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Do lots of people in your city take public transportation to work?  Is there a wide range of public transportation options available in your city?  Are there carshare and bikeshare programs available in your city?  Does your city contain a high percentage of carless households?  Are the major airports in your region connected to rail transit lines?  In other words, can you access most of your city without having to get in a car?

Top 10 Cities With the Highest Level of Access (2014)

1. Boston, MA
2. New York, NY
3. San Francisco, CA
4. Philadelphia, PA
5. Washington, DC
6. Portland, OR
7. Seattle, WA
8. Chicago, IL
9. Minneapolis, MN
10. Miami, FL

The full list of urbanSCALE ratings for Access for all 100 cities (10 being the highest level of Access and 1 being the lowest level of Access):

Rank	City	State	Access urbanSCALE Score
1	Boston	MA	10.0
2	New York	NY	9.5
3	San Francisco	CA	9.3
4	Philadelphia	PA	9.0
5	Washington	DC	8.9
6	Portland	OR	8.2
7	Seattle	WA	8.1
8	Chicago	IL	8.0
9	Minneapolis	MN	8.0
10	Miami	FL	6.5
11	San Jose	CA	6.3
12	Baltimore	MD	6.3
13	Atlanta	GA	6.2
14	Jersey City	NJ	6.1
15	Newark	NJ	5.7
16	Cleveland	OH	5.7
17	Denver	CO	5.5
18	Pittsburgh	PA	4.9
19	Los Angeles	CA	4.9
20	Oakland	CA	4.7
21	San Diego	CA	4.6
22	St. Paul	MN	4.4
23	Fort Worth	TX	4.1
24	Sacramento	CA	4.1
25	Phoenix	AZ	4.1
26	Kansas City	MO	4.1
27	Las Vegas	NV	4.1
28	Austin	TX	4.1
29	Nashville	TN	4.0
30	St. Louis	MO	3.9
31	Mesa	AZ	3.9
32	Detroit	MI	3.8
33	Madison	WI	3.8
34	Omaha	NE	3.7
35	Anaheim	CA	3.7
36	Buffalo	NY	3.5
37	Long Beach	CA	3.5
38	Charlotte	NC	3.4
39	New Orleans	LA	3.4
40	Orlando	FL	3.3
41	Milwaukee	WI	3.3
42	Dallas	TX	3.2
43	Houston	TX	3.2
44	San Antonio	TX	3.1
45	Columbus	OH	2.9
46	Indianapolis	IN	2.8
47	Louisville	KY	2.7
48	Oklahoma City	OK	2.6
49	Tampa	FL	2.6
50	Cincinnati	OH	2.5
51	Norfolk	VA	2.5
52	Fremont	CA	2.4
53	Memphis	TN	2.4
54	Riverside	CA	2.4
55	Stockton	CA	2.3
56	Hialeah	FL	2.3
57	Irvine	CA	2.3
58	Jacksonville	FL	2.1
59	Tucson	AZ	2.0
60	Durham	NC	1.9
61	Chula Vista	CA	1.8
62	El Paso	TX	1.8
63	Greensboro	NC	1.8
64	Raleigh	NC	1.7
65	Lincoln	NE	1.7
66	San Bernardino	CA	1.6
67	Santa Ana	CA	1.6
68	Winston-Salem	NC	1.6
69	Honolulu	HI	1.5
70	Boise	ID	1.4
71	Albuquerque	NM	1.3
72	Irving	TX	1.2
73	Reno	NV	1.2
74	Birmingham	AL	1.1
75	Garland	TX	1.0
76	Toledo	OH	1.0
77	Fresno	CA	0.9
78	Aurora	CO	0.9
79	North Las Vegas	NV	0.8
80	Bakersfield	CA	0.8
81	Anchorage	AK	0.7
82	Plano	TX	0.7
83	Baton Rouge	LA	0.7
84	St. Petersburg	FL	0.7
85	Henderson	NV	0.6
86	Chandler	AZ	0.6
87	Glendale	AZ	0.6
88	Corpus Christi	TX	0.6
89	Laredo	TX	0.6
90	Lexington	KY	0.6
91	Tulsa	OK	0.6
92	Gilbert	AZ	0.6
93	Fort Wayne	IND	0.5
94	Colorado Springs	CO	0.5
95	Wichita	KS	0.5
96	Lubbock	TX	0.5
97	Scottsdale	AZ	0.5
98	Chesapeake	VA	0.4
99	Virginia Beach	VA	0.4
100	Arlington	TX	0.2