- Seattle, WA Has The Greenest Drivers - - Arlington, TX Is Full Of Fossil 'Fools' -
NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Seattle, Washington drivers top the list
of the greenest commuters in America according to MEN'S HEALTH magazine which
ranks 100 major cities in the new July/August issue, hitting newsstands June
24th. To uncover the best emission-minimizers and the worst gas-guzzling
offenders, the magazine tabulated data on gas consumption, measured miles
racked up annually, checked air quality (ozone and particle pollutants),
logged vehicle efficiency (that is, their size, age, and frequency of
tuneups), and incorporated mass-transit quality and usage. By tapping into the
National Transit Database, the American Lung Association, the Texas
Transportation, the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M, SimplyMap,
and the Energy Information Administration, MEN'S HEALTH has the list of cities
that are driving us to extinction and those who are reducing their carbon
footprint.
Other cities that are home to eco-friendly drivers: Burlington, VT (2),
Portland, OR (3), Madison, WI (4), Fargo, ND (5), Rochester, NY (6),
Minneapolis, MN (7), Spokane, WA (8), and San Francisco, CA (9).
Cities that garnered an "F" for having the worst "green" driving record
include Arlington, TX (100), Yonkers, NY (99), El Paso, TX (98(, Riverside, CA
(97), Birmingham, AL (96), Fort Worth, TX (95), and San Antonio, TX (94).
The following is the complete list cited in the JULY/AUGUST issue of MEN'S
HEALTH and on www.menshealth.com.
From "Greenest" drivers to Fossil "fools"
1. Seattle, WA A+
2. Burlington, VT A+
3. Portland, ORA+
4. Madison, WI A
5. Fargo, ND A
6. Rochester, NY A
7. Minneapolis, MN A-
8. Spokane, WA A-
9. San Francisco, CA A-
10. Norfolk, VA A-
11. Boston, MA A-
12. Oakland, CA A-
13. Buffalo, NY A-
14. Miami, FL B+
15. Tucson, AZ B+
16. Orlando, FL B
17. Bangor, ME B
18. Anchorage, AK B
19. Newark, NJ B
20. Lexington, KY B
21. Jersey City, NJ B
22. Hartford, CTB
23. Fremont, CA B
24. Denver, CO B
25. Pittsburgh, PA B
26. Cleveland, OH B
27. Honolulu, HIB
28. Lincoln, NE B-
29. Richmond, VAB-
30. Aurora, CO B-
31. Durham, NC B-
32. Lubbock, TX B-
33. Des Moines, IA B-
34. Corpus Christi, TX B-
35. Salt Lake City, UT B-
36. Boise, ID B-
37. Sioux Falls, SD C+
38. Greensboro, NC C+
39. Providence, RI C+
40. Washington, DC C+
41. Tampa, FL C+
42. Baltimore, MD C+
43. Austin, TX C+
44. Wichita, KS C+
45. New York, NYC+
46. St. Louis, MO C+
47. Kansas City, MO C+
48. Philadelphia, PAC+
49. Milwaukee, WI C
50. Jacksonville, FLC
51. Chicago, IL C
52. Baton Rouge, LA C
53. St. Paul, MNC
54. Columbia, SCC
55. Las Vegas, NV C
56. Raleigh, NC C
57. San Jose, CAC
58. Jackson, MS C-
59. St. Petersburg, FL C-
60. Phoenix, AZ C-
61. San Diego, CA C-
62. Atlanta, GA C-
63. Colorado Springs, COC-
64. Cincinnati, OH C-
65. Sacramento, CA C-
66. Little Rock, AR C-
67. Dallas, TX C-
68. Albuquerque, NM C-
69. Fort Wayne, IN C-
70. Oklahoma City, OK C-
71. Omaha, NE C-
72. Billings, MTC-
73. Cheyenne, WYC-
74. Grand Rapids, MIC-
75. Bakersfield, CA D+
76. Modesto, CA D+
77. Wilmington, DE D+
78. Nashville, TN D+
79. Montgomery, AL D+
80. Memphis, MN D+
81. Columbus, OHD+
82. Detroit, MI D+
83. Anaheim, CA D+
84. Los Angeles, CA D+
85. Louisville, KY D+
86. Houston, TX D+
87. Manchester, NH D+
88. Toledo, OH D+
89. Charleston, WV D
90. Charlotte, SC D
91. Fresno, CA D
92. Tulsa, OK D
93. Indianapolis, IND-
94. San Antonio, TX F
95. Fort Worth, TX F
96. Birmingham, AL F
97. Riverside, CA F
98. El Paso, TX F
99. Yonkers, NY F
100. Arlington, TX F
SOURCE MEN'S HEALTH Magazine
