Seattle is not there, but it's certainly getting there...
Worst place in America for renters? San Francisco, of course, and by a lot. http://t.co/bcsptRQVUY pic.twitter.com/vbOzihuJGa
— Mark Follman (@markfollman) August 8, 2014
If you look (PDF) at the 25 metropolitan areas in the graph, you notice that the ones that score high in walkablity ratings tend to be more expensive than the ones that score low. This is the real tragedy. Green cities are becoming cities for the rich. And so the benefits of urban density are becoming much like the benefits of healthy foods—things the poor can not afford.
- CM