Chicago is the Country’s 4th Most Walkable City
24 07 2008Many of you know I moved from Atlanta to Chicago so I could be less car dependent. It’s one of my favorite things about the city: that I can walk, bike or take public transit anywhere I need to go. (I even walk to work in the winter–I love it, I feel like I’m conquering nature to walk 3 miles to work in a snow storm.)
Today, I read in the Chicago Tribune online that apparently, Chicago is considered America’s fourth most walkable city, following by San Fransisco, New York City, and Boston. The ratings were based on things like proximity to grocery stores, drug stores, and recreation activities.
Pretty cool, huh?!
More cities across the country need to move to being either more walk friendly or have better transportation systems.