Vermont finds itself ranked nationally on what could be considered a rather unfamiliar, but very appropriate list. Burlington ranked number 42 out of 500 U.S. cities surveyed on their "walkability". Ranked as the top walking city in Vermont by the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) and Prevention Magazine and number 42 overall, the cities were evaluated on 14 criteria. Evaluation criteria included air quality, public safety (i.e. pedestrian fatalities), percentage of citizens who walk to work, and the use of mass transit. Vermont's neighbor to the south had the number one walking city in the U.S. - Cambridge, Massachusetts. [Sources: Burlington Free Press & APMA]
Walking Cities
Vermont finds itself ranked nationally on what could be considered a rather unfamiliar, but very appropriate list. Burlington ranked number 42 out of 500 U.S. cities surveyed on their "walkability". Ranked as the top walking city in Vermont by the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) and Prevention Magazine and number 42 overall, the cities were evaluated on 14 criteria. Evaluation criteria included air quality, public safety (i.e. pedestrian fatalities), percentage of citizens who walk to work, and the use of mass transit. Vermont's neighbor to the south had the number one walking city in the U.S. - Cambridge, Massachusetts. [Sources: Burlington Free Press & APMA]
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