more walkable? Atl, DFW, or Houston (state, population, Atlanta, ranking)

[dallasin]

As the title says, especially in and adjacent to the core.

[cdw1084]

Probably Atlanta out of those three.

[afonega1]

Walksore ranks:
#20 Atlanta
#23 Houston
#30 Dallas
out of top 50 cities.
I said Atlanta as my personal opinion as well.
Most Walkable Cities in the United States on Walk Score - Rank 21-30

[jayp1188]

From what I've seen in these cities, there is no discernible difference between them when it comes to pedestrian-friendliness.

According to Walk Score, Atlanta scores a 53, Houston scores a 50, and Dallas scores a 47. Not really much of a difference there.

[RaymondChandlerLives]

Originally Posted by afonega1

Walksore ranks:
#20 Atlanta
#23 Houston
#30 Dallas
out of top 50 cities.
I said Atlanta as my personal opinion as well.
Most Walkable Cities in the United States on Walk Score - Rank 21-30

That's a bit misleading--Atlanta's borders and population are much smaller than either Houston or Dallas.

33% of Atlanta residents have a walkscore at 70+ (140k residents) vs 20% in Houston (420k) and 21% in Dallas (240k). The percentage favors Atlanta, but the total numbers favor Houston by a large margin.

[testa50]

I have heard Walkscore completely ignores the existence of MARTA because it doesn't release the right sort of data. Is this true?

[afonega1]

Originally Posted by RaymondChandlerLives

That's a bit misleading--Atlanta's borders and population are much smaller than either Houston or Dallas.

33% of Atlanta residents have a walkscore at 70+ (140k residents) vs 20% in Houston (420k) and 21% in Dallas (240k). The percentage favors Atlanta, but the total numbers favor Houston by a large margin.

Sooooooo...Atlanta should be penalized for having smaller borders?Why don't we add Boston and Philly.Philly is almost the same size as Atlanta.
I stand by my opinion.

[waronxmas]

Originally Posted by testa50

I have heard Walkscore completely ignores the existence of MARTA because it doesn't release the right sort of data. Is this true?

This is true. City-Go-Round » Details For Walk Score

[munchitup]

What I noticed from walkscore is that Dallas and Atlanta have about the same amount of "green" aka walkable areas as Houston - but the difference is that the "green" areas immediately fall off into bold "red" aka unwalkable areas, while Houston more gradually shifts into "yellow" areas, aka somewhat walkable.

I think I would go with Houston first, Atlanta second and Dallas third. Atlanta is not being "penalized" for being smaller, by considering the context of its smaller borders it makes less of a penalty for Dallas and Houston's large borders.

[Nairobi]

Atlanta has the densest neighborhoods of all three, but Houston is all around the most walkable.