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Correction: If Philadelphia had 500k more people living in it, it would have that density. That's not happening for 4 to 5 decades assuming the current rate of growth over the last decade (a really big assumption). In fifty years who knows what DC will look like either.
Correction: If Philadelphia had 500k more people living in it, it would have that density. That's not happening for 4 to 5 decades assuming the current rate of growth over the last decade (a really big assumption). In fifty years who knows what DC will look like either.
Ben
If the past has told us anything, it is that you can never predict the future.
Let's break down structural density for D.C., Philly, Baltimore, and Boston. The fact that you guys think these cities come anywhere near D.C. is pretty funny.
Washington D.C. 61.4 square miles:
Total Buildings: 1,479
Lowrise Buildings: 961
Highrise Buildings: 416
Skyscrapers: 0
Let's break down structural density for D.C., Philly, Baltimore, and Boston. The fact that you guys think these cities come anywhere near D.C. is pretty funny.
Except that you didn't break down structural density. You copied stats from Emporis on midrises and highrises.
Emproris is just a user-submitted forum. It doesn't claim to have definitive or complete statistics.
And, even if it did, the data still wouldn't support your point. You can't measure citywide structural density by only looking at 5% of a city's actual structural density (the midrises and highrises).
Except that you didn't break down structural density. You copied stats from Emporis on midrises and highrises.
Emproris is just a user-submitted forum. It doesn't claim to have definitive or complete statistics.
And, even if it did, the data still wouldn't support your point. You can't measure citywide structural density by only looking at 5% of a city's actual structural density (the midrises and highrises).
Have you seen an aerial of D.C.? Philadelphia's aerial show's two story rowhouse's. D.C.'s aerial shows real building's. I think people get residential density confused with structual density. Philadelphia definetly has a higher structual density across it's city in the form of two story single family homes. D.C., however, is a city full of buildings. Phillly falls way short of D.C. in this regard. D.C. as I said before is an actual building city. All kinds of buildings.
Have you seen an aerial of D.C.? Philadelphia's aerial show's two story rowhouse's. D.C.'s aerial shows real building's. I think people get residential density confused with structual density. Philadelphia definetly has a higher structual density across it's city in the form of two story single family homes. D.C., however, is a city full of buildings. Phillly falls way short of D.C. in this regard. D.C. as I said before is an actual building city. All kinds of buildings.
These are mine
As opposed to what? A tent city?
You try way too hard sometimes...
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