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A lot more people will be working from home in the future. They'll definitely be working from home in the foreseeable future. So while it's quite possible OP may be required to go into a physical office, the odds of that are becoming lower by the day, so commute times may not be the factor in living decisions the way they have typically been.
I'm going to have to pay attention to that neighborhood next time I'm in the vicinity.
Philadelphia doesn't have a similar neighborhood? I'd also think that cities like Detroit, St. Louis, New Orleans, and maybe Memphis would have something similar.
A lot more people will be working from home in the future. They'll definitely be working from home in the foreseeable future. So while it's quite possible OP may be required to go into a physical office, the odds of that are becoming lower by the day, so commute times may not be the factor in living decisions the way they have typically been.
DC is overall more urban no doubt and one of the most urban cities in the country, but no, it is not uniformly urban across every square inch of the city. If you don't know that there are some strip malls and big box/grocery/retail establishments with no shortage of surface parking, and even a couple of neighborhoods that look like this and this in the city limits, then you don't know DC. Atlanta has more commercial and residental areas like this no doubt, but let's not exaggerate.
He can make an urban neighborhood in Atlanta, which won't be much cheaper than one in DC, work with roommates.
Interesting.
Maybe some poor words but far from an exaggeration. If that's the case then NYC is also exaggerated because of Staten Island and large swaths of Queens.
I know DC pretty well actually since I am there multiple times a year and its one of my favorite cities. Urban cities always have a section that comes off as suburban which is why I made the statement of it being an urban city.
Not sure about Chicago. Harlem is by far the best option if you want a bunch of Black-owned establishments in a small geographic footprint (or at least establishments where the patronage will be anywhere from 40-100% Black). There are at least 10 places on the stretch of FDB between 116th and 125th alone.
Maybe some poor words but far from an exaggeration. If that's the case then NYC is also exaggerated because of Staten Island and large swaths of Queens.
I know DC pretty well actually since I am there multiple times a year and its one of my favorite cities. Urban cities always have a section that comes off as suburban which is why I made the statement of it being an urban city.
It is understood that when you say that x city is urban or suburban that it is referring to the way most of the city where a majority of the population lives is built, not how every single acre of the city has been developed. But when you say "DC is an urban city at all points of its city limits," you are literally saying that everywhere within the city limits of DC is urban and walkable, and that is certainly an exaggeration even though it is obviously one of the nation's most urban cities.
I'm one of those black people that does not believe there is a "best city" for AAs or blacks. Its very subjective since opportunity is very wide.
I believe there are many good locations for blacks that doesn't involve just DC and ATL. its pretty interesting how real life differs from the internet. I noticed that in most blacks groups I follow on facebook black folks tend to have a much wider range of where they want to move to. Also when it comes to urban I think Bajan Yankee has done a good job showing that DC is not the only urban option out there for blacks.
Brozeville in a city just as Chicago probably offers you just as much opportunities as ATL/DC simply because its in Chicago the third largest city in America and a monster city which has top notch networking circle. If i were in the finance field I would have chosen that area easily and its probably much more affordable than Harlem which is also located in a monster city with endless opportunities for everyone.
Sweet Auburn in Atlanta has a walkscore of 91. Walkscore isn't about urban design, it's about access to retail. Build retail and your walkscore goes up. It's pretty simple.
To put this into perspective, Sweet Auburn shown below has a greater walkscore than LeDroit Park, Bloomingdale, Mount Pleasant, Capital Riverfront/Navy Yard (this one is....lol), Howard University/Plesant Plains, Capitol Hill, Eckington, and Petworth in DC. Think about that for a second...
A neighborhood with development this scarce wouldn't even exist in DC, but the neighborhood is somehow close to the same level as the most dense and vibrant neighborhoods across America with a walkscore of 91.
I was in this area a few months back. Pretty dope.
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