The World’s Most Walkable Cities Are in Europe 🇪🇺

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The 20 most walkable cities in the world, and the average time to walk to key amenities in each city.

The cities are ranked by the average time to walk to key amenities and the share of residents within a 15 minute walk of key amenities.

Figures comes from the study “A universal framework for inclusive 15-minute cities” by M. Bruno et al. and The Economist.

The study only includes cities with a population of 500,000 or more.

European Cities' Walkability Is Unmatched

Out of the top 50 most walkable cities in the world, 45 are located in Europe.

Kyoto, Japan is the most walkable non-European city on the list, coming in at 28th.

Other non-European cities in the top 50 include: Taipei, Taiwan (35th),  Kathmandu, Nepal (45th), Taichung, Taiwan (49th), and Tokyo, Japan (50th).

North American cities, typically known for being designed around the automobile, were absent from the top 50. Vancouver, Canada was the highest ranked North American city in the overall list at 53rd.