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Originally Posted by grapico
Portland has a more walkable and denser downtown than Atlanta,
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Portland and Atlanta actually have about the same level of population density (Portland 4200 ppsm, Atlanta 4100 ppsm) and nearly same city size. It would stand to reason that it is not possible for it to be denser but more equal. Perhaps Portland's downtown is "denser" (whatever that means) than Downtown Atlanta but Portland doesn't have anything on the scale of the combination of Downtown and Midtown in Atlanta which is one huge area. '
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Originally Posted by grapico
t has more stops and longer track length on its light rail than MARTA. It is almost 3x smaller in CSA. Next.
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Portland's light rail while longer than MARTA's
heavy rail only manages half of the daily ridership of Atlanta's rail.
Oh, and just so you know Portlands light rail is longer than the following subways:
-Boston (38 miles of track)
-Miami (22 miles of track)
-Baltimore (15 miles of track)
-Philly SEPTA (24 Miles of track)
Explain how you could make a correlation that Portlands light rail is better than the transit options in Atlanta because of how many miles of track and stops its light rail has and not level the same criticisms against the above cities? Oh, that's right, because it would be silly.
MARTA is the 7th most used subway in the country and the 9th most used public transit system. Portland, while having a nice system, does not have better transit than the city of Atlanta nor is it even in the top 10 best in the country. Next.
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Originally Posted by grapico
Is google maps wrong?
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There is nothing wrong with using Google maps to tour around, but thinking you could speak intelligently on a city because of what you see on there is beyond wrong. It is almost intellectually being aloof.
For instance, based on the link posted you made the statement "Where are the people?"
Well, here they go, just a few feet away:
Google Maps
As you see, depending on where you look you get a different story.
Google maps is fun, but it is no replacement for actually living in a place.
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Originally Posted by grapico
Portland has a more walkable and denser downtown than Atlanta,
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Portland and Atlanta actually have about the same level of population density (Portland 4200 ppsm, Atlanta 4100 ppsm) and nearly same city size. It would stand to reason that it is not possible for it to be denser but more equal. Perhaps Portland's downtown is "denser" (whatever that means) than Downtown Atlanta but Portland doesn't have anything on the scale of the combination of Downtown and Midtown in Atlanta which is one huge area. '
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Originally Posted by grapico
t has more stops and longer track length on its light rail than MARTA. It is almost 3x smaller in CSA. Next.
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Portland's light rail while longer than MARTA's
heavy rail only manages half of the daily ridership of Atlanta's rail.
Oh, and just so you know Portlands light rail is longer than the following subways:
-Boston (38 miles of track)
-Miami (22 miles of track)
-Baltimore (15 miles of track)
-Philly SEPTA (24 Miles of track)
Explain how you could make a correlation that Portlands light rail is better than the transit options in Atlanta because of how many miles of track and stops its light rail has and not level the same criticisms against the above cities? Oh, that's right, because it would be silly.
MARTA has the 7th most used subway in the country and the 9th most used public transit system. Portland, while having a nice system, does not have better transit than the city of Atlanta nor is it even in the top 10 best in the country. Next.
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Originally Posted by grapico
Is peach tree not the main drag going through Buckhead? What is so funny?
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It is indeed the main avenue in Buckhead, but based off of your posting it made it seem like it was nothing but national retail chains when nothing could be further from the truth. Of course it has those chains (it is a big tourist area after all) but it has just as many local options as well from resturants to retail. This is no different than any other city.
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Do you think those are comparable amenities to Manhattan?
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Who would be dumb enough to say that?
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Do you think are even comparable to Hoboken itself. Would I see different stuff if I was there?
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In my estimation it does indeed have far more options than Hoboken. It's 80 times larger than Hoboken and is one of the wealthiest districts in the whole country. To think that it wouldn't have more options is willfully not using commonsense.