Best U.S. Cities for Public Transportation According to Walk Score
Posted by Judy Orr on
I've been reading and posting a lot of lists lately. Most national lists only name big metropolitan cities. One negative of living in the Greater Phoenix area is the lack of public transportation, specifically trains. My husband and I grew up in the southwest suburbs of Chicago and are used to having multiple train stations to get to downtown Chicago's Loop.
I used to work downtown Chicago and took the train 5 days a week. I'd have to drive to the station, park, and then wait for the train. It wasn't too fun in bad Chicago weather, with our terrible snow blizzards, black ice, and hot and humid summers. But I would rather have the train than have to drive every day in rush hour traffic.
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