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DC the Most 'Walkable' City

Posted Dec 5, 07 6:35 PM CST in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Which city gives those who prefer to travel by foot the most opportunities in terms of work and play? The Brookings Institution crunched some numbers to come up with the nation's most "walkable" cities. DC leads the way. Here's the top 10:

  1. Washington, DC
  2. Boston
  3. San Francisco
  4. Denver
  5. Portland

  1. Seattle
  2. Chicago
  3. Miami
  4. Pittsburgh
  5. New York

Sources Associated Press, Brookings Institution

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Kristine Bruce, of Arlington, Va., left, walks her son David Bruce, 2, through the Arlington neighborhood of Clarendon, Va., Monday, Dec. 3, 2007. A Brookings Institution report to be released Dec. 4,...   (Associated Press)
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