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Philly has the dense, steeper neighborhoods in certain areas, compared to DC and Baltimore. driving around Manayunk for example, its almost identical to some hillside Pittsburgh neighborhoods like Lawrenceville.
In DC, the Palisades and a small part of Georgetown have steep streets but they are kind of outlying areas.
Yeah, even parts of West Philly can feel a pretty hilly, and the entire Northwest section of Philly from Germantown north to Chestnut Hill are as hilly as city neighborhoods come, as they are on the edge of the Wissahickon Valley.
DC and Baltimore definitely have their hilly sections as well, as these are all Piedmont-bordering cities. But as you note they're not quite densely built.
Atlanta is pretty hilly also....since it's on the Piedmont.
But Miami is definitely one of the flattest cities in U.S
And there's Stone Mountain, which looks transplanted from the Appalachians. Even absent Stone Mountain, Atlanta is still not as flat as cities on the Gulf coastal plain like New Orleans and Houston.
Chicago has to be on every flattest list given its huge size -- land-wise and population-wise. Practically the entire metro area is a pancake-flat prairie. Detroit should be on the flattest list, too.
Dallas is pretty flat but I don't know if it belongs in the top 5, as hills do exist there. Houston on the other hand is extremely flat and is up there with Chicago and Florida.
How do you consider cities like Denver, San Jose, or Sacramento that are very flat but adjacent to mountains?
Is it considered bad for a city to be flat and good for a city to be hilly? Or what is the deal? Parking on hills and walking up hills. I remember parking on Marion st in Seattle with a standard shift. It scared me half to death. It was almost impossible to get out of that space facing uphill. I also remember walking up the hills of Downtown Seattle. Man will that take the wind out of you. I guess hills can be more scenic.
Chicago has to be on every flattest list given its huge size -- land-wise and population-wise. Practically the entire metro area is a pancake-flat prairie. Detroit should be on the flattest list, too.
If we're counting the entire metro area. Oakland County MI does have some hills.
Is it considered bad for a city to be flat and good for a city to be hilly? Or what is the deal? Parking on hills and walking up hills. I remember parking on Marion st in Seattle with a standard shift. It scared me half to death. It was almost impossible to get out of that space facing uphill. I also remember walking up the hills of Downtown Seattle. Man will that take the wind out of you. I guess hills can be more scenic.
If you’re used to it and fit it isn’t an issue at all walking up the hills
I walk among Seattle tourists a lot, living near touristy things including a hill from the waterfront. The cruise ship types do tend to get winded! (Making assumptions here...these are groups of 4+, with at least two far overweight...)
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