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Hey here's a thought, why not start a POSITIVE thread on sunbelt cities? Besides job oppurtunities and warm weather obviously they have appeal as people haved moved to them in droves. What's the most cosmopolitan sunbelt city, best architecture, best food, walkable neighborhoods, best downtown, initiatives for urban infill development, recreation, etc...
Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Atlanta, Charlotte, New Orleans, Austin, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Albuquerque, Tucson, Phoenix and too many cities in California to list....
I love the sunbelt. I love warm summers and Mild Winters. I hate Grids, So I love cities like Charlotte and Atlanta where the streets contour with the land. I love trees and Atl has plenty of them.
^Most people don't think of San Francisco as a Sunbelt city, but geographically it does qualify.
Charleston's a pretty good contender here. You also have other smaller cities like Asheville, Chattanooga, Savannah, Greenville, Santa Fe, etc. that are good contenders in many of these categories.
Hey here's a thought, why not start a POSITIVE thread on sunbelt cities? Besides job oppurtunities and warm weather obviously they have appeal as people haved moved to them in droves. What's the most cosmopolitan sunbelt city, best architecture, best food, walkable neighborhoods, best downtown, initiatives for urban infill development, recreation, etc...
Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Atlanta, Charlotte, New Orleans, Austin, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Albuquerque, Tucson, Phoenix and too many cities in California to list....
I've lived in Orlando, FL for ten years, it really is a great city
Las Vegas, NV would be my 2nd choice, after that would be Los Angeles, then perhaps Phoenix
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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I like Atlanta. In the northern sections it has very nice leafy residential neighborhoods with charming architecture with brick, wood, and bungalow homes that match the character of the area. The skyline is panoramic, modern, and gorgeous. It already has a good heavy rail/subway (MARTA) network and has for years that is better than most of the light rail projects in other sunbelt cities.
Austin is another great sunbelt city with a lot of character, a thriving downtown, scenic hill country topography, lakes, and it's own unique evolving skyline. I think it's the most livable sunbelt city although seems way behind on public transit.
I'll hold back on comments of Houston and Phoenix as I've never been to either although from what I've read here on C-D it seems 90% of the comments reflect that they both are the poster children of the negative stereotypes of sunbelt sprawl, as in not condusive to pedestrian activity, strip malls, poor zoning, and tract housing. Don't mean to contradict my own purpose of the thread as the OP so perhaps I may get rebuttles with positive responses to Houston and Phoenix, I'm all ears.
Last edited by Champ le monstre du lac; 03-10-2010 at 09:13 AM..
I enjoy San Francisco, Las Vegas and Miami too. I don't really care for the other Sunbelt cities too much, not a big fan.
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