"Suburban" style cities like L.A., SD, Seattle, Atlanta vs. "urban" like Miami, NYC, SF..which one do u prefer????? (hotel, living in)

[radiodude84]

Which is better and why?

i prefer less dense I think it's overrated give me green spaces and outdoors stuff to do anyday over choked in together.

[city_data91]

Suburban. I like the scenery of suburban cities. Suburban cities offer everything I need in a city. A lot of urban cities are ugly, treeless wastelands. I like some urban cities, though, like Miami and San Francisco.

[jluke65780]

When was Miami considered urban???

[Unknown Memory]

TC, you do know that NYC has a suburban side too, right? It's just not inside NYC itself but what surrounds it.

Anyways, I prefer the suburban side. You got your trees and parks that you'll have to drive to, but it feels more open space. In NYC you have to walk/subway to Central Park. Also, it's more quiet. Although, majority of the cities in the country are quiet too. NYC is the only one that really is the "city that never sleeps". Since I grew up with that city, going to other cities and see a lack of people walking on the streets is like a culture shock. Haha.. But it's a good experience when you travel a lot. ^^;

Oh wait. Miami is also technically (to me) a city that doesn't quite sleep either at night. You'll see a bunch of teens/young adults/people standing around by the beach side walk across from the mall. Which is actually pretty normal for me coming from a mall town, but at the same time, it just feels kind of odd because they're not hanging out inside the outdoor mall. Then, you see an elderly retired couple walking across the street from those young people, who are pretty satisfied of living in Miami.

Need to add: New Orleans as a third city that is pretty active at night. The walls are thin enough that you can hear cars playing loud music outside your hotel room. >D This was before Katrina hit. Certain parts of the French Quarter would be filled with locals and tourists alike.

[Katiana]

I like the semi-suburban nature of Denver.

[westhou]

I live in an urban area of a suburban city. So I guess I get the best of both worlds. I would hate to live in the suburbs of a suburban type city.

[Hoarfrost]

Urban. The Suburb is just a bastardization of what it means to be a true city. It trues to add rural elements to the city in, in my opinion, just dilutes itself.

[Spade]

I'm sorry. Miami is a dense city. But it is suburban like the rest of the sunbelt. The Car culture is huge down there. If you don't have a car in Miami, good luck. And that includes the city of Miami.

[atlantagreg30127]

Moving to the more appropriate room.

[bigdave01]

IMO, Seattle is much more urban than Miami.