We all know how much of a beautiful city Boston is. Its
differentiating forms of architecture hailing from various
countries and time periods, the beautiful parks and green spaces,
not to mention the quaint and relaxing atmosphere that commonly is
associated with the city. All of these make for the perfect recipe
for a city that one would love to go for a stroll in for leisure or
work-related reasons.
As we discussed in several previous blog posts, Boston is the
top biked and walked city throughout the nation! The safety of
doing so and the convenience that our city has for these forms of
transportation make biking and walking an increasingly attractive
alternative from driving or other means of getting around such as
public transportation.
Just recently, Walk Score put together a list of three hundred
walkers paradises that represent different neighborhoods in cities
throughout the United States. They were given a score from 0-100 in
rating how walker-friendly these locations are. Fifty-one cities
had at least one walkers paradise in this group of three hundred
places in total, and Boston actually had fourteen worthy
neighborhoods that made the rankings! The walkers paradises in
Boston along with their scores are below:
- Haymarket – 100
- Bay Village – 98
- Chinatown – 97
- Beacon Hill – 97
- Government Center – 97
- Downtown Crossing – 96
- North End – 96
- Fenway – 95
- West End – 95
- Back Bay – 95
- South End – 94
- Downtown – 94
- Leather District – 93
- Kenmore – 92
More Information: WalkScore.com