Today we're looking at the United States' most improved cities when it comes to reducing car dependency. I used census data (American Community Survey) to identify the cities that had improved the most in the percentage of people walking, biking, and taking transit between 2010 and 2019 -- and some of the winners (and LOTS and LOTS of dishonorable mentions) may surprise you!
And, I dig into a bit of research and theorize about what changed over 10-15 years to propel the behavior change in each of the ten cities I identified. The video includes plenty of before-and-after time slider imagery to help illustrate the changes -- and in a lot of cases, we're talking about new density, apartments and condos, and general YIMBY-NIMBY dynamics around walkability and transit-oriented development.
I had a lot of fun making this one -- hope you enjoy!
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Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced:
- Good Suburbs: https://youtu.be/COrGXKPEqu4
- North America's Best Airport/Rail Connections: https://youtu.be/EYQdA2-eJ6g
- 100K Livestream (top cities where CityNerd viewership originates from!): https://youtu.be/78SuTilt2Mg
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Resources:
- https://data.census.gov/table?q=commute&tid=ACSST5Y2021.S0801
- https://www.strava.com/heatmap#12.65/-71.08122/42.36144/hot/all
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population
- Seattle Subway: https://www.seattlesubway.org/regional-map/
- The Urbanist: https://www.theurbanist.org/
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Images
- 7 extension opening By Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York - 7 Line Extension Ceremonia Ride, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30264993
- Second Avenue Subway By PrecipiceofDuck - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54758339
- A Red Line train at 5600 West in South Jordan By Garrett - Flickr: 5600 West TRAX station, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19984844
- Utah Transit Authority UTA TRAX station at the Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA By Ricardo630 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27131555
- Bluebikes By Edward Orde - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=82208121
- Link LRT at Pioneer Square Station By SounderBruce - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=85683219
- Link LRT at Westlake Station By Sound Transit Special Selection - WE5_Link_2people_0609, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45536399
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Music:
CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)
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