Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
LA has a dense metro. There is a difference between metro density and city density. In the east, suburbs are less dense then ones in the west, while the cities are more dense in the east then ones in the west. That was one weird thing about Denver. The suburbs were compact suburban housing over and over. While majority of the city looked the same also.
You go to the east, they are old, filled with rowhouses and highrises, yet the suburbs are wider, and more spacious, excluding the first ring of historic street car suburbs that were built in the east.
LA as a city is not near the top of densest cities.
LA metro is dense because of all the mountains/land. In the suburbs the developers know to pack in as many houses as possible because there just isn't a lot of land available.
Chicago has 32,000 people per square mile in its dense areas along the northern areas of the city. The suburbs though counter that because there's thousands of miles of farmland that can be developed, and people want space to spread out. Developers don't care because there's no crunch on open land.
The suburbs are finally getting the point of building more dense, and packing in more people/dense buildings in the older suburbs. I think the rise in gas prices is going to facilitate this greatly all across the country.
Thanks. What about Minneapolis which like Portland is a city combating sprawl through urban planning. The growth boundary is greater than Portland though.
Quote:
Originally Posted by CubsGiantsIndiansfan2008
Well dense cities can still have urban sprall, but here we go:
New York City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Miami
Cinncinatti
Pittsburg
Portland
Seattle
LA as a city is not near the top of densest cities.
LA metro is dense because of all the mountains/land. In the suburbs the developers know to pack in as many houses as possible because there just isn't a lot of land available.
Chicago has 32,000 people per square mile in its dense areas along the northern areas of the city. The suburbs though counter that because there's thousands of miles of farmland that can be developed, and people want space to spread out. Developers don't care because there's no crunch on open land.
The suburbs are finally getting the point of building more dense, and packing in more people/dense buildings in the older suburbs. I think the rise in gas prices is going to facilitate this greatly all across the country.
LA has some REALLY dense areas as well. Part of Koreatown have around 100,000 people per square mile!
Well dense cities can still have urban sprall, but here we go:
New York City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Miami
Cinncinatti
Pittsburg
Portland
Seattle
Miami is dense. Urban it is not. The entire area is built around for you to get back only a car. The bus system is terrible and the rail system leaves alot to be desired.
I would say major urban cities in the US are NYC, SF, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Baltimore, and maybe Seattle and Detroit city.
Miami is dense. Urban it is not. The entire area is built around for you to get back only a car. The bus system is terrible and the rail system leaves alot to be desired.
I would say major urban cities in the US are NYC, SF, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Baltimore, and maybe Seattle and Detroit city.
Detroit seems its about as urban as Houston or Dallas.
You have made 4 posts. That should say something. You're accusing me of something I am not.
I have been to Los Angeles. I just prefer compact cities. Perhaps I should have asked for compact cities.
A lot of visitors to Los Angeles do ask "where is the city?". You're mistaken if you think I'm the only one who says Los Angeles is more like a giant suburb of towns and communities. I don't get it why you take it personal. I suggest you stop the childish name-calling and get back to the topic. If you have nothing to say...
Quote:
Originally Posted by SDSU
what do you know you obviously never been to are seen Los Angeles.
just another Troll trying to down another good American city
Last edited by internat; 08-09-2008 at 03:49 PM..
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
cool ariel pics of metro LA
you obviously never been to are seen Los Angeles.
