In some places, not having a car could adversely affect everything from employment opportunities to how you spend your downtime. LawnStarter wanted to see where a vehicle isn't as necessary for your daily routine, so it looked at the 200 largest cities in the US to measure their standings on 19 metrics, in four main categories: access (i.e., bike and walk scores, number of bike-rental facilities and ride-hailing services); commute culture, which noted the share of residents who take public transit, or walk, bike, or carpool to work; safety (think pedestrian fatalities, bike thefts, and the overall crime index); and climate, as extreme heat or cold and other inclement weather could adversely affect one's commute. San Francisco emerged as the top city where you'll do just fine without a car. Perhaps ironically, the Alabama city of Mobile is the worst city to be in without wheels. Other cities in the top and bottom 10:
Best Cities to Be Without a Car
- San Francisco
- Boston
- Washington, DC
- New York
- Seattle
- Portland, Oregon
- Fort Collins, Colorado
- Minneapolis
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Sunnyvale, California
Worst Cities to Be Without a Car - Pembroke Pines, Florida
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Huntsville, Alabama
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- Miramar, Florida
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Shreveport, Louisiana
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Clarksville, Tennessee
- Mobile, Alabama
See how other cities fared
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