L: and use patterns

Are your city’s neighborhoods and major employment areas within walking distance to transit stations?  How concentrated is the population in your city’s downtown and surrounding neighborhoods?  How much of your city’s land area is within easy walking distance to a transit station?  Are most of your city’s residents within close proximity to retail areas, schools, and other public facilities?

Top 10 Cities With the Most Urban Land Use Patterns (2014)

1. New York, NY
2. San Francisco, CA
3. Jersey City, NJ
4. Boston, MA
5. Philadelphia, PA
6. Chicago, IL
7. Miami, FL
8. Washington, DC
9. Newark, NJ
10. Baltimore, MD

The full list of urbanSCALE ratings for Land Use Patterns for all 100 cities (10 being the most urban Land Use Patterns and 1 being the least urban Land Use Patterns):

Rank	City	State	Land Use Patterns urbanSCALE Score
1	New York	NY	10.0
2	San Francisco	CA	8.0
3	Jersey City	NJ	6.4
4	Boston	MA	6.2
5	Philadelphia	PA	5.8
6	Chicago	IL	5.0
7	Miami	FL	4.5
8	Washington	DC	4.2
9	Newark	NJ	3.9
10	Baltimore	MD	3.3
11	New Orleans	LA	3.2
12	Oakland	CA	3.1
13	Portland	OR	2.7
14	Buffalo	NY	2.6
15	Minneapolis	MN	2.6
16	San Jose	CA	2.5
17	Los Angeles	CA	2.5
18	Pittsburgh	PA	2.5
19	Long Beach	CA	2.5
20	Honolulu	HI	2.5
21	Seattle	WA	2.4
22	Hialeah	FL	2.3
23	Atlanta	GA	2.2
24	Cleveland	OH	2.2
25	Sacramento	CA	2.2
26	Santa Ana	CA	2.1
27	St. Louis	MO	2.1
28	Norfolk	VA	2.1
29	San Diego	CA	2.0
30	Milwaukee	WI	2.0
31	Detroit	MI	2.0
32	Anaheim	CA	1.8
33	Denver	CO	1.8
34	Madison	WI	1.6
35	St. Paul	MN	1.6
36	Fremont	CA	1.6
37	Dallas	TX	1.6
38	Chula Vista	CA	1.4
39	Cincinnati	OH	1.2
40	San Bernardino	CA	1.2
41	Memphis	TN	1.2
42	Phoenix	AZ	1.1
43	Tampa	FL	1.1
44	Houston	TX	1.1
45	Las Vegas	NV	1.1
46	Stockton	CA	1.0
47	Omaha	NE	1.0
48	Fresno	CA	1.0
49	Laredo	TX	1.0
50	Riverside	CA	1.0
51	Toledo	OH	1.0
52	Reno	NV	0.9
53	Tucson	AZ	0.9
54	Corpus Christi	TX	0.9
55	Glendale	AZ	0.9
56	Lincoln	NE	0.9
57	San Antonio	TX	0.9
58	Austin	TX	0.9
59	St. Petersburg	FL	0.9
60	Charlotte	NC	0.8
61	Kansas City	MO	0.8
62	Mesa	AZ	0.8
63	Baton Rouge	LA	0.8
64	Columbus	OH	0.8
65	Garland	TX	0.8
66	Birmingham	AL	0.8
67	Louisville	KY	0.8
68	Chandler	AZ	0.8
69	El Paso	TX	0.8
70	Jacksonville	FL	0.7
71	Lexington	KY	0.7
72	Irving	TX	0.7
73	Wichita	KS	0.7
74	Gilbert	AZ	0.7
75	Arlington	TX	0.7
76	Orlando	FL	0.7
77	Nashville	TN	0.7
78	Boise	ID	0.6
79	Bakersfield	CA	0.6
80	Albuquerque	NM	0.6
81	Colorado Springs	CO	0.6
82	Fort Worth	TX	0.6
83	Fort Wayne	IND	0.6
84	Henderson	NV	0.6
85	Indianapolis	IN	0.6
86	Lubbock	TX	0.6
87	Tulsa	OK	0.6
88	Oklahoma City	OK	0.6
89	Durham	NC	0.6
90	Anchorage	AK	0.6
91	Scottsdale	AZ	0.5
92	Plano	TX	0.5
93	Raleigh	NC	0.5
94	Greensboro	NC	0.5
95	Winston-Salem	NC	0.5
96	Aurora	CO	0.4
97	North Las Vegas	NV	0.3
98	Virginia Beach	VA	0.3
99	Chesapeake	VA	0.3
100	Irvine	CA	0.2