Louisville ranks in the top 50 car-free cities

In the ranking for the top 50 car-free cities, there appears to be three main factors at hand. These factors include the age of the city, the poverty rate, and the prescence of a large university. Check out where cities ranked at wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._cities_with_most_households_without_a_car

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With a caveat...

This is from census data from 2000, when "Louisville" didn't go to the Jefferson County line. Still 20% for the urban core is more than I would have guessed.