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Basically this could be anything, weather, an amenity, a look, a natural resource, whatever. What thing from another city do you wish you could just take for your city. I'll start to give you an idea what I'm talking about.
I love Philadelphia and even though there are many things in other cities that I've loved... rarely do I want them in Philly. Basically I like the way Philly is, so even if i see or experience something great in another city, that doesn't normally make want me to change Philly... it just makes me want to visit the city that contains this feature again. But every so often I not only really like something in another city but I think it would be a perfect fit in Philadelphia and make the city i live in even better.
The feature of another city that i think i'm most consistently envious of and wish i could just steal and take to philly would likely be the DC metro. Sure i know, NYCs is more expansive, boston's and chicago's are both similarly good and their prices if i remember correctly are cheaper than both nyc and dc. i also here the san fran metro is good but i've never been there, but i just love the dc metro because of how perfectly planed it is. i feel like i'm never more than a 15 min walk away from a subway station in dc. on top of that it's just so nice. i know aesthetic quality shouldn't be that important of a factor in what makes a subway system good, but i can't help it. As someone who rides PT daily using a subway system that nice would just makes my days better. as great as nyc, chicago, and boston are they look like disgusting sewers compared to DC.
People from D.C. might think this is a bit odd because i know people there who complain about the dc metro and don't really understand my infatuation. but compared to philly's big X subway map that leaves vast swaths of the city with no subway coverage, the idea of a dc metro underneath philly makes me giddy.
so what feature from another city do you wish your city had?
(for the record though i'd leave the rest of the pt system in philly the same though... i think philly's bus and regional rail system are pretty good as is and though i've never rode a bus in d.c. or the regional rail there, i've heard from people who live that they're awful... although i'm sure they're exagerating)
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The Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina in the Houston or Chicago metro areas. That's the only thing I wish either of these two cities had.
The reason I pick the Blue Ridge Mountains is because to me they're appealing. I like desert scenery too but that would look hideous in Houston having brown mountains. Nasty! These are lush green, and look like they absorb water on a daily basis to self sustain the lush color. Water is a great thing, green is a great color, tree's are always a necessity, and this mountain range is absolutely perfect for what I'd love to see in Houston or Chicago.
Texas Hill Country has beautiful hills that look very similar too and very lush and green, but these in North Carolina are a bit taller, which is a plus.
I wish the Bay Area/Northern CA had sunny, warm beaches that you could swim in during summer. Also warm summer nights without it having to be 100+ degrees during the day for that to occur, I hate how cold summer nights are in SF and areas around the bay.
I wish the Bay Area/Northern CA had sunny, warm beaches that you could swim in during summer. Also warm summer nights without it having to be 100+ degrees during the day for that to occur, I hate how cold summer nights are in SF and areas around the bay.
Oh I LOOVVVEEEE cool summer nights in the Bay Area. That is so desirable to me. But I get yer point.
As far as beaches, its funny you should mention that cause I spend a lot of my summer out at Stinson Beach and the water temperature is a non issue with me cause that's what Im used to(but once again I get yer point)....Im actually more concerned about sharks.
As far as the OP, I wish the Bay Area had better sense when it came to getting development projects through bureaucracy better. Like CHINA.
- had a more comprehensive and less-expensive subway system ala NYC or Boston.
- had the music scene of LA
- had the late-night/24-hour options of LA or NYC
- had the cost of living of Cleveland
And I wish LA...
- had the parks of Boston or SF
- had the public transit of anywhere else... but specifically, Boston or NYC
- had the Italian food of Boston, Chicago, or NYC
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