BOSTON — SmartAsset has named Boston the third best city in the nation for public transportation.
Many T riders might not agree with the city's ranking, but SmartAsset used data to show that a T rider's commute is shorter than many public transportation commutes in other cities.
The MBTA has faced several problems in the past year, including a massive deficit, old tracks and problems dealing with inclement weather, especially snow. Last winter, when more than 100 inches of snow fell in the city, many T riders said they were fed up with the transit system. It is one of the oldest public transit systems in the country.
However, SmartAsset found that Boston ranked third, behind Washington, DC, and San Francisco. It said that 34 percent of commuters use the MBTA to get to work, which helped boost the city's ranking. In Boston, the average time for a driving commute is 29.2 minutes, while riding the T is 39.8, a percentage difference that is one of the smallest in the nation, according to SmartAsset.
Chicago ranked fourth and New York's Transit system ranked fifth on the list.