A new survey has ranked Philadelphia as the fifth most walkable city in the nation, according to an article on KYW1060.com.

The website Walkscore.com ranked the walkability of 40 U.S. cities and placed Philadelphia in the number five slot (with Centery City as its most walkable neighborhood), behind San Francisco, New York, Boston, and Washington.

According to Paul Levy, head of the Center City District:  “Philadelphia’s competitive strength is that we were designed, particularly in and around the downtown, before the automobile created really wide streets. So the ability to walk here is extremely good.”

Levy also believes that Philly’s walkability can be greatly improved. One project that he points to is thejust-announced renovations and improvements to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Photo courtesy of KYW1060.com.

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