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Are you talking about skylines or street level shopping, walkability, parks etc.....?
If that question is for me, let me add (since you mention skylines) that although I'm not basing it on skylines, what impresses me most about a skyline is 1)nature (typically a mountain) being incorporated into it (think Monaco, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, or even Montreal) and 2)architectural uniqueness as opposed to just a mass of concrete and steel (think Dubai, San Francisco- from between Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge, or Nashville with its Batman building). A US skylines ranking would be much more difficult for me than downtowns because too many US skylines are typical concrete and steel box high rises jammed together. Although some US cities do incorporate more reflective glass in their buildings to make the skyline more interesting, like Dallas for example. Favorite world skyline- Monte Carlo (basically tied with Marseilles, France). Favorite US skyline- San Francisco (from the angle mentioned earlier).
Why do you rate San Antonio's Riverwalk second tier?
Not second tier, but TWO tier, or two level, one up on the street level, and then you walk down stairs to the one at the river level, and you can do that from any number of streets. Cities have riverwalks, some even have two-tiers but nobody really has it like that. SA's riverwalk is the best in the nation and is really the ONLY thing that has me putting SA downtown anywhere on my list, let alone near the top of it. As far as my Top Tier/Second Tier listings, consider them Critical/Very Important categories.
Not second tier, but TWO tier, or two level, one up on the street level, and then you walk down stairs to the one at the river level, and you can do that from any number of streets. Cities have riverwalks, some even have two-tiers but nobody really has it like that. SA's riverwalk is the best in the nation and is really the ONLY thing that has me putting SA downtown anywhere on my list, let alone near the top of it. As far as my Top Tier/Second Tier listings, consider them Critical/Very Important categories.
True, the Riverwalk is the best asset in downtown S.A. However there are many other busy pedesrtian areas, Alamo Plaza, La Vilita, Market Square, Southtown, Sunset Station-St Paul Square, Main Plaza and the up and coming Hemisfair Park and River North district/Museum Reach, which is the center of the 15 mile Riverwalk expansion, several of these areas branch off from the Riverwalk. Without the Riverwalk San Antonio would drop some, but still should rank.
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Downtown DC is probably one of the safest areas that I can think of. DC has more police per person than any other city, ESPECIALLY downtown. If you look in the heart of downtown in an area like Chinatown or Penn Quarter, you'll have Metropolitan Police(DCPD), US Capital Police, Park Police, Secret Service, and FBI all possibly around the same area. Doesn't get much more safe than that.
Downtown DC is probably one of the safest areas that I can think of. DC has more police per person than any other city, ESPECIALLY downtown. If you look in the heart of downtown in an area like Chinatown or Penn Quarter, you'll have Metropolitan Police(DCPD), US Capital Police, Park Police, Secret Service, and FBI all possibly around the same area. Doesn't get much more safe than that.
I'm just kidding, but it gets pretty rough right outside of downtown.
Yeah, if we define best by how "sardined" downtown is.
I mean really, there are tons of waterfronts that look way better than Boston and NYC, for example. And many cities have "greener" downtowns than SF. If those items are one's priority, then one might not agree that those cities are the cream of the crop. If sardinization is one's priority, then one probably would agree.
Um, also judging by the ease of navigation and the proximity to necessities and amenities, that would also be accurate. It just so happens that these things come with "sardinization".
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