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5. Percent of City Population with Walkable
Park Access
2014
Park access is the ability to reach a publicly owned park within a half-mile walk on the road network, unobstructed by
freeways, rivers, fences, and other obstacles. Thus far, park access has been measured only for the 60 most populous cities.
For methodology, detailed analysis, and maps, visit parkscore.org.
Residents
Within
1/2 Mile
of a Park Residents
Beyond
1/2 Mile
of a Park San Francisco 806,449 15,177 98.2% Honolulu 284,248 57,388 83.2%
Boston 613,061 16,452 97.4% Albuquerque 430,224 99,542 81.2%
8,006,720 279,462 96.6% Long Beach 371,634 95,956 79.5%
Washington, D.C. 600,036 23,244 96.3% St. Louis 251,782 67,709 78.8%
Minneapolis 363,247 22,810
City
New York
Philadelphia
City
Residents
Within
1/2 Mile
of a Park
94.1%
Sacramento 357,703
Residents
Beyond
1/2 Mile
of a Park
107,993
Percent of
Population with
Walkable
Park Access
76.8%
1,424,355 119,061 92.3% Detroit 521,788 157,835 76.8%
557,414 46,652 92.3% Cleveland 296,512 91,009 76.5%
2,479,821 252,149 90.8% Omaha 326,487 104,010 75.8%
Milwaukee 515,430 77,171 87.0% San Diego 320,402 75.8%
Oakland 337,372 60,916 84.7%
Miami 307,550 103,490 74.8%
Baltimore 525,157 95,468 84.6% New Orleans 273,629 104,340 72.4%
Aurora 279,793 51,084 84.6% Corpus Christi 214,262 91,522 70.1%
Denver 524,809 103,258 83.6% Santa Ana 227,994 99,544 69.6%
Portland 498,768 98,179 83.6% San Jose 654,685 289,765 69.3%
Seattle
Chicago
12
Percent of
Population with
Walkable
Park Access
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1,004,368