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Downtown Springfield, Cambridge, Worcester, Lynn, Lowell, New Bedford/Fall River
Downtown Providence
We are comparing Downtown areas and adjusting neighborhoods that connect with Downtown for etc New Haven Wooster Square/East Rock, Providence College Hill and Federal Hill so on
1. Which one has better nightlife/bars
2. Which one feel more urban and walkability
3. Transportation
4. Restaurants
5. Culture
6. Neighborhoods
7. Best small stores within downtown area
8. Foot traffic
Im removing Cambridge/Revere/Brookline/Quincy Downtowns .. because they're intertwined with Boston.
1. Which one has better nightlife/bars: Rhode Island. Providence alone
2. Which one feel more urban and walkability: Providence None of these cities are sunbelt cities. But PVD is mini BOS
3. Transportation: Probably Connecticut
4. Restaurants: Providence
5. Culture: Providence
6. Neighborhoods Providence
7. Best small stores within downtown area: Providence and Massachusetts towns. The suburbs in MA beat the cities in MA.
8. Foot traffic: Providence
While Providence wins Lowell actually likely has the best ability to live without a car. Not only does it have a major grocer near by but a bunch of smaller local Grocers/markets within like a 1/2 mile. As well as a small movie theatre. (Excluding Cambridge). Most Downtowns don’t really have every day stuff.
Hartford is by far the most economically vital of the Downtowns though. I think it’s at least double the employment base of any other downtown.
I feel the need to throw in a mild plug for New Bedford. You’d never confuse it with Newport but the downtown/waterfront area has come a long way. The fast ferries to MVY and ACK generate a lot of traffic. There’s a new boutique hotel. It has a live music scene and a bar/restaurant scene. The Whaling Museum and surrounding cobblestone streets are attractive. The Zeiterion is a gem of a theatre for live events. It’s a failed city and you don’t have to go far to see the blight but it’s a viable downtown. Commuter rail to Boston is supposed to show up in 3 or 4 years and that makes it even more useable as an Islands transportation hub with further revitalization.
I feel the need to throw in a mild plug for New Bedford. You’d never confuse it with Newport but the downtown/waterfront area has come a long way. The fast ferries to MVY and ACK generate a lot of traffic. There’s a new boutique hotel. It has a live music scene and a bar/restaurant scene. The Whaling Museum and surrounding cobblestone streets are attractive. The Zeiterion is a gem of a theatre for live events. It’s a failed city and you don’t have to go far to see the blight but it’s a viable downtown. Commuter rail to Boston is supposed to show up in 3 or 4 years and that makes it even more useable as an Islands transportation hub with further revitalization.
6. Lowell
7. Lynn
8. New Bedford
9. Fall River
10. Springfield (But with MGM idk how bad it is now)
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