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Yeah I’m not sure why it was based off the county, Miami did seem more green to me than LA but I could be wrong.
It does seem right for DC however. You can look at Southeast from a far vantage point and on highways and you see what looks like a forest but there is a city under those trees and Northwest especially around Rock Creek Park is even more forested. In threads that have these type of discussions about trees in cities, I am always amazed how DC isn't named along the likes of Atlanta, Seattle, Portland, etc.
Philly.. having a better waterfront then DC? I have a hard time beleaving that one, not when DC is literally building downtown worths of mixed-use luxury developments along it's river fronts
More of this may happen in Phila. when I-95 gets covered. There are plans to do that along Penn's Landing.
Great video; Philly's beauty definitely continues to be highly underrated and underappreciated. Certainly there are areas that the city can and is directing its resources towards to continue to "beautify" and enhance itself, and those efforts are ongoing.
But as a super dense, extremely human scaled, diverse and very eclectic city, it's fundamentally built for stimulation of all human senses. It has such a layered urban tapestry conveying a beauty that goes far beyond that which is "superficially" beautiful.
IMO, good scenery is a function of 3 things:
1) water
2) topographic variation (hills and valleys)
3) parks/forests/vegetation
DC has a pretty good mix. I generally think of it as 3 main "scenic zones": 1) The Piedmont in the western part of the city. This combination of a rising elevation and water creates 2 major scenic areas: the Potomac Gorge with its river bluffs and the rugged inclines of Rock Creek stream valley. 2) the tidal estuary along the Potomac: the Potomac River/Roosevelt Island, the tidal basin/Washington Chanel and the parkland along West and East Potomac Park, the confluence of the Anacostia and Potomac River at Haines Point. 3) the Anacostia River and Hills- While the Anacostia River still has a ways to go on the cleanliness department, the river is surrounded by parks/trails: the Aquatic Garden, the Arboretum, Kingman Island, the Anacostia Park and trail system. The river is framed by the hills of Anacostia which provide views of the rest of the city. The hills are lined with an interconnected series of parks along the Fort Circle Parks trail.
I dont know Philly well enough to judge its scenery as you hardly note any nature when in the city proper...but DC’s scenery is one of the few things I quite like about it. Theres a lot of lush greenery, the Potomac river in NW looks like out of romantic poetry, Teddy Roosevelt Island is a mini nature reserve right in the heart of the city.
Was out on the Potomac River last night on a boat ride, and was gonna say this absolutely in accurate regarding DC. No biases need or anything, the riverfront in Washington is absolutely gorgeous and especially at night. I live here, and was still amazed at the views you get on a boat coming down from Georgetown. The ride under the bridges towards the SW Wharf, planes landing at National Airport flying over and helicopters hovering over, with the Kennedy Center, Watergate and monuments lit up and Arlington skyline on the opposite side, is pretty breathtaking.
If you go out on a boat... but most people don't. land access to the Potomac in DC is not good. on the other side in VA, it is though
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If you go out on a boat... but most people don't. land access to the Potomac in DC is not good. on the other side in VA, it is though
DC proper has at least three waterfronts with land access to the water (Georgetown, Wharf, Capital Riverfront/Navy Yard. There are two more under construction with Buzzard Point and Poplar Point, that makes 5. What direct waterfront access do you have from Arlington? Where you can walk down to the waterfront?
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