In all, 13 health insurance companies will sell products on the exchange, and premiums will range from 2 percent more to 29 percent less than what comparable plans cost this year, the agency said.
Comparing the walkability scores for the entire cities is a bad comparison. Houston is downright huge compared to San Francisco in a geographical sense. The area of Houston I live in has a walk score of 82 apparently. There are many areas of San Francisco with walk scores below that.
Yes, in general Houston is not a walkable city at all. But you can significantly reduce your reliance on driving by just making more intelligent choices about where you live. Many people here think that they've got to go buy a house as soon as they can, so they go buy out in a suburb with a 30 minute commute because they can't afford a house in the nicer inner loop neighborhoods. I choose to just rent an apartment downtown--significantly better quality of life, incredible dining options (Houston is frequently rated the best city for restaurants in the US), stunning wooded neighborhoods nearby (River Oaks), and if I ever decide I want a house, I can just go buy one for cash in a suburb (or nearly so)--yet I still retain the option also of packing it all up and going to SF if I wanted to.
Yes, in general Houston is not a walkable city at all. But you can significantly reduce your reliance on driving by just making more intelligent choices about where you live. Many people here think that they've got to go buy a house as soon as they can, so they go buy out in a suburb with a 30 minute commute because they can't afford a house in the nicer inner loop neighborhoods. I choose to just rent an apartment downtown--significantly better quality of life, incredible dining options (Houston is frequently rated the best city for restaurants in the US), stunning wooded neighborhoods nearby (River Oaks), and if I ever decide I want a house, I can just go buy one for cash in a suburb (or nearly so)--yet I still retain the option also of packing it all up and going to SF if I wanted to.