Boston Rated #2 "Most Walkable"

A University of Michigan survey of America cities found the Washington, D.C. area to be "most walkable," with Boston coming in at second place.

The article cites D.C.'s rail transit system as a contributing factor to its walkability, and Boston has a similarly well-planned transit system. Boston's walkability is also helped by the fact that most of the city is flat.

A D.C.-area resident quoted in the piece mentions that, having gone to college in the city, she genuinely missed "being able to walk everywhere" once she finished college and left the city. Walking everywhere is definitely one of my favorite parts of college, and it's extremely easy in Boston. The city's on-foot accessibility and excellent public transportation make it easy to live without a car, and the high costs of gas and parking are further incentives for students NOT to have one.

Boston has walking covered...now it needs to work on making the city more friendly to bicycle commuters...and maybe, just maybe, teaching its residents how to drive more carefully.