4 out of 5 top transit cities are on the East Coast

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4 out of 5 top transit cities are on the East Coast

Walk Score put together a list of the country’s top transit cities , based on the company’s transit scores for more 1 million locations in the largest 25 cities with open public transit data. (Lack of data meant Atlanta and Phoenix were left out.) And, surprisingly, four out of the top five are on the East Coast: New York (No. 1), Boston (No. 3), D.C. (No. 4), and Philadelphia (No. 5). San Francisco (of course!) is the one West Coast spoiler. (You can check out the full list is below the jump.) I was surprised to see Boston and, in particular, Philadelphia come out on top of cities like Chicago and Seattle that I think of as public-transit friendly. One interesting wrinkle in the Walk Score methodology is that it measures not just the extent of public transportation but its “usefulness.” NRDC’s Kaid Benfield explains : In calculating a Transit Score for a particular locati...

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@LMattWRB » 27 Apr '12, 7pm
RT @drgrist: 4 out of 5 top transit cities are on the East Coast [link] // LA's not so bad. I'm surprised. #climate
@Getaround » 27 Apr '12, 5pm
#SF came in a close 2nd to #NYC on the list of top transit cities - the only West Coast city in the top 5! [link]
@veros_broke » 27 Apr '12, 1pm
RT @LJRoRo: RT @grist 4 out of 5 top transit cities are on the East Coast [link]
@Cwood3 » 27 Apr '12, 1pm
Cant believe LA is #11! RT @grist What are the top transit cities in the U.S.? [link] New llist from Walk Score.
@Eric_BMA » 27 Apr '12, 1pm
Boston scores #3... [link]
@grist » 27 Apr '12, 1pm
What do you think are the top transit cities in the U.S.? [link] Check out this list from Walk Score.
@ianyolles » 26 Apr '12, 11pm
Just got off the NYC subway in [link]
@grist » 26 Apr '12, 11pm
Walk Score put together a list of the country’s top transit cities: [link] Some may surprise you!
@offMetroNY » 26 Apr '12, 6pm
We'll toast to that RT @Brokelyn: we win, obvs RT @grist: 4 out of 5 top transit cities are on the East Coast [link]
@markdgmz » 26 Apr '12, 5pm
Despite Dallas' miles of rail, "usability" is what really counts. #toptransitcities [link]
@irregularjoe » 26 Apr '12, 5pm
RT @A_ThinkingGirl: 4 out of 5 top transit cities are on East Coast [link] // 4 out of 5 top EVERYTHING is on East Coast.
@setheaston » 26 Apr '12, 5pm
Look! #PGH nowhere to be found @PLANPGH @pgtraffic RT @grist 4 out of 5 top transit cities are on the East Coast [link]
@erinsybil » 26 Apr '12, 5pm
And the West Coast spoiler is... San Francisco! #SF RT @grist: 4 out of 5 top transit cities are on the East Coast [link]
@KelleySmith7 » 26 Apr '12, 5pm
#WashingtonDC ranks #3 top transit cities in the United States [link] #gogreen
@averypalmer » 26 Apr '12, 5pm
Woo hoo East Coast RT @drgrist 4 out of 5 top transit cities are on the East Coast [link]
@Brokelyn » 26 Apr '12, 5pm
we win, obvs RT @grist: 4 out of 5 top transit cities are on the East Coast [link]
@ajzaleski » 26 Apr '12, 4pm
RT @ghanscom: Top transit cities in the U.S. [link] #Baltimore is #9? These people never rode the bus in Baltimore...
@ghanscom » 26 Apr '12, 4pm
Top transit cities in the U.S. [link] #Baltimore is #9? These people never rode the bus in Baltimore...
@stiforprotator » 26 Apr '12, 4pm
|[link]| 4 out of 5 top transit cities are on the East Coast: Walk Score put togeth... [link] #teamfollowback
@Indy_Mode » 27 Apr '12, 1pm
RT @grist: What do you think are the top transit cities in the U.S.? [link] Check out this list from Walk Score.
@LJRoRo » 27 Apr '12, 12pm
RT @grist 4 out of 5 top transit cities are on the East Coast [link]
@MarkRylander » 27 Apr '12, 2am
RT @grist: Walk Score put together a list of the country’s top transit cities: [link] Some may surprise you!
@WrigleyFielder » 26 Apr '12, 11pm
RT @grist Walk Score put together a list of the country’s top #transit cities: [link] Some may surprise you!
@mrajaraman » 26 Apr '12, 11pm
RT @grist: Walk Score put together a list of the country’s top transit cities: [link] Some may surprise you!
@JimHarris » 26 Apr '12, 10pm
RT @grist: 4 out of 5 top US transit cities are on the East Coast [link]
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4 out of 5 top transit cities are on the East Coast [link]
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4 out of 5 top transit cities are on the East Coast [link]