Cities With the Most Highway Miles: a “Who’s Who” of Decay

by Angie Schmitt, Streets Blog

This is fascinating. Using data from the FHWA, the esteemed Patrick Kennedy at Network blog Walkable Dallas Fort Worth has cobbled together a list of the American cities with the highest number of estimated highway lane miles per capita.

See if you notice any similarities (this is per 1,000 people):

1. Kansas City – 1.262

2. St Louis – 1.070

3. Houston – .822

4. Cleveland – .816

5. Columbus – .779

6. San Antonio – .759

7. Jacksonville – .745

8. Providence – .742

9. Pittsburgh – .731

10. Baltimore – .724

11. DFW – .719

“It’s like a who’s who of decaying or soon to decay cities,” says Kennedy.

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https://streetsblog.net/2012/04/20/cities-with-the-most-highway-miles-a-whos-who-of-decay/