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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%
Voters: 524. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 12-29-2010, 01:49 PM
 
Location: The City
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^^^ we actually agree on something - the density of buildings makes a place feel more urban (i.e. rowhouses can have this impact) on the lack of highrises, I dont think they always add to the street level feel on urbanity - DC to most (myself among them) will feel more urban than areas with skyscrapers like a Buckhead or Midtown in Houston just as examples where skyscarapers are more prevalent yet have less of an urban feel.
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Old 12-29-2010, 01:57 PM
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Location: Washington, DC
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And for the record..... this is the Kind of pizza that us Washingtonians eat when we're out hanging and enjoying the nightlife of our City.... and everybody that visits DC knows about our infamous JUMBO SLICED PIZZA that usually takes about 4 ppl to eat at once



http://www.chinashopmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Jumbo-Slice1.jpg (broken link)

























it doesn't get anymore URBAN than that babyyy.. because All we eat are Jumbo Slices LOL
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Old 12-29-2010, 02:02 PM
 
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^^^^^Good post. People don't think DC has any traditions. After a late nite of partying in Adams Morgan - thats what's up. They call it the hangover slice.
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Old 12-29-2010, 02:08 PM
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Location: Washington, DC
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this is what having an "URBAN AREA" means Urban area - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


It basically means anywhere or place thats more developed (basically a place with block and blocks of buildings)... and it also has something to do with Density... whats so hard about that to understand??? not saying that any of you dont, but going off of what some of you all post its hard to say that you do...
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Old 12-29-2010, 02:15 PM
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Location: Washington, DC
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^^^^^Good post. People don't think DC has any traditions. After a late nite of partying in Adams Morgan - thats what's up. They call it the hangover slice.
yeah because when he mentioned the whole pizza thing my face expression was like ()--> "they cant be talking about the same DC that we're talking about" ... or maybe they're just Hatting on the low .. they can keep trying to undermine everything that we post if they want but the truth is the truth ... and that is that we are in fact what they dont want us to be, which is just as or if not, then more Urban than both Philly and Boston
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Old 12-29-2010, 03:24 PM
 
Location: Denver
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yeah because when he mentioned the whole pizza thing my face expression was like ()--> "they cant be talking about the same DC that we're talking about" ... or maybe they're just Hatting on the low .. they can keep trying to undermine everything that we post if they want but the truth is the truth ... and that is that we are in fact what they dont want us to be, which is just as or if not, then more Urban than both Philly and Boston
Who exactly is hating on DC though? Just because people have different viewpoints as you doesn't mean they're trying to bring down the city.

You yourselves have admitted DC's city structure is very unique due to the huge Government presence. You're choosing to see this as 100% positive because it means the DC downtown is well-built and huge. Others are recognizing that, but also noticing the fact that DC's downtown is overwhelmingly office space with very little residential, retail, etc in comparison to other cities.

Why would people care whether or not DC was as or more urban than their city?
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Old 12-29-2010, 04:37 PM
 
Location: Washington D.C.
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Who exactly is hating on DC though? Just because people have different viewpoints as you doesn't mean they're trying to bring down the city.

You yourselves have admitted DC's city structure is very unique due to the huge Government presence. You're choosing to see this as 100% positive because it means the DC downtown is well-built and huge. Others are recognizing that, but also noticing the fact that DC's downtown is overwhelmingly office space with very little residential, retail, etc in comparison to other cities.

Why would people care whether or not DC was as or more urban than their city?
You do realize that in about 10 years, you won't be able to say that anymore. Downtown D.C. is about to grow 100% almost doubling in size and none of it will be government.
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Old 12-29-2010, 04:57 PM
 
Location: Denver
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You do realize that in about 10 years, you won't be able to say that anymore. Downtown D.C. is about to grow 100% almost doubling in size and none of it will be government.
1. How is that going to happen if it's already totally built out? It can't go higher, so unless you're growing out, I don't see how it will get much larger.

2. Of course the government is helping this situation. Do you really think it's a huge coincidence that the government has grown at an absurd rate in the past 2 or 3 years and Washington DC is all of a sudden booming?

3. Talk to me in ten years then. There are some interesting projects in Boston too. (Fan Pier) (Seaport Square) (Filenes) (Copley Place Tower) (Govt Center Garage) There's no point in focusing on projects that haven't been created yet.
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Old 12-29-2010, 06:18 PM
 
Location: Washington D.C.
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1. How is that going to happen if it's already totally built out? It can't go higher, so unless you're growing out, I don't see how it will get much larger.

2. Of course the government is helping this situation. Do you really think it's a huge coincidence that the government has grown at an absurd rate in the past 2 or 3 years and Washington DC is all of a sudden booming?

3. Talk to me in ten years then. There are some interesting projects in Boston too. (Fan Pier) (Seaport Square) (Filenes) (Copley Place Tower) (Govt Center Garage) There's no point in focusing on projects that haven't been created yet.

LOL....well let's see here...by the way most of this is currently under construction and not some pipe dream development in broke metro area's around the country






Capital Riverfront area far right redevelopment area in the first picture

Capital River Front area at the bottom tip of the map in the first picture

Capital River Front:
Office Space = 16,266,747 sq. feet
Retail = 1,040,070 sq. feet
Residential Units = 8,293 apartments and condominiums
Hotel Rooms = 1,125


SW Waterfront area far left in the first picture

SW Waterfront:
Office Space = 840,000 sq. feet
Retail = 335,000 sq. feet
Residential Units = 560 apartments and condominiums
Hotel Rooms = 600


The area in the middle of the map in the first picture redevelopment area



NOMA District above the right side of the main downtown in the first picture

NOMA:
Office Space = 10,000,000 sf feet
Retail = 750,000 sf feet
Residential = 8,000 apartments and condominiums
Hotel Rooms = 1,200

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Old 12-29-2010, 06:19 PM
 
Location: Washington D.C.
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O yeah, by the way:

It's all under construction as we speak

SW D.C. Construction





NOMA Construction

Last edited by MDAllstar; 12-29-2010 at 06:46 PM..
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