Top 10 US Cities with the greenest commuters

Cape Town - Across the United States and most certainly in South Africa, cars are still the kings of commuting.

In 2013, a US survey revealed that 76.4% of Americans travel to work by car and alone, and only 5.2% used public transport.

Some 2.8% walk and a mere 0.6% commute by bike. 

Though people love their cars in SA, we do have a very big part of the working force commuting by taxi daily. According to the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco), taxis transport approximately 15-million commuters daily - about 60 to 70% of the commuting public and workforce.

But this is a catch 22, as South Africa has been rated among the most dangerous places in the world in which to be on the road. 

Nonetheless, South Africans and the world is striving go greener. 

Despite the automobile’s dominance across the world and the astonishingly small numbers using other forms of transport, some of America’s biggest cities still boast an impressively green commute.  

A report from the League of American Bicyclists analysed the rate of non-driving in large US cities (population 300 000+), finding that 68% of New Yorkers travel by either bike, walking or transit.

People living in Washington DC, and Boston have also started turning their backs on the automobile, with bike/walk/transit accounting for 53.1% and 50.7% of travel respectively.

In Portland, cycling has gained serious tracking, accounting for 7.2% of the city’s travel. However, according to the report, only 24.4% of trips in the city are conducted by bike, walking or transit. 

Check out the Top 10 US Cities with the greenest commuters, as put together by Statista: 



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