Walkscore.com says, “The 141 cities with a population of 200,000 or greater have an average Walk Score of 49”. Atlanta and Houston’s walk, transit, and bike scores all fall within the same range from the high 30’s to high 40’s. I agree with this score because most people in these cities choose to drive their personal cars, or take Uber before relying on transit, walking or biking as a means of transportation. The main reason for this is because the time it takes to ride transit (i.e. MARTA) is relatively longer than calling an Uber or driving your own car. Likewise, a transit ticket costs about the same price as an Uber or gas in these cities. Houston’s population is significantly more than Atlanta’s population, this could by why Houston’s
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Although Baton Rouge’s population is relatively less than Atlanta’s and significantly less than Houston, Baton Rouge face a lot of the same issues these two cities face when it comes to their pedestrian bicycle systems. Walkscore.com does not have a transit score for Baton Rouge’s but I believe it would fall in the same high 30’s to high 40’s category. I attended Louisiana State University my freshman year and other than campus transit, I had to bring my car because the city’s transit was not …show more content…
and Toronto’s walk, and transit scores are relatively high. I agree with this because most of the city’s attractions are within walking distance from each other, and the shopping centers and malls are relatively close to most residential neighborhoods. Likewise, the transit systems are much more effective and reliable in these cities. Having visited both of these cities multiple times, I have physically used the transit systems and can attest to the fact that they are much more convenient than Atlanta’s transit system. They have efficient stops and the wait time is significantly less than Atlanta’s wait time. Washington D.C has a good bike system throughout the heart of the city and throughout the numerous attraction the city possesses. Therefore, I agree with their bike score of almost 70 percent. However, I do not agree with Walkscore.com not having a bike score for Toronto. Toronto has an excellent bike system compared to Atlanta and Houston. Their bike system in seamlessly integrated throughout the entire
Although Baton Rouge’s population is relatively less than Atlanta’s and significantly less than Houston, Baton Rouge face a lot of the same issues these two cities face when it comes to their pedestrian bicycle systems. Walkscore.com does not have a transit score for Baton Rouge’s but I believe it would fall in the same high 30’s to high 40’s category. I attended Louisiana State University my freshman year and other than campus transit, I had to bring my car because the city’s transit was not …show more content…
and Toronto’s walk, and transit scores are relatively high. I agree with this because most of the city’s attractions are within walking distance from each other, and the shopping centers and malls are relatively close to most residential neighborhoods. Likewise, the transit systems are much more effective and reliable in these cities. Having visited both of these cities multiple times, I have physically used the transit systems and can attest to the fact that they are much more convenient than Atlanta’s transit system. They have efficient stops and the wait time is significantly less than Atlanta’s wait time. Washington D.C has a good bike system throughout the heart of the city and throughout the numerous attraction the city possesses. Therefore, I agree with their bike score of almost 70 percent. However, I do not agree with Walkscore.com not having a bike score for Toronto. Toronto has an excellent bike system compared to Atlanta and Houston. Their bike system in seamlessly integrated throughout the entire