DC fourth best city to live without a car, study says
WASHINGTON - A recent study deemed Washington D.C. as the fourth-best city to live in without a car.
D.C. scored 51 points out of a possible 100 in a study by CoworkingCafe. D.C. received high marks for its large share of residents who mainly walk or bike as well as the 27% of residents who utilize public transportation, which ranks fifth among the entire country.
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The study also deemed D.C. as the city with the easiest access to coworking space. D.C. has a large number of remote workers and remote coworking spaces, which helps to shorten commutes for residents.
The study attributed number scores to 331 different cities across the U.S. on a 100-point scale. These scores were based on a multitude of factors, such as the percentage of residents who commute via public transportation, the density of public transport stations and bike lanes as well as the average price of travel fare.
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The nation's capital was narrowly beaten out by New York City for the third spot by a margin of 3.6 points. Boston and Newark earned the top two spots with 57.2 points and 55.3 points respectively.
Sharon Kershbaum, the deputy director of the D.C. The Department of Transportation (DDOT), spoke on what this distinction means to her and her colleagues.
"It was very affirming," Kershbaum said. "A key part of our mission is to help residents live their life without a car, and having this is very affirming to our work."
Going forward, Kershbaum and her colleagues hope to continue building upon their score with new transportation initiatives. DDOT hopes to complete 25 miles of priority bus lanes in the city by 2025 as well as build more protected bike lanes. Existing alternatives to car ownership also continue to thrive in the district, as Capital Bikeshare logged its most successful month to date with approximately 428,000 rides taken during the month of May.