[amtrak-official]

The Northeast (excluding New Hampshire) and Midwest (excluding Indiana) are genuinely leagues better in terms of infrastructure and urban design than anywhere else in the US except maybe the Pacific Northwest

[amtrak-official]

I would probably rate the urban design of regions in the US as follows:

1. The Northeast
2. Pacific Northwest
3. The Midwest
4. The Piedmont
5. The Southwest
6. SoCal
7. The Southeast
8. Florida