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I'm personally surprised that Indianapolis wasn't on this list. It seemed like a very walkable city when I was there. Same with Louisville.
If the Louisville and Indy metro areas were among the top 30 in population, they would have ranked somewhere in the list. But the list only ranks the 30 metros with the largest populations. If the Seattle metro only had 1.5 million people, it would not have made the list.
I've seen some "Boston is more walkable than NYC" posts. Seeing as I've been to Boston countless times, I really don't see how it is more walkable. Don't get me wrong, it's extremely walkable, but the density and public transportation in NYC puts Boston to shame. I'd like to know what's behind these claims...
I don't know about Boulder, Eugene, and Boise, but there are plenty of panhandlers in Madison, primarily along the State St. corridor and Capitol Square area. Some of them are pretty darned aggressive, too. Crimes such as muggings in Madison aren't as numerous as in larger cities, of course, but muggings have increased in the student-dominant neighborhoods closest to campus.
There are definitely panhandlers in Eugene, not to the extent that is in Portland, but panhandling seems to be a way of life in Oregon. There are some great trails all around Eugene, but panhandlers and homeless are all over them.
The Northend in Boise, Idaho.
The Northend has sidewalks and bike paths. You are able to walk to downtown, the grocery store, restaurants and Hyde Park [stores,post office
haircuts,ice cream/candy parlor, more restaurants], hospital, the
State Capitol building and many parks.
The neighborhood has it's own link: Northend.org - Boise's Historic Neightborhood - North End Lifestyle, Politics, Business, Realty, Culture
I know, but its still on the list. If I could think of one major city that is vastly un-walkable, it would be PHX. If you dont have a car there, youre pretty much screwed. The new light rail might help things a little bit, but its still a car-oriented city.
What about LA?
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Boise in general. The Northend in particular.
