America’s top cities for public transportation

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Whether it’s because of rising gas prices, environmental concerns or just the hassle of finding a decent parking space, Americans, particularly those of the Millenial generation, are driving less and less.
But people are still managing to get from place to place—they’re just trading in their drivers’ licenses for monthly metro cards. Public transportation has become an increasingly desirable option in the U.S., saving the average person over $10,000 per year.
So which cities make it easiest to get around without a car? Walk Score, a start-up in Seattle, recently created a list of America’s top cities for public transit. The company developed the rankings by calculating a Transit Score for over one million locations in the largest cities with open public transit dat...  more...