Which Australian and New Zealand cities have the liveliest CBD's

[lokeung)]

No Australian cities are as lively as major cities in Asia, the UK and the US in my opinion.

[Amunication]

Originally Posted by lokeung)

No Australian cities are as lively as major cities in Asia, the UK and the US in my opinion.

And theres nothing wrong with that.

[OZpharmer]

Originally Posted by lokeung)

No Australian cities are as lively as major cities in Asia, the UK and the US in my opinion.

Are British cities more lively than the ones in the US or is it the other way around??(I've never been to Europe yet)

[ciTydude123]

Originally Posted by lokeung)

No Australian cities are as lively as major cities in Asia, the UK and the US in my opinion.

Yep. Houston must be livelier than anything in Australia. Especially the freeways

[ABQSunseeker]

No, downtown Houston can be a dead zone much of the time. But you're right, the freeways are busy busy.

[ciTydude123]

Found a few foot traffic figures for Sydney. The figures are on page 33-37 of the document here:

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/_...TTACHMENTB.PDF

According to that, the pedestrian counts were taken during December 2012. On a 1.6km stretch on George st, the city's main street, the 5 busiest intersections (out of the 6 they listed) on weekday would be:

- George at Liverpool - 86 900
- George at Bathurst - 76 200
- George at Goulburn - 64 300
- George at Market - 61 900
- George at King - 53 200

On saturday they would be:

George at Liverpool - 73 000
George at Bathurst - 72 200
George at Market - 59 800
George at Goulburn - 51 100
George at King - 35 700

Though it's funny how they didn't list George and Park, which is the largest scramble crossing intersection in the CBD.

Also included in the document are hourly counts.



Also, there's another site which lists the busiest locations in Sydney CBD by street sections:

George Street number one for city walkers - The City of Sydney Media Centre

According to that, the 5 busiest weekday locations in Sydney CBD taking during May 2014 are as follows:

- George Street, between King and Hunter Street - 72,264
- Railway Square, between Quay and Harris Streets – 71,208
- Park Street, between George and Pitt Streets – 63,456
- George Street, between Martin Place and Hunter Street – 62,670
- George Street, between Bond and Margaret Streets – 60,720

The 5 busiest weekend locations would be:

- George Street, between Park and Bathurst Street – 72,984
- Pitt Street Mall, between King and Market Streets – 54,720
- Circular Quay, Eastern Pontoon near the Opera House – 52,644
- George Street, between Goulburn and Liverpool Streets – 46,842
- George Street, between Central and Liverpool Streets – 44,220

Are there any comparable stats for other cities?

[sandoreko]

Naturally, they aren't going to be as lively as Asia or the US. Firstly, our population is nowhere near as comparable as either one of those places... the New York metro area alone has about 23 million people, the same as the entirety of Australia's population. Secondly, we're so distant from the rest of the world that we don't get as many visitor/tourists and thirdly, our cities aren't as densely populated. Fortunately, I believe all three of these things are changing. Travel times are getting shorter, the population is growing and more people are looking to live in the CBD (particularly Asian investors and business people).