My hometown of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania is the biggest town in rural Tioga County. In the boro itself there are sidewalks that stretch from the center of town to the outskirts of housing developments. In the town limits these neighborhoods are very pedestrian orientated. You can very easily walk to and from anywhere downtown following the sidewalks. However as you get further from town the sidewalks can become just on one side of the road, and eventually stop all together. There is another neighborhood just two miles from town that is very automobile suburb orientated because there are no sidewalks, and you cannot walk to or from town easily, cars are highly encouraged. The entire town is car friendly without any narrow streets or many one-way streets, most citizens drive rather than walk. However the town has very pedestrian friendly capabilities. In the town of Wellsboro, there are 3,351 citizens with a median resident age of 43.9 years.
The city from the model that is closest in resemblance of Wellsboro would be Rochester NY. With its automobile suburb neighborhoods it is very similar to Wellsboro in that regard. The neighborhoods on the outskirts of town do not have sidewalks leading to them, or in them themselves. It really limits your options in terms of transportation. Also there are no busses that run in Wellsboro, no public transportation system besides the trolley, which is mainly for tourists.
The second city would be Boston, with neighborhoods immediately adjacent to downtown Boston citizens are encouraged to walk. Downtown they can find places to work, shop, and seek entertainment, which is extremely similar to Wellsboro, just on a much larger scale. Downtown Wellsboro we have many local shops and places to eat, we also have a local fountain portraying Wynken, Blyken, and Nod. This place is in the center of town, and people come to sit and read or enjoy lunch, or music during the day. However the transit system in Boston with the streetcar suburbs is a great idea, but I don’t think it could work in Wellsboro. For one we have a large median that runs the entire length of Main Street Wellsboro. We would have to tear that out, which has gas burning lamps, also a tourist attraction, and widen the roads to accommodate the extra traffic.