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Old 09-21-2011, 09:24 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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I live like 10 miles from downtown chicago and if I stand on madison ave. I can see the skyscrapers base.
No hills in the way.
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Old 09-21-2011, 10:13 PM
 
Location: The City
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I live like 10 miles from downtown chicago and if I stand on madison ave. I can see the skyscrapers base.
No hills in the way.

Chicagoland is really flat, I am amazed it just extended forever basically on a perfect grid. There seems to be longest straightest flatest roads I have ever seen in some ways, (maybe Phoenix)
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Old 09-22-2011, 06:02 AM
 
Location: Macao
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Most cities have a Flat Downtown, because hey are in A river Valley. But as you go further out from Downtown, the Hillyer it gets. Exceptions are San Fran (not in a river valley) Atlanta (ditto) and Pittsburgh. Some cities have a few hills Downtown but they arnt as Prevalent.

Also Providence is overlooked, it has 3 hills that Ring Downtown, Smiths, Federal, and College, all are several hundred feet high.
Providence is an interesting one... Never thought of that one. Never been there. How's Boston by the way?
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Old 09-22-2011, 12:24 PM
 
Location: DC
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Yonkers i think is the second hilliest city after SF
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Old 09-22-2011, 12:40 PM
 
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Chicago is VERY flat.

I think hilliest would be San Francisco, Pittsburgh, or the Bronx/Yonkers areas.
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Old 09-26-2011, 09:29 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh PA
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Hilly major cities:
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Baltimore

Flat major cities:
NYC
Philly
Cleveland
Columbus
Detroit
Indy
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Dallas
Houston
Miami
Orlando
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Las Vegas
Omaha
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Old 09-27-2011, 07:05 AM
 
Location: Denver/Atlanta
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Hilly major cities:
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Baltimore

Flat major cities:
NYC
Philly
Cleveland
Columbus
Detroit
Indy
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Dallas
Houston
Miami
Orlando
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Las Vegas
Omaha
I may have missed a few, but how can you say these cities are flat? KC and Minneapolis especially are some of the hilliest cities I know of.
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Old 09-27-2011, 08:31 AM
 
Location: Boston
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Originally Posted by escilade18 View Post
Hilly major cities:
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Baltimore

Flat major cities:
NYC
Philly
Cleveland
Columbus
Detroit
Indy
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Dallas
Houston
Miami
Orlando
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Las Vegas
Omaha
I would add Boston to the hilly list.
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Old 09-27-2011, 06:25 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Pittsburgh is hilly enough that the world's steepest paved street is here.

Canton Avenue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Here: In Beechview

Streets of Pittsburgh - Canton Ave (The Steepest Street in the World) - YouTube

Have never driven up this hill, but I want to. This and a few other hills in the city are so steep the street their on has to close in the winter.


Streets of Pittsburgh - Rialto St. - YouTube This one is fun too.

Cars Sliding Down Icy Road in Pittsburgh. - YouTube If you think driving in ice on a flat street is bad.... I had to drive down my hill (which is steep but not this bad) that morning and I didn't have any trouble getting where I had to.
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Old 09-27-2011, 06:36 PM
 
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Pittsburgh is hilly enough that the world's steepest paved street is here.

Canton Avenue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Here: In Beechview

Streets of Pittsburgh - Canton Ave (The Steepest Street in the World) - YouTube

Have never driven up this hill, but I want to. This and a few other hills in the city are so steep the street their on has to close in the winter.


Streets of Pittsburgh - Rialto St. - YouTube This one is fun too.

Cars Sliding Down Icy Road in Pittsburgh. - YouTube If you think driving in ice on a flat street is bad.... I had to drive down my hill (which is steep but not this bad) that morning and I didn't have any trouble getting where I had to.
Not bad. I believe Canton is at 37% grade.

Here's some steeps for SF.

The Steepest Streets In San Francisco
1. Bradford above Tompkins (41% grade)
2. Romolo between Vallejo and Fresno (37.5% grade)
3. Prentiss between Chapman and Powhattan (37% grade)
4. Nevada above Chapman (35% grade)
5. Baden above Mangels (34% grade) *
6. Ripley between Peralta and Alabama (31.5% grade)
7. 24th between De Haro and Rhode Island (31.5% grade)
8. Filbert between Hyde and Leavenworth (31.5% grade)
9. 22nd between Vicksburg and Church (31.5% grade)
10. Broadway above Taylor (31% grade)
11. 23rd above Carolina (31% grade)

More Steeps Of San Francisco – A New Steepest Street Is Born

Time to call Guinness! lol
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