Most Urban: Denver vs Minneapolis vs Pittsburgh vs Seattle (living, best, compared)

[speagles84]

Originally Posted by seattlerain

11,000+ people per square mile is not urban?

Somewhat. Try approaching 50,000.

http://wikitravel.org/upload/shared/...landForbes.JPG

[jaboyd1]

Originally Posted by speagles84

Somewhat. Try approaching 50,000.

http://wikitravel.org/upload/shared/...landForbes.JPG

Densest tract near Oakland checks in at 32,000 ppsm. Densest tract in Capitol Hill checks in at 51,000 ppsm.


Seattle Skyline by henry alva, on Flickr

[eschaton]

Oakland's population density is somewhat misleading, because there are very high density areas (mostly college dorms, along with some private apartments/condos in North Oakland) mixed in with large, uninhabited "civic zones" (university buildings, hospitals, museums, etc). Scroll over to Oakland on this map and you'll see what I mean.

[speagles84]

Originally Posted by eschaton

Oakland's population density is somewhat misleading, because there are very high density areas (mostly college dorms, along with some private apartments/condos in North Oakland) mixed in with large, uninhabited "civic zones" (university buildings, hospitals, museums, etc). Scroll over to Oakland on this map and you'll see what I mean.

Exactly.

[Katarina Witt]

I could say something about why Denver's population density is misleading (as Denver is one of the subject cities in the thread), but I think I'll just let it be. It would only lead to "well, in Seattle. . ." and "In Minneapolis. . . ".

[MDAllstar]

Originally Posted by Ant131531

Capitol Hill looks pretty urban to me

Streets like this aren't urban to a level I would consider on par with other urban neighborhoods in Seattle.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=capit...=12,12.96,,0,0



This is what I would call urban in Seattle.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=capit...9.22,,0,0&z=15

[orzo]

Originally Posted by MDAllstar

Streets like this aren't urban to a level I would consider on par with other urban neighborhoods in Seattle.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=capit...=12,12.96,,0,0



This is what I would call urban in Seattle.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=capit...9.22,,0,0&z=15

Capitol Hill is a large neighborhood, and that is one of the least urban parts of it.

This is what much of the neighborhood looks like: https://www.google.com/maps/preview#...FtOw!2e0&fid=5

Also, Lower Queen Anne is pretty urban:
(new development)
https://www.google.com/maps?q=safewa...359.45,,0,6.67

(older urban style)
https://www.google.com/maps/preview#...iaJw!2e0&fid=5


As is First Hill:
https://www.google.com/maps/preview#...-elQ!2e0&fid=5

The ID as well:
https://www.google.com/maps/preview#...bQOQ!2e0&fid=5

There are plenty of urban areas around Seattle's core.

[orzo]

Originally Posted by orzo

Capitol Hill is a large neighborhood, and that is one of the least urban parts of it.

This is what much of the neighborhood looks like: https://www.google.com/maps/preview#...FtOw!2e0&fid=5

Also, Lower Queen Anne is pretty urban:
(new development)
https://www.google.com/maps?q=safewa...359.45,,0,6.67

(older urban style)
https://www.google.com/maps/preview#...iaJw!2e0&fid=5


As is First Hill:
https://www.google.com/maps/preview#...-elQ!2e0&fid=5

The ID as well:
https://www.google.com/maps/preview#...bQOQ!2e0&fid=5

There are plenty of urban areas around Seattle's core.

Pioneer Square has arguably the most urban bones in Seattle, but the area is a bit dilapidated these days:

https://www.google.com/maps?ll=47.60...95.25,,0,-4.18

[Min-Chi-Cbus]

Originally Posted by Katiana

I could say something about why Denver's population density is misleading (as Denver is one of the subject cities in the thread), but I think I'll just let it be. It would only lead to "well, in Seattle. . ." and "In Minneapolis. . . ".

The Airport?

[Min-Chi-Cbus]

Originally Posted by orzo

Pioneer Square has arguably the most urban bones in Seattle, but the area is a bit dilapidated these days:

https://www.google.com/maps?ll=47.60...95.25,,0,-4.18

Interesting what some people call "dilapidated"!