Does your city have a well-connected street grid that promotes walking or a far-flung network of streets that are designed only for cars? Do lots of people in your city walk to work or ride their bikes to work? Do your downtown and surrounding neighborhoods have a dense street network that promotes walking and biking? Is your city filled with expressways that restrict urban vitality by separating neighborhoods?
Top 10 Cities With the Most Urban Streets (2014)
- Boston, MA
- San Francisco, CA
- Portland, OR
- Seattle, WA
- Washington, DC
- Philadelphia, PA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- New York, NY
- Minneapolis, MN
- Detroit, MI
The full list of urbanSCALE ratings for Streets for all 100 cities (10 being the most urban Streets and 1 being the least urban Streets):
Rank | City | State | Streets urbanSCALE Score |
1 | Boston | MA | 10.0 |
2 | San Francisco | CA | 9.5 |
3 | Portland | OR | 9.2 |
4 | Seattle | WA | 9.0 |
5 | Washington | DC | 8.9 |
6 | Philadelphia | PA | 8.8 |
7 | Pittsburgh | PA | 8.7 |
8 | New York | NY | 8.2 |
9 | Minneapolis | MN | 8.0 |
10 | Detroit | MI | 8.0 |
11 | Baltimore | MD | 7.6 |
12 | Miami | FL | 7.5 |
13 | Madison | WI | 7.5 |
14 | Chicago | IL | 7.3 |
15 | Oakland | CA | 7.3 |
16 | Long Beach | CA | 7.1 |
17 | Houston | TX | 7.0 |
18 | New Orleans | LA | 6.9 |
19 | Santa Ana | CA | 6.8 |
20 | St. Paul | MN | 6.7 |
21 | Jersey City | NJ | 6.7 |
22 | Los Angeles | CA | 6.6 |
23 | Sacramento | CA | 6.6 |
24 | Newark | NJ | 6.6 |
25 | Tucson | AZ | 6.5 |
26 | Milwaukee | WI | 6.5 |
27 | St. Petersburg | FL | 6.5 |
28 | Denver | CO | 6.4 |
29 | Cincinnati | OH | 6.4 |
30 | Fresno | CA | 6.4 |
31 | Buffalo | NY | 6.4 |
32 | Scottsdale | AZ | 6.4 |
33 | Boise | ID | 6.2 |
34 | Norfolk | VA | 6.1 |
35 | Hialeah | FL | 6.1 |
36 | San Diego | CA | 6.0 |
37 | Honolulu | HI | 6.0 |
38 | Tampa | FL | 6.0 |
39 | Lincoln | NE | 5.9 |
40 | San Antonio | TX | 5.9 |
41 | Anaheim | CA | 5.9 |
42 | San Jose | CA | 5.8 |
43 | Glendale | AZ | 5.8 |
44 | Las Vegas | NV | 5.8 |
45 | Atlanta | GA | 5.7 |
46 | Columbus | OH | 5.7 |
47 | Albuquerque | NM | 5.7 |
48 | Cleveland | OH | 5.6 |
49 | El Paso | TX | 5.6 |
50 | Dallas | TX | 5.6 |
51 | St. Louis | MO | 5.5 |
52 | Gilbert | AZ | 5.5 |
53 | Chula Vista | CA | 5.5 |
54 | Corpus Christi | TX | 5.5 |
55 | Stockton | CA | 5.5 |
56 | Colorado Springs | CO | 5.5 |
57 | Mesa | AZ | 5.5 |
58 | Reno | NV | 5.4 |
59 | Omaha | NE | 5.4 |
60 | Phoenix | AZ | 5.4 |
61 | Plano | TX | 5.3 |
62 | Chandler | AZ | 5.2 |
63 | Austin | TX | 5.2 |
64 | Fort Wayne | IND | 5.2 |
65 | Riverside | CA | 5.1 |
66 | Toledo | OH | 5.1 |
67 | Birmingham | AL | 5.1 |
68 | Bakersfield | CA | 5.1 |
69 | Garland | TX | 5.1 |
70 | Indianapolis | IN | 5.0 |
71 | Memphis | TN | 5.0 |
72 | Lubbock | TX | 5.0 |
73 | Baton Rouge | LA | 5.0 |
74 | Tulsa | OK | 5.0 |
75 | Laredo | TX | 5.0 |
76 | Fort Worth | TX | 4.9 |
77 | Orlando | FL | 4.9 |
78 | Wichita | KS | 4.8 |
79 | Durham | NC | 4.8 |
80 | Kansas City | MO | 4.8 |
81 | Charlotte | NC | 4.7 |
82 | Raleigh | NC | 4.7 |
83 | Lexington | KY | 4.7 |
84 | Winston-Salem | NC | 4.7 |
85 | Arlington | TX | 4.6 |
86 | Greensboro | NC | 4.5 |
87 | Nashville | TN | 4.5 |
88 | Henderson | NV | 4.4 |
89 | Fremont | CA | 4.4 |
90 | Louisville | KY | 4.3 |
91 | Oklahoma City | OK | 4.3 |
92 | San Bernardino | CA | 4.1 |
93 | Anchorage | AK | 4.1 |
94 | Irving | TX | 3.8 |
95 | Jacksonville | FL | 3.7 |
96 | Irvine | CA | 2.3 |
97 | Virginia Beach | VA | 2.3 |
98 | Aurora | CO | 1.4 |
99 | North Las Vegas | NV | 1.3 |
100 | Chesapeake | VA | 0.8 |