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Capitol Hill, Ballard, Belltown, Queen Anne, West Seattle, the U District and other hoods pretty much balance out not having a Miami Beach. Add in a thriving and extremely vibrant Downtown, practically zero ghetto areas and there really is no comparison.
What does that have to do with anything? Ghetto is anti-urban now?
No. It simply means it's actually safe to wander around and walk in neighborhoods adjacent to Downtown Seattle.
Anyone familiar with Miami knows that isn't the case there.
I don't think there are very many one bedroom apartments in Calle Ocho going for $1,600 a month.
I've walked around plenty of ghettos without experiencing so much as a heated argument. Either way, the topic of this thread is not "which is safer to walk around?", so I'll answer my question for you. The amount of ghettos has nothing to do with this.
I've walked around plenty of ghettos without experiencing so much as a heated argument. Either way, the topic of this thread is not "which is safer to walk around?", so I'll answer my question for you. The amount of ghettos has nothing to do with this.
Cool. The poll and most of the posts in this thread speak to reality, however.
It's not even close, despite Miami's highrise boom. Seattle would NEVER allow blocks of 50 story condo's with vacant lots immediately behind them like you see on North Biscayne. It is urban, lively, safe and cohesive. Miami will be one day hopefully, but as of now it's several levels below Seattle when it comes to this.
Miami has its fair share of walkable neighborhoods as well. Not the wall to wall urban build of Seattle core neighborhoods. But the core neighborhoods of Miami, while disjointed, do pack a punch. Yes they also contain cultural amenities like the Seattle neighborhoods. Little Havana, Wynwood, Design District.
I was looking around that Wynwood neighborhood on Street view and that is a rad neighborhood. Almost every building seemed to have a mural on it. I'm assuming it is a bit like LA's Arts District and is a repurposed light-industrial neighborhood? (although Wynwood looks much more civilized than our Arts District).
I voted Miami but I think this is a super-close race and maybe one of the more interesting comparisons I can remember.
Cool. The poll and most of the posts in this thread speak to reality, however.
It's not even close, despite Miami's highrise boom. Seattle would NEVER allow blocks of 50 story condo's with vacant lots immediately behind them like you see on North Biscayne. It is urban, lively, safe and cohesive. Miami will be one day hopefully, but as of now it's several levels below Seattle when it comes to this.
Miami is several levels below Seattle when it comes to vibrancy and urbanization? Exaggeration much. Contrary to what you said, Brickell isn't the only safe walkable neighborhood in Miami. Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Design District, Coral Way, and Midtown are other areas of safety and pedestrian friendly. Not only that, but Little Havana isn't the old barrio that it once was. Calle Ocho has been transformed into a vibrant, hip, tourist corridor, with lively businesses such as art galleries, theaters, and 24/7 Cuban Coffee joints. The North Biscayne corridor is hip and vibrant, and it continues to pick up in vibrancy as the vacant lots get filled out.
I was looking around that Wynwood neighborhood on Street view and that is a rad neighborhood. Almost every building seemed to have a mural on it. I'm assuming it is a bit like LA's Arts District and is a repurposed light-industrial neighborhood? (although Wynwood looks much more civilized than our Arts District).
I voted Miami but I think this is a super-close race and maybe one of the more interesting comparisons I can remember.
Yep, that's Wynwood. Pretty much what you described. It's a real hot spot. Especially around Art Basel time. Wynwood was(and in many ways still is) a Puerto Rican barrio. It's been gentrified, and many Puerto Ricans still take residence there. Plenty of industrial space in that neighborhood has been converted into art galleries.
Miami, I grew up in Miami, been in Seattle for 5 years and love it, but Miami is better. The people in Seattle are great, the scenery is fantastic, the drivers and traffic are terrible. In Miami I find that I have more to do, beaches are much better, food is better. Cost of living slightly higher in Seattle but the quality of life is very nice, more health oriented than what I had in South Fl. I used to attend Heat and Panthers games in Miami (or Sunrise) in Seattle there's no NBA team nor NHL, but they have MLS and it's easy to become a fan of the Sounders. I don't miss the humidity and bugs of South FL and I really enjoy Bar-B-Quing nearly year round in Seattle without sweating or being attacked by mosquitoes (at least not where I live). I never had any crime issues in Miami, in Seattle one of my cars was vandalized and another car was hit while parked in front of my home, nobody left a note.
Is Miami really as walkable and public transit-centric as Seattle? With a similarly robust urban core in terms of economy and culture?
Miami definitely has higher density neighborhoods. Seattle is more pedestrian friendly, and probably has the larger, busier downtown.
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