Albany in Top 100 friendliest cities for walking
Author: Jason Crane
Date: 9 March, 2008
Category: Other news
From the Albany Business Journal:
Albany, N.Y., was named one of the 100 best walking cities in America, according to a survey by Prevention Magazine and the American Podiatric Medical Association.
The city ranked No. 68 in a survey of more than 500 cities.
“This designation recognizes our ongoing efforts to make Albany a premier destination not only in New York state but also the entire nation,” Mayor Jerry Jennings said. “We are committed to ensuring that our city provides a high quality of life and an environmentally safe community for all to enjoy.”
More than 500 cities in the U.S. were evaluated and ranked on 14 walking criteria, such as the percentage of adults who walk to work, the number of parks per square mile, use of mass transit and percentage of adults who walk for fitness.
The top three walking cities in the 2008 survey were Cambridge, Mass., New York City and Ann Arbor, Mich.
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