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Walkable U.S. Cities 2020: How Rohnert savannah GA

Walkable U.S. Cities 2020: How Rohnert savannah GA

ROHNERT PARK, CA — There are many benefits to living in a walkable community — walking or biking is more affordable than owning a car, it's better for your health, and it's ultimately kinder to the environment.
Some cities, however, rise above the rest when it comes to walkability. Walk Score, a company of real estate website Redfin, released on Monday its list of most walkable cities in the U.S. Included with the ranking is a database that scores the walkability of communities throughout the country.
According to Walk Score, Rohnert Park has an overall walkability score of 42, meaning most errands require a car to complete.

For comparison, the top-ranked walkable city was New York City with a score of 88.3.
Cotati was not given an overall ranking by Walk Score, although a certain location in Cotati scored high for walkability and its proximity to downtown Rohnert Park.

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According to the list, cities where daily errands do not require a car score 90 points and above; a score of 70 to 89 points means most errands can be accomplished on foot; and a score of 50 to 69 indicates that some errands can be completed on foot.
Rohnert Park also received a bike score of 56.
In addition to New York City, San Francisco and Boston are ranked as the most walkable cities in the U.S. in 2020, receiving scores of 87.4 and 82, respectively.
Those three cities — along with Philadelphia, Miami, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Oakland, California — have reigned as the nine most walkable in the U.S. for the last five years. Long Beach, California, has been No. 10 since it overtook Baltimore in 2016.
Oakland, Long Beach, Portland, Oregon, and Omaha, which each picked up around two points, had the biggest walkability score increases since 2017.
To determine the most walkable cities, Walk Score measures the walkability of any address by analyzing hundreds of walking routes to nearby amenities. Points are awarded based on the distance to amenities in each category. Walk Score also measures pedestrian friendliness by analyzing population density and road metrics such as block length and intersection density

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