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My vote went for NYC, LA, Chicago, Philly, Boston, D.C., Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Miami, S.F., and Seattle. I picked those based on the fact that they are all world class cities. It was nice to see Savannah, GA on there, but realistically it wouldn't be considered urban per se.
Every city on the list is a true American urban city.But to me the most urban cities are the ones with a high density,at least 5,000 people per square mile.Heres the cities I voted for.New York City,San Francisco,Chicago,Boston,Miami,Philly,Washington D.C.,Los Angeles,Baltimore,Buffalo,Seattle,Minneapolis,Detr oit,Milwaukee,Cleveland,St. Louis,and Pittsburgh.City Data also gives density stats,so those cities are in order.Atlanta,Dallas,Houston,New Orleans,Charleston,Savannah,Kansas City,Portland,San Siego,and Salt Lake City all has density rates of under 5,000 people per square mile.Im not saying there not urban cities,but there not as densely populated as the ones I voted for.Some of the places I voted for are becoming less dense though as people leave the cities for the suburbs.
Notice how many of these cities were part of the initial stages of the industrial revolution. Cities of the east coast were first and one of the last great ones is considered to be Mnpls/St Paul MN
* San Fran would be an exception due to the gold rush
Notice how many of these cities were part of the initial stages of the industrial revolution. Cities of the east coast were first and one of the last great ones is considered to be Mnpls/St Paul MN
* San Fran would be an exception due to the gold rush
Well, I included Portland, OR as well and although that city is fairly old for the West, it really didn't become urban until around the 1970's. The city made a conscious decision to control sprawl through land use regulations, better zoning, and investing in public transportation instead of focusing exclusively on highways. This shows that cities can change if they really want to and the common excuses about new/old cities are not particularly relevant. It's about policy choices folks and for almost 50 years we have made the conscious decision for sprawl and frankly, pretty sorry cheaply made suburban development.
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