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Exactly. As far as urban build and walkability is concerned, I'd say that these two cities are fairly similar, which is why Miami is leading in the poll by a healthy margin.
I remember a while back you posted some links of walkable South Florida beach towns that were similar to walkable SoCal beach towns. Do you remember what I'm talking about?
Miami has very few zip codes that hit even 70+ on walkscore. They're virtually all located within city limits.
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I could also walk across Atlanta. Yet there's a difference between walking across Atlanta and walking across London. The same goes for walking across any lengthy stretch of San Francisco and Los Angeles.
San Francisco is more pedestrian friendly than Central LA, but the gap is MUCH smaller between the two than Atlanta/London. Be serious.
San Francisco is more pedestrian friendly than Central LA, but the gap is MUCH smaller between the two than Atlanta/London. Be serious.
That wasn't the point. It's dumb to say "You could walk clear across L.A. if you have the stamina" since that applies to any city. If I can play three straight hours of full court basketball, then I'm pretty sure I could walk across any city if so inclined. There's a big difference between walking in L.A. for two miles and walking in SF for two miles.
That wasn't the point. It's dumb to say "You could walk clear across L.A. if you have the stamina" since that applies to any city. If I can play three straight hours of full court basketball, then I'm pretty sure I could walk across any city if so inclined. There's a big difference between walking in L.A. for two miles and walking in SF for two miles.
I think the point he was making is that you can walk insane distances in LA without running into streets that lack retail and amenities. I'm talking 15 miles and up. This cannot be accomplished even in Boston/DC because of their relatively diminutive size, and it definitely can't be accomplished in Miami--a city/metro with a retail density comparable to OC.
I think the point he was making is that you can walk insane distances in LA without running into streets that lack retail and amenities. I'm talking 15 miles and up. This cannot be accomplished even in Boston/DC because of their relatively diminutive size, and it definitely can't be accomplished in Miami--a city/metro with a retail density comparable to OC.
That can't be accomplished in Barcelona either because the city is tiny.
I put Miami, because the weather is closest. Chicago, Philly, & NYC aren't really walkable in the winter. But as in danger, I guess NYC, because none of Manhattan is really bad for just visiting, except Harlem or ones like that.
That can't be accomplished in Barcelona either because the city is tiny.
LA is huge but its densly packed and amenities are within walking distance of most of our neighborhoods. This is why I find myself walking more here than I did when I lived in DC. Many DC neighborhoods lacked simple things like a bank or grocery store especially across the Anacostia River.
You guys should handle this by starting a thread in the L.A. forum. The vast majority of the people in this forum voted Miami. Do you think the majority of posters in the L.A. forum would do the same?
You guys should handle this by starting a thread in the L.A. forum. The vast majority of the people in this forum voted Miami. Do you think the majority of posters in the L.A. forum would do the same?
When people say they chose Miami because the LA weather is closest to it I'm not taking the majority too seriously like most of these threads.
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