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I'm surprised by Miami. Outside of the core area right on the waterfront the other 95% of the area is quite spread out and dominated by sprawl and single family homes. Been there a lot and it's a fairly quiet laid back metro.
People just see the stereotype on TV or that sliver of Miami Beach and the waterfront.
Well for starters, South Beach is not just a "sliver" but the southern portion of an entire barrier island, known as Miami Beach. It's walkable throughout, on the bayside, on the coast, and on the interior. It's basically a 3D walking experience not confined to one or two major streets. One you get north out of South Beach, the walkable areas are confined to the roads near and parallel to the Ocean. For example: Collins Ave in Mid-Beach. This kind of emphasis on the ocean pretty much goes completely to Palm Beach where the walkable areas are along the ocean.
But Miami has some more walkable neighborhoods, Brickell, Wynwood, and Little Havana are also very walkable and not on the Atlantic.
When it comes to cities like NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Francisco - Miami stands no chance.
I'd say though it's very well in the league of cities like Seattle, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis for the type of walkability Miami provides. Certainly a "top 15" and almost definitely a "top 10" city in the USA for walkability.
Portland is interesting - its urban core area (Downtown and inner neighborhoods) is very pedestrian-friendly and it has infrastructure that feels quite urban. There are an immense amount of restaurants, bars, shops, etc. that all feel very accessible. It has relatively narrow streets and cool alleyways - really a great downtown from the pedestrian perspective. However, it's not the busiest Downtown in terms of foot traffic or buzz compared to some of these other cities. There are certainly sections that do get quite busy but as a whole it doesn't have the big-city vibrancy that a lot of these other cities do - even if it is more urban by some measures.
I'm surprised by Miami. Outside of the core area right on the waterfront the other 95% of the area is quite spread out and dominated by sprawl and single family homes. Been there a lot and it's a fairly quiet laid back metro.
People just see the stereotype on TV or that sliver of Miami Beach and the waterfront.
The Miami Urban area is actually one of the least sprawling in the country. Also, there is City Place and Clematis street in West Palm Beach, then Downtown Delray Beach, as well as Downtown Ft Lauderdale, all of which are highly energetic. So your post is pretty much wrong on all fronts.
Another list from people that more than likely have never been to half the cities they are listing.
LMAO!!!! I agree. That's the one problem with citydata. You have a bunch of people who have not been to around half of the cities that they have VERY opinionated feelings toward, and it is very apparent when you read their "personal" descriptions of cities "they have been to". Yet they say that they have been to those cities anyway so that their opinions are not discredited.
I'm surprised by Miami. Outside of the core area right on the waterfront the other 95% of the area is quite spread out and dominated by sprawl and single family homes. Been there a lot and it's a fairly quiet laid back metro.
People just see the stereotype on TV or that sliver of Miami Beach and the waterfront.
Well isn't Chicago a spread out city and dominated by sprawl and single family homes also?
Little Havana on the lower middle side in the pic below with single family homes up against each other & with a average population density over 11,000 people per square mile :
Last edited by Bobdreamz; 12-15-2015 at 09:36 PM..
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