Omaha ranks 24th for "walkable" cities. Lincoln 23

[the1wags]

From Prevention magazine.

http://www.prevention.com/article/0,577 ... -6,00.html

[Stargazer]

And 3rd in the Midwest no less.

   1 Madison  WI    
   2 Austin  TX    
   3 San Francisco  CA    
   4 Charlotte  NC    
   5 Seattle  WA    
   6 Henderson  NV    
   7 San Diego  CA    
   8 San Jose  CA    
   9 Chandler  AZ    
   10 Virginia Beach  VA    
   11 Plano  NC    
   12 Raleigh  NC    
   13 Colorado Springs  CO    
   14 Honolulu  HI    
   15 Las Vegas  NV    
   16 Scottsdale  AZ    
   17 Boise City  ID    
   18 Anchorage  AK    
   19 Portland  OR    
   20 Fremont  CA    
   21 Arlington  TX    
   22 Denver  CO    
   23 Lincoln  NE    
   24 Omaha  NE    
   25 Chesapeake  VA

[omahastylee459]

What?  I have been to Madison, Scottsdale, and obviously Omaha/Lincoln, and I would hardly call any of them "walkable".  Omaha has great trails, but as far as walking from building to building, dont count on it

[GaryFL]

"Walkable" is a bit of a vague term; are they talking about for day-to-day activities, high-intensity fitness walking, pleasant strolls down scenic trails, or what?

Personally, I find Omaha easy and pleasant to get around without a car. I take MAT and walk everywhere. And I feel a lot healthier after only a few weeks of it.

[Hawkeye]

And they obviously had some sort of minimum population limit, otherwise this list would have been littered with college towns.

[DTO Luv]

It was the 100 biggest cities in the country.

Since I've moved Downtown I've got pretty much everything I need within walking distance. And what I don't have will soon be available. I think some of the trails were a factor too.