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But why should Buckhead count? It's not even the city center...
Midtown Atlanta doesn't have the same pedestrian activity as DT Denver from what I've seen
You're right buckhead shouldn't be included, I just listed it because I really enjoy the area..wasn't trying to say it was part of the city center.
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Midtown is part of the core of Atlanta, but I wouldn't include Buckhead; it's a little too far removed.
But I wonder how fleshed out DT Denver is in relation to MT Atlanta. MT is fleshing out more and more as time goes by, but most of the activity is still noticeably concentrated along Peachtree to a large degree.
I personally think Midtown Atlanta looks more impressive than DT denver...Atlanta definitely is a taller city and has a prettier skyline. I definitely agree with you on Peachtree.
I agree to a certain extent Houston is a very spread out city much like Atlanta. Miami Beach and Miami have next to nothing in common even being so close.
Atlanta as a whole is far more spread out than Houston.
You're right buckhead shouldn't be included, I just listed it because I really enjoy the area..wasn't trying to say it was part of the city center.
I personally think Midtown Atlanta looks more impressive than DT denver...Atlanta definitely is a taller city and has a prettier skyline. I definitely agree with you on Peachtree.
Taller + prettier =/= better downtown. Maybe more visually appealing. But not better. Just look at Miami v. Miami Beach. And Houston has a very tall skyline.
Either way, I would say Philly ha the #1 downtown and Houston gets #4. Not that Houston has a BAD downtown, because it can beat plenty of other downtowns, but it can't beat the ones on the list. Denver and Atlanta is a toss up for #2/3.
Atlanta as a whole is far more spread out than Houston.
On what basis are you making this assumption? Greater Houston covers almost 600 more square miles of land area than Greater Atlanta. Your Atlanta is "far more" spread statement doesn't add up.
On what basis are you making this assumption? Greater Houston covers almost 600 more square miles of land area than Greater Atlanta. Your Atlanta is "far more" spread statement doesn't add up.
Urban areas are a more accurate measure of a city than metro area. Based on 2010 figures, Houston's UA is about 1K square miles smaller with nearly half a million more people squeezed in.
Anyone who's familiar with both cities knows Houston is easily the more crowded and bustling place.
On what basis are you making this assumption? Greater Houston covers almost 600 more square miles of land area than Greater Atlanta. Your Atlanta is "far more" spread statement doesn't add up.
I see what he is trying to say. Houston UA has a higher density than Atlanta UA. I think the difference of density is negligible using MSA.
Urban areas are a more accurate measure of a city than metro area. Based on 2010 figures, Houston's UA is about 1K square miles smaller with nearly half a million more people squeezed in.
Anyone who's familiar with both cities knows Houston is easily the more crowded and bustling place.
I'm familiar with both cities and it's absolutely not more "crowded and bustling". Downtown Houston is pretty dead and Houston really has no other dense urban neighborhoods other than Downtown and a very small part of Midtown.
I'm familiar with both cities and it's absolutely not more "crowded and bustling". Downtown Houston is pretty dead and Houston really has no other dense urban neighborhoods other than Downtown and a very small part of Midtown.
If the sole focus is core neighborhoods alone, then yes, Atlanta has Houston beat for now. I clearly was talking about the cities as a whole, though. The topic of this thread is not "downtowns".
If the sole focus is core neighborhoods alone, then yes, Atlanta has Houston beat for now. I clearly was talking about the cities as a whole, though. The topic of this thread is not "downtowns".
Houston seems to have more uniform density, and in most Sunbelt cities, you don't get much of a "crowded and bustling" feel in the outer neighborhoods aside from traffic.
If the sole focus is core neighborhoods alone, then yes, Atlanta has Houston beat for now. I clearly was talking about the cities as a whole, though. The topic of this thread is not "downtowns".
I mean unless there are crowding and bustling neighborhoods outside of the urban core of Houston, then that really doesn't matter to be honest.
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