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Nearly 40% of residents in the city of Atlanta live in detached single family homes. It is less than 10% in both D.C. and Philly. Also there is quite a bit of cross polluation between Philly and D.C. in terms of local chain restaurants like &pizza, good stuff eatery, honeygrow, etc.
&Pizza is pretty good. There's cross pollination up and down the East Coast, honestly.
Originally Posted by personone;47801163 If you're considering the suburbs, DC and ATL feel very similar. [B
Much different than the older, quaint Philly suburbs.[/b]
Not really, especially in the Northern Virginia suburbs. In fact Philly is arguably quite equivalent as it's close-in suburbs aren't much different than places like Arlington VA or Rockville MD. In terms of Atlanta, yes it does have some older quaint areas but nowhere near DC or PHL obviously due to the development age differences.
See the below map showing the population density comparison of the city propers and their immediate close-in suburbs. Quite a difference!
That is interesting. I always new Atlanta wasn't as dense as D.C but I never expected the difference to be that much. I guess when you think about it a lot of homes close to the city center in Atlanta are well spaced apart. D.C is loaded with row homes.
That is interesting. I always new Atlanta wasn't as dense as D.C but I never expected the difference to be that much. I guess when you think about it a lot of homes close to the city center in Atlanta are well spaced apart. D.C is loaded with row homes.
In addition to the rowhomes, DC is also loaded with tightly-spaced apartment and condo buildings (a lot of the multi-family buildings touch each other just like the rowhomes do).
BTW - my map is at the same scale for both cities.
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That is interesting. I always new Atlanta wasn't as dense as D.C but I never expected the difference to be that much. I guess when you think about it a lot of homes close to the city center in Atlanta are well spaced apart. D.C is loaded with row homes.
This thread is ridiculous! DC is nothing like Atlanta in built environment, transportation, downtown activity, cultural amenities, architecture, density, etc................
This thread is ridiculous! DC is nothing like Atlanta in built environment, transportation, downtown activity, cultural amenities, architecture, density, etc................
It's not much like Philly in those regards either. However, it is growing like Atlanta, and most southern cities right now. The South is really on fire right now.
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