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Which city is more urban, dense and built up which the op is asking? Philadelphia. I think they both are for the most part but as you leave the core areas, DC's intensity drops off significantly.
This is pretty much the right answer. DC's core is it's strength and Philly's miles of row homes is it's strength. Philly wins the .5 mile radius, DC wins the 3 mile radius, Philly wins anything beyond a 3 mile radius.
You would not like Europe at all then, particularly UK/Ireland/Germany b/c most of it is more like Philly or Boston than it is like DC.
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As summers posted...
It definitely feels like you are in a tight urban environment with things to do when you are down in it.
You'd actually probably like LA a lot then. LA has a ton of big multiunit buildings and industrial complexes, they are just spread out more.
You would not like Europe at all then, particularly UK/Ireland/Germany b/c most of it is more like Philly or Boston than it is like DC.
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As summers posted...
It definitely feels like you are in a tight urban environment with things to do when you are down in it.
You'd actually probably like LA a lot then. LA has a ton of big multiunit buildings and industrial complexes, they are just spread out more.
You would be correct, however, Paris and Rome are paradise.
You would be correct, however, Paris and Rome is paradise.
Paris is more layed out like a super dense Philly in terms of street width with a different housing style of Philly than it is like DC also. DC having a "parisian" layout is a huge misnomer on this site.
Most of Parisian streets look like this walking around and far out number any large boulevards like the Champs Elysees or around the Seine.
yeah, a bit different architecturally, but more similar to Parisian nabes than DC is b/c of the street level shops and street widths making them intimate and walkable.
very narrow, far more similar to rowhouse streets than what you find in DC with wider streets everywhere.
Paris is more layed out like a super dense in terms of street width with a different housing style of Philly than it is like DC also. DC having a "parisian" layout is a huge misnomer on this site.
Most of Parisian streets look like this walking around and far out number any large boulevards like the Champs Elysees or around the Seine.
or https://maps.google.com/maps?q=paris...2.58,,0,-14.25
or many that don't even have a google map pic b/c you can't bring cars down them.
very narrow, far more similar to rowhouse streets than what you find in DC with wider streets everywhere.
Street width ranging from DC to Philly is not really important to me. The difference isn't enough to make me feel a drop off. The buildings are what I feel. Let's not act like DC has LA street width. So I will give you a better example of what I don't like about row-houses. The front door. The stoop. The first floor windows instead of floor to ceiling windows for retail or concierge and lobby. The grass that is in front or back. The lack of vibrancy. Believe me, we have plenty of row-houses in DC. I know what they are like. My dad is from east Baltimore. I have been in plenty of row-houses at all shapes and sizes.
That is pretty impressive along with the one posted earlier. It shows one of the major differences between the two cities. Philly is developed over a much larger area, but D.C. is developed with more multi-story buildings.
You do know that Philly had a height limits until 1987? That's why it lacks in buildings taller than 548 feet. Miami does not have more. It just looks like it has more because they're stringed out along a thin line along the waterfront, similar to Atlanta, where Philly's are all bunched together.
Yes, I'm aware of that. Downtown Philly would have more than downtown Miami. However, the highrises don't stop at the border if you include other areas lined with more of them that extend 50-60 miles north as far away as North Palm Beach. Only NYC and Chicago would have more than SFLA unless you throw in Toronto to include the rest of North America. I'm not sure about Vancouver.
source: http://2s2u.com/p2go.com/wp-content/...ne-Florida.jpg
Yes, I'm aware of that. Downtown Philly would have more than downtown Miami. However, the highrises don't stop at the border if you include other areas lined with more of them that extend 50-60 miles north as far away as North Palm Beach. Only NYC and Chicago would have more than SFLA unless you throw in Toronto to include the rest of North America. I'm not sure about Vancouver.
source: http://2s2u.com/p2go.com/wp-content/...ne-Florida.jpg
Then yes, of course, I would agree with you. The highrises line the waterfront for miles in Miami's metro.
My biggest beef with Miami is the way the highrises interact with the street: http://goo.gl/maps/IjR1N
That is pretty impressive along with the one posted earlier. It shows one of the major differences between the two cities. Philly is developed over a much larger area, but D.C. is developed with more multi-story buildings.
Meh still ain't got nothing on Philly.
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