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Of course it matters.
it makes a area less walkable.
When i was looking for apts in rogers park in chicago i found a big place but it was in a weird location. Very residential.
A decent walk to commercial strips.
i turned it down.
Theres also less foot traffic in those quiet rowhouse areas.
Ch seems very quiet for a urban neighborhood.
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I kinda get what he's saying. Much of Capitol Hill does have a more relaxed/languid feel to it with less mixed-use than the core areas of Northwest DC. There's a very noticeable lack of pace on Capitol Hill compared to, say, 14th Street in Columbia Heights or U Street.
It doesn't matter Capitol Hill is still "more urban" than neighborhoods in 90 percent of American cities. Only a fool would say it's not urban. It's practically wall to wall row homes from corner to corner with (some) mix used apartments, and more in the pipeline. But more laid back than other hoods of DC, yes.
I kinda get what he's saying. Much of Capitol Hill does have a more relaxed/languid feel to it with less mixed-use than the core areas of Northwest DC. There's a very noticeable lack of pace on Capitol Hill compared to, say, 14th Street in Columbia Heights or U Street.
We can compare/contrast the gradient of neighborhoods all day and all night for their urbanity, can't we?. Capitol Hill is still an urban, walkable neighborhood.
Not that Walkscore is the ultimate authority on walkable neighborhoods, but it ranks it as a very walkable neighborhood with excellent public transportation and a biker's paradise. And until someone or organization comes up with a better algorithm, it has merit (moreso than people's subjective viewpoint as well). Walkscore lists 285 restaurants, bars, and shops in Capitol Hill, and people there can walk to an average of 9 restaurants, bars, and coffee shops in 5 minutes.
In addition to what Walkscore thinks, Stanton Park is a 10-minute walk from the H Street corridor, a 10-minute
walk to the commercial activity on Pennsylvania Ave SE, and a 9-minute walk to Union Station.
Capitol Hill also includes the strip of restaurants adjacent to Stanton Park on Massachusetts Ave, Eastern Market, and the commercial corridor along 8th Street SE.
Residential densities of census tracts in Capitol Hill are headed to +/- 30,000 people per square mile (by 2020). The neighborhood is not stagnant in growth.
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Seattle is 2/3 single-family by land area, but majority-multifamily by unit type.
LA can be called more urban if you mean geographic extent of truly urban areas. But I don't think its peak areas are as urban as Seattle's, and its downtown isn't quite on the same level. Though DTLA is booming, Seattle is booming faster and widening the gap.
I think you should post some stats showing what you're calling downtown for each because DTLA certainly seems far more developed and busy than downtown Seattle.
I kinda get what he's saying. Much of Capitol Hill does have a more relaxed/languid feel to it with less mixed-use than the core areas of Northwest DC. There's a very noticeable lack of pace on Capitol Hill compared to, say, 14th Street in Columbia Heights or U Street.
I lived on third and constitution right by The Supreme Court. The area gets extremely quiet at night, understandably, and Pennsylvania ave SE has almost a main street USA feel to me. It's a walkable drag with pubs, storefronts, dry cleaners etc. Overall Capitol Hill is a quiet residential neighborhood with tree lined streets and cute rowhomes. Besides Pennsylvania ave there is not a ton of pedestrian traffic and you would never guess you were in the most politically important city in the western world if you didn't venture by the capitol building or other government landmarks. I'm not saying it's suburban but it's far from a concrete jungle.
If people don't agree that's fine, it's just my opinion.
I think you should post some stats showing what you're calling downtown for each because DTLA certainly seems far more developed and busy than downtown Seattle.
That sea times pic wasnt convincing either.
how is that more dense than westlake/pico union?
I lived on third and constitution right by The Supreme Court. The area gets extremely quiet at night, understandably, and Pennsylvania ave SE has almost a main street USA feel to me. It's a walkable drag with pubs, storefronts, dry cleaners etc. Overall Capitol Hill is a quiet residential neighborhood with tree lined streets and cute rowhomes. Besides Pennsylvania ave there is not a ton of pedestrian traffic and you would never guess you were in the most politically important city in the western world if you didn't venture by the capitol building or other government landmarks.
If people don't agree that's fine, it's just my opinion.
Its true. Just a couple blocks away from the capitol is pretty acurate. Im also surprised when i go by there.
Of course it matters.
it makes a area less walkable.
When i was looking for apts in rogers park in chicago i found a big place but it was in a weird location. Very residential.
A decent walk to commercial strips.
i turned it down.
Theres also less foot traffic in those quiet rowhouse areas.
Ch seems very quiet for a urban neighborhood.
DUDE. Freddy. You live in LA. Stop judging other cities due to how "unwalkable" they are. You literally live in the city that is the poster face of car culture.
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