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Old 01-26-2014, 07:40 PM
 
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Can you explain which of those is more urban than New Orleans neighborhoods?

The answer is none. These neighborhoods are rather suburban in nature. Many don't even have sidewalks. Some are old, but not compared to New Orleans, and none are urban compared to New Orleans. There isn't one Atlanta neighborhood where homes front directly on the street, which is typical in New Orleans.

Atlanta is possibly the least urban major metropolis on earth. There are neighborhoods just outside of downtown that don't even have sidewalks, and that could be mistaken for a typical U.S. suburb, 20 miles from a city center.
You have some misinformation and a false perception about Atlanta, but this thread is not about Atlanta. Back to the on-topic discussion.

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Old 01-26-2014, 07:41 PM
 
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This is about New Orleans and Richmond!
I didn't bring it up, but was responding to some misconceptions about Atlanta. My apologies...carry on.

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Old 01-26-2014, 10:34 PM
 
Location: Richmond, VA, from Boston
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I've lived on and off in Miami a long time. It's only JUST developing a few neighborhoods I'd call urban. Its in no way comparable to New Orleans.

Richmond is. Which is why I live in Richmond now, not Miami. There is a difference between a congested suburb with bad traffic and a real city. Richmond has no traffic, but is a real city. Miami, awful traffic, without the city to go with it. (South Beach, Midtown, and Central coral gables are getting there, but not yet. Grove is dead sadly).

Richmond is kind of like a safer, smaller, New Orleans, as if you took Magazine and the garden district together - that's Carytown. I'd rather live in Richmond, but I love New Orleans, and think it's unquestionably more of a city. Just too many crime and city problems to go with it. But I have friends who live there, and understand why anyone would want to.

Atlanta and Miami are much more new southern cities, and outside of a few neighborhoods like the above and highlands etc, not too my taste at all. Different strokes for different folks.
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Old 03-01-2014, 06:10 PM
 
Location: Richmond, Va
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I've been to New Orleans several times. Very beautiful city and very urban. But I have to give Richmond the edge in this category. New Orleans loses a lot of density about a mile or so away from Downtown or the French Quarter. It's a very urban city. Just not as urban as Richmond.
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Old 03-01-2014, 11:49 PM
 
Location: New Orleans
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Prior to the storm, New Orleans had more than 100k people living in zip codes with a density of greater than 10k. Not sure how many we have now.

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