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Houston has sparkling new high-rises, historic architecture with wrought iron balconies, parks and museums, and plenty of shopping. It’s the fourth largest city in the US. The Johnson Space Center is in Houston, and the Rothko Chapel, a serene facility housing the work of one the masters of American Art.

In Houston, you’re inside the Loop (Interstate 610) or inside the Beltway, or out in the suburbs. There are five main business districts, two Chinatowns, and day trippers think nothing of heading to Galveston on the Gulf Coast. Houston is a commuter’s town, you may find a walkable neighborhood but most likely still have to drive to work.

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Houston is a Car-Dependent city

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Houston is the 24th most walkable large city in the US with 2,099,451 residents.

Houston has some public transportation and does not have many bike lanes.

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Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
1	Neartown-Montrose	86	54	73	29,175
2	Midtown	86	75	70	8,364
3	Greenway-Upper Kirby	76	49	55	18,892
4	The Museum District	74	63	75	6,172
5	Fourth Ward	74	73	65	4,113
6	Greater Heights	73	45	63	40,156
7	University Place	72	58	76	13,964
8	Greater Eastwood	70	58	67	11,233
9	Washington Avenue-Memorial Park	68	48	61	26,514
10	Second Ward	66	61	75	13,465
11	Magnolia Park	65	45	61	17,683
12	Greater Third Ward	64	58	72	13,264
13	Gulfton	63	49	52	43,879
14	Sharpstown	61	46	53	76,186
15	Greater Uptown	61	45	49	51,484
16	Pecan Park	59	34	47	16,963
17	Texas Medical Center	59	64	81	2,910
18	Northside Village	59	54	57	29,352
19	Meyerland Area	57	42	57	20,317
20	Braeswood Place	57	45	70	20,899
21	Lawndale-Wayside	57	39	58	12,638
22	Spring Branch East	56	37	60	25,641
23	Braeburn	55	46	65	19,418
24	Denver Harbor-Port Houston	53	40	58	17,533
25	Westwood	53	43	47	18,540
26	Westchase	53	47	45	28,995
27	Gulfgate Riverview-Pine Valley	53	36	51	12,598
28	MacGregor	53	53	76	16,729
29	Spring Branch West	53	36	55	29,682
30	Lazy Brook-Timbergrove	51	36	47	12,733
31	Oak Forest-Garden Oaks	50	35	54	41,065
32	Northside-Northline	50	42	46	58,232
33	Park Place	49	33	41	9,420
34	Memorial	49	34	51	33,533
35	Greater Ost-South Union	49	47	48	20,134
36	Edgebrook	49	11	45	20,453
37	Astrodome	48	52	74	17,304
38	Alief	47	34	44	102,183
39	Energy Corridor	46	26	49	15,827
40	Langwood	46	31	49	8,106
41	Independence Heights	45	47	60	13,395
42	Eldridge-West Oaks	45	37	48	55,128
43	Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing	45	27	45	14,349
44	Spring Branch Central	45	30	50	28,043
45	Kashmere Gardens	45	43	49	8,180
46	Willowbrook	44	32	41	7,082
47	Hidden Valley	44	34	43	4,599
48	South Park	44	41	40	21,322
49	Greater Greenspoint	43	43	45	41,741
50	South Main	43	40	43	6,977
51	Greater Fifth Ward	43	45	52	17,904
52	Willow Meadows-Willowbend	42	39	42	12,766
53	Northshore	42	31	45	29,758
54	Greater Hobby Area	40	28	41	46,522
55	Sunnyside	40	41	42	20,995
56	Meadowbrook-Allendale	39	29	39	22,897
57	Clear Lake	38	2	46	64,135
58	Eastex-Jensen	37	38	41	27,438
59	South Belt-Ellington	36	15	41	82,810
60	Carverdale	36	37	39	3,632
61	Harrisburg-Manchester	35	27	45	3,163
62	Westbury	32	38	38	19,568
63	Trinity-Houston Gardens	29	39	36	19,090
64	Greater Inwood	28	25	42	33,800
65	Fort Bend Houston	27	25	34	34,710
66	Acres Home	27	36	38	24,338
67	East Houston	26	32	38	19,943
68	Fondren Gardens	26	34	36	2,888
69	East Little York-Homestead	25	27	40	19,871
70	Central Southwest	25	28	36	61,084
71	South Acres-Crestmont Park	22	36	40	18,955
72	Addicks-Park Ten	21	1	33	4,656
73	Kingwood	20	3	37	58,376
74	Westbranch	19	35	38	5,055
75	Pleasantville Area	17	24	31	2,996
76	Iah-Airport	14	13	30	10,526
77	Lake Houston	12	-	29	10,138
78	El Dorado-Oates Prarie	10	17	27	3,145
79	Minnetex	10	10	28	3,502
80	Clinton Park Tri-Community	9	22	30	2,308
81	Hunterwood	3	0	30	2,482

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Houston has some public transportation and about 102 bus and 3 light rail lines.

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Village Greenery & Flowers

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