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View Poll Results: most urban?
SF 167 31.87%
LA 71 13.55%
DC 45 8.59%
Philly 165 31.49%
Boston 76 14.50%
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Old 02-04-2012, 06:46 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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L.A. has not had half the development DC has had since 2004. That's why its CBD absolutely crushes LA's CBD. Downtown DC is bigger and growing at a much faster rate than DTLA.

Plus, LA still has the problem of "relentlessly accommodating the automobile" throughout the rest of the city. It's hard to get that big city urban feel with strip malls, parking lots, and four lane roads all over the city.
I lived in DC for over 25 years and never thought much of dt DC. I don't think it crushes dt LA by any means. Lol!!! Still have property there. Was there recenty and it still has a long way to go. Improving yes, but to be as old as it is, and to be on the east coast, it still doesn't measure up to its other eastcoast counterparts. Oh well. Dt LA has made great strides in just a couple of years. Absolutely amazing imo.
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Old 02-04-2012, 06:48 PM
 
Location: Crooklyn, New York
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If LA is so great, btw, why can't it just remain as is? Why is there this urgency to radically change the design of the city (road diets, mixed use, etc.).
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Old 02-04-2012, 06:50 PM
 
Location: L.A./O.C.
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San Francisco is already walkable. LA is trying to become walkable. That means LA is trying to be more like SF.
is san fransisco the only walkable city in the world?
pretty sure long beach is very walkable

LA is very walkable in parts of the city
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Old 02-04-2012, 06:50 PM
 
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1. San Francisco
2. Boston
3. Philadelphia
4. DC
5. Los Angeles

This is a very easy question. Just look at the population density of each and also walkscore.com
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Old 02-04-2012, 06:52 PM
 
Location: L.A./O.C.
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If LA is so great, btw, why can't it just remain as is? Why is there this urgency to radically change the design of the city (road diets, mixed use, etc.).
LA is like no other city in the US, its very unique. it always wants more
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Old 02-04-2012, 06:56 PM
 
Location: Crooklyn, New York
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LA is like no other city in the US, its very unique. it always wants more
I'm just saying. You don't see any threads in the NYC, DC or Boston forums where people are discussing how they can add more highways, single family homes, and parking lots.
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Old 02-04-2012, 07:02 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia,New Jersey, NYC!
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LA is LA - the most urban suburb in the world
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Old 02-04-2012, 07:06 PM
 
Location: L.A./O.C.
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I'm just saying. You don't see any threads in the NYC, DC or Boston forums where people are discussing how they can add more highways, single family homes, and parking lots.
post me one thread about LA wanting people to add another freeway or parking lot
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Old 02-04-2012, 07:12 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia,New Jersey, NYC!
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^^LA is driving culture unless i missed something in past year
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Old 02-04-2012, 07:23 PM
 
Location: Pasadena, CA
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^^LA is driving culture unless i missed something in past year
No, you're right for the most part, but it's far more walkable than given credit for.

It's also more densely populated than Philly, DC and Boston. Did you get that memo in the last 12 months?
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