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Uptown is more compact, but Buckhead proper already has heavy rail in the mix which allows the district to be incorporated into a more pedestrian friendly lifestyle.
As much as I love Houston, it's lack of rail will continue to be a major shortcoming for quite some time.
Uptown is more compact, but Buckhead proper already has heavy rail in the mix which allows the district to be incorporated into a more pedestrian friendly lifestyle.
As much as I love Houston, it's lack of rail will continue to be a major shortcoming for quite some time.
Buckhead is much more compact than Uptown Houston. Uptown Houston is very spread out. So is Buckhead but not near as much as Uptown Houston. You can see the difference in the links below.
From looking at those two videos, Buckhead does look more compact. Uptown is more spread out but it's footprint looks far larger. Will be interesting to see how they develop. But again, I don't see either ever being urban.
Buckhead is much more compact than Uptown Houston. Uptown Houston is very spread out. So is Buckhead but not near as much as Uptown Houston. You can see the difference in the links below.
From looking at those two videos, Buckhead does look more compact. Uptown is more spread out but it's footprint looks far larger. Will be interesting to see how they develop. But again, I don't see either ever being urban.
Nah, what Buckhead has is the bulk of its skyline strung along one major street (Peachtree, of course). Uptown is spread on a grid but fits more office space, retail and homes into a smaller space. Hell, Buckhead essentially takes The Galleria and splits it into two smaller suburban malls (Lenox & Phipps)
I suspect that there is a bit of confusion as to which Southpark the thread is referring to. There was a poster that talked of it being a district in Los Angeles, but another poster then showed that it was a place in Charlotte, NC, via street view links.
Buckhead isn't that walkable. I was just over there. What are you guys talking about?
The previous Streetview isn't a good placement of Southpark, Charlotte. Southpark Charlotte is centered more along Tyvola...
Either way, I haven't been to Houston. Buckhead is already an urban destination; e.g., while it is very suburban in nature, it is in the City of Atlanta, is reachable by subway, and is very much a destination for locals and tourists. Shopping, dining, nightlife, residential, all of that is in Buckhead. Answered OP?
Southpark is a smaller incarnation of several Atlanta areas, Buckhead being one. It's the premier shopping district in the Charlotte area, has fine dining, but not much nightlife. Has a mix of residential and businesses. Light rail isn't in Southpark but the Tyvola stop is less than a half-mile away in and Tyvola Station is marketed as the Southpark stop. It essentially is Buckhead without the nightlife, and lesser dining and shopping. Don't know how it compares to Uptown Houston...
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