free electric shuttle, public bike stations. We sold both of our cars and bought 1 small car to share. It’s awesome!
Saw this one a while back. Love it. Boston, Seattle and San Francisco are three of my favorite walkable cities. I once hit 30,000 steps before my phone died, starting from Port Orchard to the foot ferry and on to Seattle for the summer solstice. Have you done a least walkable? You could do at least five videos on that topic!
You included D.C. and since that's one of two places in the U.S. I've been to I NEED to take this time and say "true! Walked everywhere except Arlington and really liked it. I guess for non-tourists it's going to get boring sometimes but the distances are absolutely fine to walk" Edit: The second place is NYC but everyone knows a car is superfluous there
DC is a great place to walk even for those of us who live here. I love walking in Georgetown, up by the Nat'l Zoo ad the Nat'l Cathedral, and along Rock Creek Parkway.
@@hypothalapotamus5293 While you're not wrong, things are starting to change in some places for the better - particularly along the Metro Silver Line, where a lot of areas are trying to build walkable areas around the Metro stations. It will take decades to undo the asphalt wastelands that currently sit around many of them, but at least Reston, Herndon, and Tyson's are trying. Granted that's a tiny slice of the overall VA suburbs, but you have to start somewhere.
@andydguitar Complete bullshit, other suburbs have same level of crime but they are not densely pack that's why you can't capture lot criminals plus homeless people lives in certain part of the city they are not like everywhere.
Miami Beach is just a small area of Miami. The greater Miami area is not walkable and public transportation while better than I thought still doesn't run 24hrs.
CTA pace bus, trollery, subway, and metra I love me some downtown Chicago. when i visit i usually park a mile or two from navy pier just to get that walking in.
Every neighborhood in Manhattan is a walkable neighborhood. When I was in HS, me and my friends used to cut class and walk from battery park(downtown) to Inwood park(uptown).
I live in a suburb of Boston so I have spent a lot of time in Boston and I have also been to Seattle many times because I have family on the other side of Puget Sound from there. I have been to New York City as well and I agree that Boston, Seattle and New York City are all great and very walkable cities.
i would like price to be included with walkability. I loved living in new york and brooklyn. lost my liscense a year in and didn't need one until i moved 17 years later. any where outside manhattan is great but you gotta live near the subway lines. we would get apartments that were 1 and a half blocks from subway stop. it was amazing. most importantly is that cars are not a socially necessary. buses will always be for dirtbags. rail systems are so much classier. ny is so stressful and loud and expensive.
For walkability in New York, think also of Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Park Slope, and other neighborhoods in "Brownstone Brooklyn" (which is basically northwest Brooklyn, near Manhattan). The streets are very walkable, the architecture is beautiful, and there's lots to see.
@@eddiew2325 It depends on what part of Brooklyn you mean. The parts of Brooklyn that I referred to above are among the chicest, most desirable parts of the city. The same can't be said, however, of Brooklyn neighborhoods such as Bushwick, Canarsie, East New York, Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge, etc.
NYC, Boston, Chicago, Washington DC have so many great sites to see in a small distance, so those are very walkable. Arlington, Virginia is a fun city to see. Arlington is walkable but there are definitely some hills in Arlington too.
Denver, CO is walkable too. Walkability probably means different things to different people but about all the major cities have light rails now and many bus routes so that helps a lot when avoiding a car.
Too bad the most walkable cities aren't necessarily the most livable. Love Boston for walking, though. Thanks for this, Briggs! It takes our minds off of the tough stuff. We have found our city in Florida that is really walkable-to the beach, downtown, 10 min to the airport. We go there and don't rent a car. The city has shuttles you can summon by app that take you around the shore and the town. We rent a car 1 day for our alligator fix & we're good.
As spring approaches, please consider a video on U.S. cities with public parks. Of course I’m biased: Philadelphia has an extensive public park system that is second to none.
Doesn't seem to really compare to Chicago with Grant and Millennium Parks downtown, Lincoln Park, Jackson Park, and practically the whole lakeshore being a park with miles and miles of walking and biking trails? Of course there are tons of smaller parks around the city as well and not just by the lake.
I gave up my car 20 years ago, so I know a lot about actual walkability. I can confirm that New York and San Francisco are great places to live without a car, but Seattle does not belong on the same list--and not because of the hills, which I like. Seattle is simply doesn't do much to encourage walking, from having too many neighborhoods that are zoned like suburbs (and look like suburbs) to allowing downtown construction projects (of which there are hundreds) to block sidewalks for years at a time. Try to walk a mile downtown on a major avenue; you'll have to cross the street over and over, back and forth, every time you see a "sidewalk closed" sign. Bus service is okay but trapped in the same traffic jams as the overabundance of cars, and it's the bus service that gets Seattle highly rated for its public transit. Most telling, I've lived here for 15 years and have met exactly one other person who voluntarily doesn't drive. Everyone else says, "Good lord, how can you possibly cope without a car?" usually with a full-body shudder at the thought.
I spent 45 years of my life in NYC and did not own a car......then moved to SF and walked to work (when living in SF you learn to avoid the hills unless you are heading for the top of one)....then I moved to the Tampa Bay area where I bought my first auto.
In New York City, if you live in the outer boroughs, in areas well away from Manhattan, chances are you'll own a car. The coverage by the subway system is much thinner and spread out. That's why they call lots of areas in New York "two-fare zones," because you have to take a bus to the subway. But if you live closer to Manhattan, say in "Brownstone Brooklyn" or Long Island City (in Queens), you don't need a car. In fact, it's a burden to have one, what with the lack of parking, alternate-side-of-the-street parking laws (forcing car owners to move their cars early in the morning), and the expense of indoor parking facilities. As it happens, I live in one of the neighborhoods in Brownstone Brooklyn, and I haven't owned a car in almost 30 years. If I go somewhere else where I need a car, I rent.
Very good! Ft. Collins , Co is nice. I liked walking in KC when I lived there. Plaza , Waldo area. Just about any small town in mid west you can find a park with a gazebo and a town square to walk around. Very good video. Do more , biking and more public transit thanks
Overall great video. I would put Seattle and San Francisco lower on the list based on all the hills. Walkable only if you are in at least decent shape.
Before moving to Nashville last year, I lived in NYC for about 6 years, and I have to say that even hoods outside of Manhattan are very walkable (especially my Queens neighborhood, Forest Hills). I've grown up in New York learning about the transit and besides having a vast, extensive metro system, the city offers frequent bus service and decent S-Bahn to Long Island. My mom, despite owning a car, would take the subway to work, and that was one of the main ways I got around the city (especially when going to Central Park). It shows that even people with cars will choose to walk, cycle, or take transit because of the score. It's really no wonder people brave Queens Boulevard, the WORST STROAD in the city.
That's exactly why I don't own a car and I'm glad i don't own one. I can take the bus/train as long as the train and/or tracks are not literally on fire. That happens fairly often here. I'm in Boston proper and it really is one of the most walkable cities anyone could ever live in. The downtown area is so walkable that you can do the Freedom Trail, stopping to take pictures and read along the way, in under 2 hours. They are also working right now on adding more dedicated bus/bike lanes and expanding sidewalks. We're also a whole lot better than NYC.
I would not own a car in Boston either just because I have driven in Boston and it was terrible - as bad or worse than NYC. Do you mean driving or walking is a lot better than NYC?
Walking in Minneapolis is life threatening from the cold. I biked around the University of MN, it was absolutely horrible, Ice, snow and below zero wind chills. It is a battle of survival.
Excellent summary. But as a New Yorker born and raised, I have family and friends in South Beach Florida and other areas in Florida that are fully walkable.
I loved the Portland transportation. Especially at Christmas as well as Paradise Ln lived in the Hollywood district and loved the hometown feel of the neighborhood but the city too.
My Walkability score in Newark NJ is 86. That makes us #3 on your list. You seem to have no trouble on other videos mentioning negative things about my City, but when we excel at something positive you ignore us.
My aunt and uncle lived in Boston and they never needed to own a car. If they wanted to go out of town, they rented one. Boston has great public transportation.
Yes, Arlington is a county, but virginia is weird that way. In virginia, cities can be county equivalents. Chesapeake, and Suffolk, are technically cities, but both feel like county's. Chesapeake doesn't even have a downtown. It's just a collection of small towns in the suburbs of Norfolk that call themselves a city. Arlington feels like a city.
I live in Chinatown in Portland. It’s not nearly as bad as you made it seem. I live in a beautiful restored historical building in a really really nice affordable apartment. And I am only two blocks away from the light rail.
I had to go through affordable housing government supported things. The rent on my studio at free market rates is about $750. But I qualified for paying 1/3 of my income. So I pay $176 a month plus utilities.
10: Arlington, VA
9: Portland, Oregon
8: Minneapolis, Minnesota
7: Seattle, Washington
6: Washington, D.C.
5: Chicago, Ill.
4: Philadelphia, PA
3: Boston, Mass.
2: San Francisco, CA
1: New York City, NY
Hi Briggs. I live across the street from you in Aloha Oregon. Can I come visit you?
Miami/Ft Lauderdale should be on the list too. Sidewalks everywhere
Why was Arlington separate from DC?
Thanks makes it easy
@@CGarrettgrew up in ft lauderdale and north Miami. Your right about that. I never knew cities didn't have sidewalks on every block in every neighborhood until I left there.
Having lived in The Big Apple for over 30 years, the walking culture is one of the most attractive aspects of living in NYC. It is built around walking through your neighborhood. Or a nicer neighborhood.
New York City has gotten worse
Only some places are worth walking in. The rest of the time you're risking your safety.
@@itsDjjayyArt I think it's gotten better in some places more than others.
@@r.d.9399 crimes rising all over America.
Just visited my Asian neighborhood (100,000 population in 1 zip code) in NYC and haven’t seen a crime
@@mikeymaster2494 where do you live?
When I was stationed in Europe that was nice to walk outside your home and walk to grocery store or restaurant, bars and even a running trail, basically most things.
What country in Europe are you talking about
@Knife Hunter it’s like that in many countries in Europe. Thanks for the insult, very trendy and classy of you.
So true. I’ve been in so many countries in Europe and love walking around.
The only true European American cuties in the United States is New York City and Philadelphia
@@googleuser6040 also Boston
Cities should be redeveloped to be more walkable, Cars are becoming more trouble than they're worth
Exactly. Less cars = less fatalities, better for nature and of course more quiet and peaceful. We should strive to make this planet green again.
I agree, less greenhouse gases that's causing global warming
A lot of people don't realize it but a walkable City with public transportation lifts thousands of people out of poverty. If you get rid of the baseline requirement of owning a car in order to get to work, then you are saving so much of your salary every paycheck (loans, insurance, gas, maintance/repairs. And this baseline saving is even larger with the less income you make......during college I did not have a car dispite living 40 miles from my college. Luckily we have the long island railroad network which connects to the NYC subway and I was able to go to college, car free from my home in Long island 40 miles away
SofaSpy you go to farmingdale? NY and the tristate area is probably the best developed public transit in the whole country
you should move into an abandoned mall
seems like the top cities were all the ones designed before cars.
alex hannah all things Most of them are, but San Francisco, Washington, DC, and Portland, OR all have newer transportation systems which are key to being walkable. They are all also in Blue States.
And the ones where it's too expensive to own a car.
@@stefaniehasandras3210 It had more to do with the old transportation systems actually. Take a look at NE Alberta St in Portland, it's not served by the MAX but it's still quite walkable. This is because it was part of the pre-car trolley network in the early 20th century.
Actually all of our cities were designed before the car. Sadly after WW2, several cities steamrolled over historic buildings to make way for the car. This is why many cities like Houston have awful sprawl and a sea of suburbia
"top city" in what metric?
Murder rate? Population? Name brand?
I'm not a fan of walkable cities and consider the automobile a necessity.
Not having a car in Boston would save you lots of frustration. If you ever drove there, you know what I mean.
I drove in Boston once. It like a suicide mission. Don't do it.
@@nonewherelistens1906 Driving there once is enough experience.
And saving more hassle and money too, unfortunately we are programmed to need cars! Still in the logistical stone ages😂😂
@@richardandre9811how do you deal with the insane house and rent prices
Something I like about your videos is your sign off.
I especially enjoy hearing you say, "Everybody be nice to each other"
Your voice is very soothing and each time the message feels sincere.
Thank You for that! ❤❤❤
I like how he starts with What is going on everyone!
One city that I watched turn into a very walker friendly place was Salt Lake City, Utah. The light rail now covers the whole valley, and the downtown area is very walkable around Temple Square and other historical monuments. It all started back around 2000 when they started preparing for the Olympics. Definitely check it out!
I’d rather not live somewhere I get dirty looks if I’m not at church on Sunday 😂
I agree with you! Salt Lake City and Provo Utah are both very walkable. Utah is a very pedestrian friendly state.
Vincent that’s not how Latter-day Saints are. They are very friendly and loving people, and Salt Lake City is about half LDS and half non-LDS anyways haha
@@robert_locke dude Lds are frauds and Utah’s police are run by the LDS
I 😍 luved the SL airport, best airport I've EVER BEEN IN !!
With my disabilities walking is what I do most. Sometimes I take a bus when I can afford it. Thank you for this video. Very helpful
Im in the same boat, I am disabled with a shattered pelvis. I loved Austin. But Im in Dallas now. Texas is flat but further south it has hills a bit. NOT MUCH THO.
Same here, except I do not use buses. Where I live now isn't very walkable. It's too hilly and there aren't sidewalks in a lot of places either.
I am in your boat! Which cities do you recommend? Chicago has great CTA on the NorthSide, and some on the South and West side, but segregated. lol, on the North Side a bus may run during non-rush time hours ever 10 minutes.
New York is first class, but has $$$ housing prices. I disagree with Seattle on the list, and I feel uncomfortable there as a black woman. lol, I've UA-cam Videos on that. San Francisco, amazing & $$$ (short trick live in Chinatown for ($$). I am no expert on the rest. So where is your spot?
@@taylorterror4965 I remember having to walk over a freeway in Dallas (before Uber). I may never go back to visit, unless there is a short three day (max) conference based downtown.
I'm disabled and can't drive. I live in a bedroom community with only two major roads that have shops. The place is unwalkable due to everything being so spread out. Having a bike helps but people hate cyclists here. Not to mention no one pays a living wage. I take home an average of $1,200/mo. with rent for a decent place being a minimum of $1,600. I want out.
Goose Hollow, Portland, here. Walk Score 98. I sold my car a year ago because I was paying the City Parking cartel $215/month and using the car only twice a month. You nailed it about Portland's small city blocks. Sized for pedestrians.
@Thank you Lord Jesus Christ, Hallelujah! Jesus is dead, but I'm sorry you had those problems with the buses in Portland. I had similar experiences with buses when I lived in Chicago. I haven't lived in New York, so I can't compare. New York is probably better. Besides Portland and Chicago, I've lived in Toronto, Athens (Greece), and Denver, and for public transportation, I would say Toronto tops the list, Portland and Chicago are roughly equivalent for reliability, and Athens and Denver aren't that great. But among American cities, many of which have pathetic transportation systems, Portland is probably in the top 10 to 20 percent, even if it isn't as good as NYC may be. No?
Portland & it’s southern metro area are really walkable! I love the ability to take my kids in the stroller to the market, fill up the stroller & then walk to the park to play & picnic. You can even walk year around...if you don’t mind getting a little wet.
It would have been worth it to just rent a car is needed.
That's where I want to live. Hello Oregon!
@Tim Where is this area exactly? I know downtown is probably a mess. Can you explain from Oak St or the Amtrak station? Thanks.
Agree with the Chicago walkability score. I have lived in several different cities (thanks Military) and I do miss how in Chicago, you can get by using the CTA. I miss Chicago ❤️.
Houston has exited the chat
Lol, ikr
As a Houston native, I can confirm
As did Atlanta.
Scotty Kilmer has left Houston. Houston is dead to me now.
Please consider making an episode for the most "BIKEABLE" cities or national parks.
OMG. Chicago would be on that list and I hate it. They reconstruct the street lanes to incorporate the bike lane. Amd in downtown they have a bike traffic signal. Its funny actually. When you think your light is about to turn green the bike logo light up and only the bikes can go! 😆
My husband and I live in Portage Michigan we're looking to move in a couple of years when he retires. I am visually impaired and I have cerebral palsy in my legs so I don't drive. so I don't drive and I really need to find a city that is disabled friendly plus is walkable and one more weather would be a plus also couldn't hurt. I was wondering if you could put together one of your many different and interesting top 10 City lists and I which city is is most successful for the visually impaired and cerebral palsy.
That would be Bentonville Ar they are crazy with trails bike lanes, bike stores, bike sculpture, extreme biking etc!
Annoyed
Long Beach CA
Yes to this.
Phoenix is pretty walkable in the summer, the only issue is the wagon of water you have to pull behind you.
Depends what area of Phoenix you are
Phoenix is not walkable most jobs will be far
@@juliusnigelmarturillas3629 I'm assuming you got my joke?
@@juliusnigelmarturillas3629 you have to practically take 100 gallons of water with you in the summer to keep from getting as dried out as a rice cake. It's the only place I've ever been where the river disappears.
Phoenix is great! don't tell anyone
Yep I am from Chicago, born and raised. Very walkable. We do get a bad rap but it is not as bad as the news makes it out to be.
I love Chicago.
I lived in San Francisco for 25 years without a car. No problem. There are more pedestrian friendly neighborhoods than he listed. In Berkeley now, it's still possible to be here without a car but not as easy.
It is a great walkable city I went. Houston and Dallas are terrible
i live in berkely with my gf without a car. So stress free. Feels so good not having to pay for parking,insurance,maintence and so much other stuff Ive saved 20000 dollars not owning a car in SF.
Neat topic, would be interested to know the most walkable cities with populations under 500k, there will likely be some surprises. I love traveling to walkable places because I feel you get the true experience that way. Great video Briggs! 🤘
Chicago is one of my favorite cities based on the fact that I never have to rent a car when I fly there. The L train is so solid. Passes are super cheap, and there’s a train station on nearly every block, even if you’re not downtown. Sidewalks and crosswalks are everywhere too. The south and west sides are a little sketchy, but still not as bad as people make them out to be. Plus there’s so much culture and fun stuff to do there. It’s my favorite urban travel destination.
The west side is where all the police and firemen live. Very blue collar with adorable bungalow homes. Southside is what you want to avoid.
I love Chicago. Always a treat to visit there. Boston, Philly and NYC also great - can't wait till everything opens up again.
@@wheelerpat8 Most fire fighters and police officers live in the bungalow belt on the Northwest and Southwest Sides of the city. City employees must live within the city limits and they have more affordable neighborhoods than the Near North or North Side.
#1 is NYC! Finally we have something good in this channel 😌
Lol
Hell no New York City is getting trash
Driving in Boston is almost always a bad idea. I avoid that whenever possible
The worst traffic ever. I mean the Big Dig was great but more people moved in and traffic is worse than ever. I was not around when the green monster was the 24/7 gridlock in downtown but I've talked to plenty who were.
I learned my lesson driving on a business trip in Boston. It was worse traffic and driving manners than any city over decades of extensive business and moderate personal travel. I noticed that many of the cars in Boston were dented or had other body damage. I would group Wash DC, LA and NYC next behind Boston.
@Doomsday Hippie sorry, but I hate driving in the city. I always have problems, be it traffic, or a million lights, or pedestrians or whatever. And then there is the issue of finding a place to put the car
@Doomsday Hippie Not during normal (non-pandemic) period. Traffic is lighter in most cities during the pandemic. Like Boston, Washington DC is notorious for very bad traffic too (years of personal experience), and people are saying the same thing that traffic is light in DC which is something I never thought possible.
I learned they call them Massholes.
Chicago is wonderful walking city. Been there many times and never had a problem.
I lived in San Francisco 50 years ago. It was fabulous.
That was a long time ago
Im 52yrs old and I say It's still fabulous it's just we have more homeless people around but SF is still a great city
Things I never thought I’d hear in my life:
“I saw a man pull out a sandwich from the front of his pants... not his pockets.”😂😂😂😂😊
I actually saw this once, but it was in a movie. LOL Definitely not something you want to see in real life.
Chick in the thumbnail desperately needs that sandwich
😃😃😃😃
I love walking in NYC
How about walking in Memphis?
Same
@@RookCooks no offense but i rther not talk about it caklvin
@@eddiew2325 ok
@@RookCooks love u
#10 Arlington, VA - shout out for my hood, which is the Courthouse Metro. I haven't owed a car for several years - saves me money. Also I don't have to worry about my car's catalytic converter being stolen - which is happening a lot everywhere. Thanks for finally saying something nice about DC - I often walk there and it is a world class city with free museums and beautiful parks.
Great video. I have been wanting this one for awhile. You are 100% right about SF.
Spoiler
@@annoyingperson2255 lol, spoiled for me now. Omg, love your user name to
I live in Chicago strictly because of the CTA. $100 for a monthly pass, so much cheaper than a car, and stress free.
The transit pass here is $35 a month.
Timothy Keith Where is “here”?
But it only works if you're going to or from downtown.
Great as always! Probably too small for this list, but Charleston, SC is a great walking town.
No, it's NOT btw SC SUUUUUUUCKS
Just the old town.
The most important thing contributing to walkability is low separation of land uses, not population density. Everyone could live in High Rise Appartments, but if they still have to go to the big box store on a highway to buy anything, it isn't walkable.
Fortunately I live in the Pittsburgh metro area which is very walkable outside of the post war suburbs, all of the old suburban towns are very walkable.
I’m looking to move to a city or town where I can get rid of my car. Is it easy to live in Dormont/Mt Lebanon area without a car?
@@darlalazzari No Idea, I live in the North Western towns along the ohio. I don't know much about the south hills
So expensive places are the only walkable cities. Wonderful. Great video.
Thanks for this, great topic! I hope for some walkable cities in Texas someday.
Considering Texan cities.. that’s laughable. 2 of them are already larger than Atlanta DFW and Houston.
Wont happen as long as it remains a red state
@@AtreVire Actually many advocates of walkability make very Libertarian-friendly arguments. The founder of Strong Towns is super Christian too.
@@beback_ such as?
In this aspect Texas is unfortunately one of the worst if not the worst place in the world
I can confirm the list is right ! As I have been to majority of the listed cities and they are awesome !
Thank you for making this video Mr. Briggs.😃
I’m from #1 NYC! When I moved out west 5 years ago! Everyone that asked me if I had a drivers license was kinda weirded out when I said “I didn’t!” And asked me why “Where I’m from you don’t need a car!”
My friends in NYC have a car although I know that many people don't have one. I can't imagine never learning to drive or never have a car like the 60 yr in Briggs' example. I resided for a while in the Northeast and had a car as a teenager and later getting around in NJ/Philly/NY. I probably would not want a car there now after having the experience in being stuck in traffic.
yeah outside of a handful of cities it’s weird to not have your drivers license as an adult. if someone who’s older than 18 doesn’t have their drivers license where i live, i think they’re weird (unless you’re from NYC or europe or something)
In LA, even in fowntown LA, if you say you don't drive, your boss will figure way not to hire you.
There sre exceptions. If a lot people in the work. It coukd be garment factories. Even those places, a lot people would shop 500 dollar car. Thry eithet buy crappy insurance or don't have
@Michael Hart Also, the Drivers License is also the main ID used for other things too. Cannot imagine not having one.
@Michael Hart uber and flights
Oh my ___ ! You finally decided to do the top ten walkable cities!!! Awesome!
I try not to depend on cars, people, services, etc. As much as possible as I would like to be as independent as possible.
I’ve been looking forward to this for a while now, thank you!
I also requested another top ten (I might be pushing it but I have my fingers crossed) best cities for the outdoors! City parks, biking, running trails, hiking, beaches, etc. Anyway, love your videos!
@Michael Hart Although I asked for to different Top 10 request, getting both (walkable & having great outdoor activities near nature) would be ideal! It may not exist but getting close to it would be the goal.
@Michael Hart
You can easily take train and be in walkable distance with in nature.
Great video. I've lived near a public transit stop from Boston, San Francisco (have at least 13 "Bay-to-Breakers" under my belt) and Seattle (once burned through 30,000 steps one day in Seattle). All are very walkable and fun to explore. Portland's MAXX system is fantastic. I would think that the only reason to have a car would be for skiing and hiking outside the area, or as a dog taxi.
I lived in Osaka, Japan for a while, and have to say that public transportation is phenomenal. In fact, having a car there would be a waste of money and time (spent stuck in epic gridlock).
How about a list of pedestrian friendly small cities/large towns.
I live in SF so what's better in the USA ? Is it Seattle, Boston, or San Francisco?
@@TheOnlyOneStanding8079 Boston is about the same geographic size as SF, but has a more extensive transit system, and it is growing. Seattle's transit system isn't even close, but it does have better bike infrastructure.
@@mabriff Seattle transit system is smaller than Boston's? On UA-cam it seems so big with all the different places their light rail are going
@@TheOnlyOneStanding8079 I look for interesting neighborhoods with mixed residential and business. North Beach is a favorite. We used to hike the Fillmore steps not far from the Bay Club...get off near Coit Tower and on to Columbus for cappuccino and biscotti. When we lived in Foster City, we'd plan out different routes for urban hikes or bike rides in The City. Or we'd inline skate along the Embarcadero and go to Lou's....good times!
@@feliciasampson8032 Sounds like fun🚴♂️🚴♀️🌉🌉🏙
Super helpful video for finding walkable cities in the US! Makes planning my next move a breeze. Love it!
1. New York City
2. Philadelphia
Based on my personal experience
Both BIG cities have more to offer with transportation, walkability small neighborhoods and LOTS OF GOOD FOOD!
Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a very walkable city with a great city transit system, that they keep on improving. ☃️🎊☃️🎊☃️
That place sucks
If you're going to mention a DC suburb like Arlington, it would also be good to mention that there are a few suburbs of Manhattan where it's also quite feasible to live without a car. New Jersey towns with PATH Train service (Harrison, Hoboken, Jersey City and Newark) come to mind. The PATH is almost like an extension of the subway, and runs 24/7.
I lived in Hoboken for 4 years. Those were some of the best years of my life. Only coz of how walkable it was
I love how in America walkability seems like a luxury /s
“ Is that a Ham sandwich, a drink & chips or are ya happy to see me .. ?” Mae West
Nice
1) Great video briggs.
2) Ever notice how their are fewer fat people the more walk able the city happens to be?
3) The first thing I would do after moving to a walk able city with a competent transit system is sell my vehicle. I won't need it.
I live in Chattanooga TN...super walkable, free electric shuttle, public bike stations. We sold both of our cars and bought 1 small car to share. It’s awesome!
Can you do least walkable cities? Thanks loved the vid
Yeah, I agree.
Well every city not mentioned is just a suburb city so no need
You have such great footage in your videos. Great topic as this is something that was really important to me when I moved to Chicago!
And now you have left to car centric Cleveland!
Saw this one a while back. Love it. Boston, Seattle and San Francisco are three of my favorite walkable cities. I once hit 30,000 steps before my phone died, starting from Port Orchard to the foot ferry and on to Seattle for the summer solstice. Have you done a least walkable? You could do at least five videos on that topic!
You included D.C. and since that's one of two places in the U.S. I've been to I NEED to take this time and say "true! Walked everywhere except Arlington and really liked it. I guess for non-tourists it's going to get boring sometimes but the distances are absolutely fine to walk"
Edit: The second place is NYC but everyone knows a car is superfluous there
DC is a great place to walk even for those of us who live here. I love walking in Georgetown, up by the Nat'l Zoo ad the Nat'l Cathedral, and along Rock Creek Parkway.
Then there is the DC metropolitan area, which is such a suburban sprawl hell that it cancels out anything good about the walkable areas of DC.
@@hypothalapotamus5293 While you're not wrong, things are starting to change in some places for the better - particularly along the Metro Silver Line, where a lot of areas are trying to build walkable areas around the Metro stations.
It will take decades to undo the asphalt wastelands that currently sit around many of them, but at least Reston, Herndon, and Tyson's are trying. Granted that's a tiny slice of the overall VA suburbs, but you have to start somewhere.
I knew New York was going to be number one Brooklyn stand up
Cobble hill standing
Same
Queens stand up (as well)
I used to live in Clinton Hill and loved it. I've also lived in Bed-Stuy and Prospect Heights.
The Bronx represent!
@@borinightmare Bronx is the most dangerous city in the world
No, walk-ability should factor in safety, as in less likely to be victimized in a crime.
Yes I agree, otherwise Downtown Los Angeles is also super walkable. But ever since the pandemic and riots, it's gotten really bad...
@andydguitar
Complete bullshit, other suburbs have same level of crime but they are not densely pack that's why you can't capture lot criminals plus homeless people lives in certain part of the city they are not like everywhere.
I can't speak for the other cities, but the neighborhoods he mentioned in Chicago as highly walkable are also some of the safest.
@@nataliefontane
True, you can walk everywhere in Chicago and it's great for bicycling too.
You’re right about Washington DC being very walkable because it’s a great place for walking and you get everywhere even the memories
Good video! I would include Miami Beach. I used to live there and a lot to f people make it without a car, it’s completely walkable.
I have been to Ft. Lauderdale Beach a few times. Quite walk-able, too.
Totally walkable and run-over-able too. (cue cream colored Escalade completely ignoring all pedestrian traffic and/or road signs)
Makes it all the more ridiculous that the Metrorail doesn't go there though.
Miami Beach is just a small area of Miami. The greater Miami area is not walkable and public transportation while better than I thought still doesn't run 24hrs.
@@Greybone62 If you visited the greater Fort Lauderdale area you'd see that it is not walkable. The Beach strip is it.
CTA pace bus, trollery, subway, and metra I love me some downtown Chicago. when i visit i usually park a mile or two from navy pier just to get that walking in.
Thank You Briggs 😊
You’re welcome 😊
Every neighborhood in Manhattan is a walkable neighborhood. When I was in HS, me and my friends used to cut class and walk from battery park(downtown) to Inwood park(uptown).
I live in a suburb of Boston so I have spent a lot of time in Boston and I have also been to Seattle many times because I have family on the other side of Puget Sound from there. I have been to New York City as well and I agree that Boston, Seattle and New York City are all great and very walkable cities.
Hi Briggs! Great video. I’d probably like it even more if I wasn’t a suburbanite! I’d love to see the best walkable towns! Thanks Briggs!! ❤️xoxo❤️
I a blind pedestrian, I think your list is right on target. And yes, I have walked in most of the cities, just not Philly.
I always wanted to ask: what do you think about joggers? I mean cyclists are obviously rude to pedestrians but how do you perceive runners?
Punk. I walked everywhere here
i would like price to be included with walkability. I loved living in new york and brooklyn. lost my liscense a year in and didn't need one until i moved 17 years later. any where outside manhattan is great but you gotta live near the subway lines. we would get apartments that were 1 and a half blocks from subway stop. it was amazing. most importantly is that cars are not a socially necessary. buses will always be for dirtbags. rail systems are so much classier. ny is so stressful and loud and expensive.
For walkability in New York, think also of Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Park Slope, and other neighborhoods in "Brownstone Brooklyn" (which is basically northwest Brooklyn, near Manhattan). The streets are very walkable, the architecture is beautiful, and there's lots to see.
dont say that. brooklyn is terrible
@@eddiew2325 It depends on what part of Brooklyn you mean. The parts of Brooklyn that I referred to above are among the chicest, most desirable parts of the city. The same can't be said, however, of Brooklyn neighborhoods such as Bushwick, Canarsie, East New York, Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge, etc.
@@eddiew2325 the whole damn boroughs are damn terrible hate cluster
What about Dumbo
For things to do in Philadelphia, you should have also mentioned the Franklin Institute museum. Been there -- lot's of fun!
NYC, Boston, Chicago, Washington DC have so many great sites to see in a small distance, so those are very walkable. Arlington, Virginia is a fun city to see. Arlington is walkable but there are definitely some hills in Arlington too.
Yes - there is a hill when walking from Roslyn to Courthouse for sure. But that's good for keeping inn shape.
Boston. Absolutely ❤️
Would you please consider doing an episode on the cities with the best public transportation network?
Fantastic 👏👍🙂
Great video on an important topic!
YAHOO, I'VE WAITED FOR THIS ONE!
Denver, CO is walkable too. Walkability probably means different things to different people but about all the major cities have light rails now and many bus routes so that helps a lot when avoiding a car.
Another excellent one Briggs but I thought Columbus Ohio would have been on the list I hear they do lots of walking there.
I visited Philadelphia about a year ago. loved it. The Meutter museum & Eastern State Penitentiary were highlights for me.
Yay! Thanks for this one!
Too bad the most walkable cities aren't necessarily the most livable. Love Boston for walking, though. Thanks for this, Briggs! It takes our minds off of the tough stuff. We have found our city in Florida that is really walkable-to the beach, downtown, 10 min to the airport. We go there and don't rent a car. The city has shuttles you can summon by app that take you around the shore and the town. We rent a car 1 day for our alligator fix & we're good.
Which city in FL?
As spring approaches, please consider a video on U.S. cities with public parks. Of course I’m biased: Philadelphia has an extensive public park system that is second to none.
Philly is very walkable and so many parks - hidden gems. I like the museums too.
Doesn't seem to really compare to Chicago with Grant and Millennium Parks downtown, Lincoln Park, Jackson Park, and practically the whole lakeshore being a park with miles and miles of walking and biking trails? Of course there are tons of smaller parks around the city as well and not just by the lake.
I gave up my car 20 years ago, so I know a lot about actual walkability. I can confirm that New York and San Francisco are great places to live without a car, but Seattle does not belong on the same list--and not because of the hills, which I like. Seattle is simply doesn't do much to encourage walking, from having too many neighborhoods that are zoned like suburbs (and look like suburbs) to allowing downtown construction projects (of which there are hundreds) to block sidewalks for years at a time. Try to walk a mile downtown on a major avenue; you'll have to cross the street over and over, back and forth, every time you see a "sidewalk closed" sign. Bus service is okay but trapped in the same traffic jams as the overabundance of cars, and it's the bus service that gets Seattle highly rated for its public transit. Most telling, I've lived here for 15 years and have met exactly one other person who voluntarily doesn't drive. Everyone else says, "Good lord, how can you possibly cope without a car?" usually with a full-body shudder at the thought.
I spent 45 years of my life in NYC and did not own a car......then moved to SF and walked to work (when living in SF you learn to avoid the hills unless you are heading for the top of one)....then I moved to the Tampa Bay area where I bought my first auto.
In New York City, if you live in the outer boroughs, in areas well away from Manhattan, chances are you'll own a car. The coverage by the subway system is much thinner and spread out. That's why they call lots of areas in New York "two-fare zones," because you have to take a bus to the subway. But if you live closer to Manhattan, say in "Brownstone Brooklyn" or Long Island City (in Queens), you don't need a car. In fact, it's a burden to have one, what with the lack of parking, alternate-side-of-the-street parking laws (forcing car owners to move their cars early in the morning), and the expense of indoor parking facilities. As it happens, I live in one of the neighborhoods in Brownstone Brooklyn, and I haven't owned a car in almost 30 years. If I go somewhere else where I need a car, I rent.
Very good! Ft. Collins , Co is nice. I liked walking in KC when I lived there. Plaza , Waldo area. Just about any small town in mid west you can find a park with a gazebo and a town square to walk around. Very good video. Do more , biking and more public transit thanks
First time my guess for no 1 was correct 🤓 Keep up the good work
Overall great video. I would put Seattle and San Francisco lower on the list based on all the hills. Walkable only if you are in at least decent shape.
You have to know to take a bus up hill then walk down hill I should know I've lived here for 52 years
Great 👍
I enjoyed
As a New York resident I had to agree with you in number 1
Yes 👍 great video ..
Thank you Mr Briggs! 🤓
Before moving to Nashville last year, I lived in NYC for about 6 years, and I have to say that even hoods outside of Manhattan are very walkable (especially my Queens neighborhood, Forest Hills). I've grown up in New York learning about the transit and besides having a vast, extensive metro system, the city offers frequent bus service and decent S-Bahn to Long Island. My mom, despite owning a car, would take the subway to work, and that was one of the main ways I got around the city (especially when going to Central Park). It shows that even people with cars will choose to walk, cycle, or take transit because of the score. It's really no wonder people brave Queens Boulevard, the WORST STROAD in the city.
And now you live in the worst place to drive in the country 😂😂😂 Nashville traffic is horrible.
you should move back to NYC. Nashville is soooooo shit
@ayejay4270 not as bad as atlanta! Lmao it's the east side los angeles, all suburbs
Great topic 👍
Best cities to live in a van!
Lol. Ouch!🤣
👍💯 Great video !
smelling something burning in San Francisco and it was the cartilage in your knees. That made me laugh. thanks
That's exactly why I don't own a car and I'm glad i don't own one. I can take the bus/train as long as the train and/or tracks are not literally on fire. That happens fairly often here. I'm in Boston proper and it really is one of the most walkable cities anyone could ever live in. The downtown area is so walkable that you can do the Freedom Trail, stopping to take pictures and read along the way, in under 2 hours. They are also working right now on adding more dedicated bus/bike lanes and expanding sidewalks.
We're also a whole lot better than NYC.
I've always loved that you can walk from any neighborhood to any other in such a short time; and it sure is pretty!!
I would not own a car in Boston either just because I have driven in Boston and it was terrible - as bad or worse than NYC. Do you mean driving or walking is a lot better than NYC?
Boston is not better than NYC, but it's still cool
@@greenmachine5600 Sounds like something someone from NYC would say...
Idea for the next video: Most walkable cities in Europe :D
Amsterdam
most cities are walkable in europe.
Walking in Minneapolis is life threatening from the cold. I biked around the University of MN, it was absolutely horrible, Ice, snow and below zero wind chills. It is a battle of survival.
Excellent summary. But as a New Yorker born and raised, I have family and friends in South Beach Florida and other areas in Florida that are fully walkable.
Other than South Beach and Brickell, name some more walkable areas of Miami. Betcha can't!
I'm from Manhattan....and its true.
None of my uncles/aunties, friends, cousins.....have a car, or driver's license.
(I moved out in 2002).
I loved the Portland transportation. Especially at Christmas as well as Paradise Ln lived in the Hollywood district and loved the hometown feel of the neighborhood but the city too.
My Walkability score in Newark NJ is 86. That makes us #3 on your list. You seem to have no trouble on other videos mentioning negative things about my City, but when we excel at something positive you ignore us.
Yes - that's right. He always slams DC too.
My aunt and uncle lived in Boston and they never needed to own a car. If they wanted to go out of town, they rented one. Boston has great public transportation.
Can you do cheap walkable cities? Or warm weather walkable cities?
Arlington, Virginia, is a county, with no cities within the county borders.
Pretty sure for statistics they treat the county as a city, but idk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
You're correct about that. Home sweet home.
Yes, Arlington is a county, but virginia is weird that way. In virginia, cities can be county equivalents. Chesapeake, and Suffolk, are technically cities, but both feel like county's. Chesapeake doesn't even have a downtown. It's just a collection of small towns in the suburbs of Norfolk that call themselves a city. Arlington feels like a city.
I live in Chinatown in Portland. It’s not nearly as bad as you made it seem. I live in a beautiful restored historical building in a really really nice affordable apartment. And I am only two blocks away from the light rail.
I had to go through affordable housing government supported things. The rent on my studio at free market rates is about $750. But I qualified for paying 1/3 of my income. So I pay $176 a month plus utilities.
What a great video , Briggs ♥♥♥ HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021 😀