The city of New York may house the country’s largest public transport system, but it is certainly not the most reliable. And believe us, it’s not just our blasé opinion!
A new study of WanderThe luxury trip rental site has analyzed the most accessible cities in the United States, taking into account the number of attractions accessible to wheelchairs, ease of traveling on foot, Internet connectivity and public transport reliability.
Scandal alert: New York MTA has not been designated as the most reliable public transport system in America. No, the most reliable public transport system, according to the study, is in Boston.
With 41.45 stations per 100,000 inhabitants, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, also known as “T”, is The oldest and most reliable metro system in the country.
In total, La T offers 162 bus lines, suburban rail services, ferry links and suitable transport options. Although the New York network is much more extensive than that of Boston, with 472 metro stations, more than 300 local bus lines, suitable transport options, a tram and a ferry system, it is known for its lack of reliability. Despite the New Yorkers need to be the best in everything, even we have to admit that it is true.
In fact, the least reliable metro line in New York City was only 65.1 % of the year on time. On a network level, metro trains were only 82 % in 2024.
However, even with the most reliable public transport, Boston is still not among the three most accessible American cities. These prestigious places have gone to order Detroit (Michigan), Baltimore (Maryland) and Seattle (Washington).
As for the accessibility of the city of New York, the big apple did not even enter the Top 10. Instead, Houston (Texas) took fourth place, Dallas (Texas) La Fifth, Denver (Colorado) the sixth, Louisville (Kentucky) the seventh, Nashville (Tennessee) the eighth, Washington (Texas) and San Fransisco (California) The tenth ex æquo.
Apparently, New York’s rail stations and rail attractions comply with ADA standards, ease of traveling on foot, mobile download speeds and altitude did not make the weight in the first 10 cities above. Wander used the PertentRank formula in Google Sheets to assign each American city to a 10 accessibility note.
The full study is available on the Wander website.
