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my fair city NYC seems to get quite a bit of hate we can't help it that we are the best in pretty much everything ever and if not at least 2nd place.......
Atlanta is overhated Charlotte to for that matter I think places that have been known for success for a while tend to rack up haters so the current IT cities now beware your turn to be hated is coming.
NYC seems to have everything C-D likes: economic power, density, great mass transit, diversity, fairly good pro sports teams, culture, attractions....
This site (well, except for the Politics forum which blows everything out of proportion) adores NYC! Seattle and Denver are also very well-liked, as is Minneapolis. C-D's views on Detroit mostly echo the general U.S. population.
There have been comments about density on this thread. I fail to see how the logic of, the more dense the better, makes a place better.
Density is like cinnamon. You want a little of it to spice things up, but too much of it and its horrifying. If you think otherwise, I challenge you to visit Mumbai. I just spent two weeks there and man I couldnt wait to get back to my house and yard. Its well over double the density of NYC and to that extend I found the prospect of living there terrible.
There have been comments about density on this thread. I fail to see how the logic of, the more dense the better, makes a place better.
Density is like cinnamon. You want a little of it to spice things up, but too much of it and its horrifying. If you think otherwise, I challenge you to visit Mumbai. I just spent two weeks there and man I couldnt wait to get back to my house and yard. Its well over double the density of NYC and to that extend I found the prospect of living there terrible.
Your statements are true, but remember, this is C-D. Density is everything, especially on the Urban Planning and City v. City forums.
There have been comments about density on this thread. I fail to see how the logic of, the more dense the better, makes a place better.
What's especially sad about these sunbelt cities racing to "densify" themselves overnight, is that anything old and historic is the first thing to go in the name of "progress". Entire neighborhoods with tons of potential to be something special, if only they would put a little money into renovation rather than the wrecking ball... just to make way for some mediocre, generic mid-rise lofts and condos. But hey... at least it will be more dense, and that's all that matters.
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There have been comments about density on this thread. I fail to see how the logic of, the more dense the better, makes a place better.
Density is like cinnamon. You want a little of it to spice things up, but too much of it and its horrifying. If you think otherwise, I challenge you to visit Mumbai. I just spent two weeks there and man I couldnt wait to get back to my house and yard. Its well over double the density of NYC and to that extend I found the prospect of living there terrible.
There are limits to everything, even density, as you illustrated with your Mumbai trip. There's a sweet spot to dense living--the below articles on City Lab (great website for these kind of things) talk about it.
There have been comments about density on this thread. I fail to see how the logic of, the more dense the better, makes a place better.
Density is like cinnamon. You want a little of it to spice things up, but too much of it and its horrifying. If you think otherwise, I challenge you to visit Mumbai. I just spent two weeks there and man I couldnt wait to get back to my house and yard. Its well over double the density of NYC and to that extend I found the prospect of living there terrible.
Mumbai isn't bad because of density, though, it's bad because it's a third world city.
Dense first-world cities like NYC, Paris, and Barcelona are quite attractive, and their density is an asset.
I voted NYC, but Austin, Seattle, and Chicago get a lot of talk on this forum!
So does Atlanta. Just on page 1 of city vs. city, Atlanta is listed in thread titles Eight times and this is just on the first page. Whether it's good or bad, Atlanta is always mentioned and the threads are typically made by non-Atlantans.
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