Philadelphia ranked among the best cities to live without a car in the United States thanks to its good public transportation infrastructure and plenty of stations, writes Laura Pop-Badiu for the CoworkingCafe.

To determine where in the country it is easiest to move around even without a personal car, CoworkingCafe analyzed 331 cities across multiple relevant metrics, including the percentage of the population that uses public transportation and those who commute in other ways, such as by walking, biking, or using cabs.

Philadelphia ranked in sixth place behind Washington D.C. and San Francisco but ahead of Seattle. The city boasts a reliable infrastructure for public transportation which is reflected in the high percentage of residents who use it for their daily commute – over 24 percent of the total population.

Philadelphia came high in many categories, however it was the high density of bus, metro, and train stations that placed it so high on the list.

The city landed in fourth spot in the nation in this specific category with over two stations per square mile. This provides residents with the ability to use any means of public transportation, regardless of their location in Philadelphia.

Read more about the best cities to live in without a car in the CoworkingCafe.

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