Walk Score‘s recent aggregation of scores for the nation’s 2,500 largest cities had us wondering just where Birmingham ranked. The site determines the “walkability” of any location based on how close it is to amenities like banks, groceries and restaurants.
We compared the city’s score (40) with those from cities that the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce visited as part of the B.I.G. trips taken between 2002-2008. They’re listed in the order that they were visited:
- St. Louis, MO – 61 (348,366)
- Baltimore, MD – 65 (652,670)
- Charlotte, NC – 39 (564,023)
- Nashville, TN – 39 (545,623)
- Pittsburgh, PA – 67 (334,059)
- Denver, CO – 64 (553,515)
- Austin, TX – 51 (661,212)
It’s interesting to note that none of the cities listed above were the most walkable in their state, though they all made the top ten lists of their respective states.
