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Miami but not by a lot. Central Miami has far more of a vibrant and cosmopolitan feeling and that’s the selling point. Atlanta has more non suburban continuous development but it lacks anything similar to downtown Miami + Southern Miami Beach
Of course Richmond doesn’t feel bigger. It is a lot smaller metropolitan area. Besides, Atlanta has larger *pockets* of urbanity & density than Richmond does. Downtown, midtown and some urban hoods of Atlanta dwarf those of Richmond…it’s also curious you guys say how urbanity and density doesn’t make a place feel larger yet point to midtown, downtown, Permiter, etc as examples of Atlanta feeling large.
Only speaking for myself, my point was that a denser place or a more walkable won't necessarily feel larger than a less dense or less walkable place. You have to consider a number of factors collectively to make such a determination accurately IMO.
Miami but not by a lot. Central Miami has far more of a vibrant and cosmopolitan feeling and that’s the selling point. Atlanta has more non suburban continuous development but it lacks anything similar to downtown Miami + Southern Miami Beach
Downtown Miami at this point is ridiculously overrated. Brickell is an entirely different matter, though.
While you may not it part of the CBD,, Brickell is the financial district of downtown Miami. Lots of pedestrian traffic over the bridges.
Oh, I know. Just like the differences between Downtown & Midtown Atlanta. Downtown Atlanta is more substantial than Downtown Miami, and Brickell is much more populated but not as corporate as Midtown.
The best analogy for Downtown Miami-Brickell is probably the Loop and Near North Side in Chicago. Both are separated by a river and both clearly comprise a fully integrated and cohesive central business district. To not consider Brickell, at this point, as part of Downtown Miami is like not considering the Magnificent Mile to be part of Downtown Chicago.
The best analogy for Downtown Miami-Brickell is probably the Loop and Near North Side in Chicago. Both are separated by a river and both clearly comprise a fully integrated and cohesive central business district. To not consider Brickell, at this point, as part of Downtown Miami is like not considering the Magnificent Mile to be part of Downtown Chicago.
I think you're giving Downtown Miami waaaay too much credit here.
I think you're giving Downtown Miami waaaay too much credit here.
How so? If anything, one might argue Brickell has more of a claim to be part of CBD given its concentration of banks and financial companies, whereas the Near North Side leans much more heavily on shopping/hospitality/nightlife and residential.
How so? If anything, one might argue Brickell has more of a claim to be part of CBD given its concentration of banks and financial companies, whereas the Near North Side leans much more heavily on shopping/hospitality/nightlife and residential.
It is part of downtown and I would consider Brickell the new CBD. But I think the analogy to Chicago is a bit much as well. I get where you're coming from though, but two different leagues in respect to downtown.
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