U.S. Cities Most Prepared for Oil Crisis/ Peak Oil

Did your life change when gas prices hit $2 or $3 a gallon last summer? For many people across the United States higher gas prices meant cutting down on unnecessary car trips or taking public transportation. Some even sold their gas-guzzling SUV, while others switched to alternative fuels such as biodiesel.

So, what will you do when gas hits $4 or $5 or even $8 a gallon? Some experts see pump prices in this range as being likely in the event of numerous potential world political or weather events, like a major 2006 Gulf Coast hurricane. SustainLane has looked at the largest 50 U.S. cities with this scenario in mind. We wanted to know which cities will be the best places to live and work if gas prices suddenly rise because of coming events out of your control.
Boston, San Francisco, Chicago and Philadelphia also ranked high for access to public transportation and commute rates, though congestion was a significant problem for The Bay Area and Boston in particular.

SustainLane has ranked the largest 50 U.S. cities based on recent city commute practices, metro area public transportation, sprawl, traffic congestion, local food and wireless network access (in order of importance: see chart). There are many other areas that rising oil prices will affect: construction, retail goods of all types, utilities (especially in the Northeast, the one part of the nation where heating oil is used)