DENVER - U.S. News and World Report says the public transportation in Denver and Aurora is better than anything else in the country, including New York, Los Angeles and Boston.
U.S. News ranked Denver the best city for public transportation because it has bus and light rail lines. It also specifically named the bus system on the 16th Street Mall and the FasTracks expansion that is still being built.
The rankings were determined by spending on public transportation, safety and the number of people using it.
Here is the top 10:
1. Denver-Aurora, Colo.
2. New York-Newark, N.Y.-N.J.-Conn.
3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.
4. Boston, Mass.-N.H.-R.I.
5. Portland, Ore.
6. (tie) San Jose, Calif.
6. (tie) Salt Lake City, Utah
8. San Diego, Calif.
9. Seattle, Wash.
10. Honolulu, Hawaii
Washington, D.C. was No. 11, San Francisco was No. 13 and Chicago was No. 14.
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