Top 10 US cities for urbanism based on my opinions and vibes

  1. Seattle
  2. Chicago
  3. Philadelphia
  4. St.Paul-Minneapolis
  5. NYC
  6. DC
  7. Boston
  8. Portland
  9. San Francisco
  10. Pittsburgh

Honorable mentions go to:

  • Tacoma (doing great work but too recent to see if it belongs)
  • LA (good transit youtubers, bad urban design)
  • Cleveland (if you weren’t falling apart you could have been on the list)
  • Jersey City and Hoboken (they’re basically part of NYC)