Major Southern cities with the most 'urban character?' (Atlanta, cons, downtown)
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I am not sure if you would consider cities like Richmond major and what does urban character mean to you.
Density and public transportation does seem like Biggie's on here but for me it would have to be more of urban fabricand amenities. Asking Houston, Dallas or Atlanta to have expansive rail coverage reaching large percentages of residents is not something we will ever see.
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Can't be anything but this.
Constant built environment in all directions for miles around downtown.
NOLA's downtown is so compact there are no buses, rail or any public transit downtown. But the downtown is surrounded by trolleys on 3 some sides, with the river on the 4th. Rail radiates in different directions.
Uptown is adjacent to downtown and is packed with restaurants and retail and has more foot traffic than other southern cities.
The nearby neighborhoods: Treme, Marigny, Lafayette... Maintains the built environment and have amenities of their own suck as popular restaurants and retail.
Richmond, Norfolk etc are good but on a smaller scale. Not sure how Atlanta and even Miami are getting votes
NOLA's Union Passenger terminal is walking distance from downtown and had connections through amtrack, greyhound, megabus, city buses and trolleys. Once you are there getting around us really simple.
I don't think Nola is like a legacy city. It's more on the lines of old Caribbean cities or like old world cities
Can't be anything but this.
Constant built environment in all directions for miles around downtown.
NOLA's downtown is so compact there are no buses, rail or any public transit downtown. But the downtown is surrounded by trolleys on 3 some sides, with the river on the 4th. Rail radiates in different directions.
Uptown is adjacent to downtown and is packed with restaurants and retail and has more foot traffic than other southern cities.
The nearby neighborhoods: Treme, Marigny, Lafayette... Maintains the built environment and have amenities of their own suck as popular restaurants and retail.
Richmond, Norfolk etc are good but on a smaller scale. Not sure how Atlanta and even Miami are getting votes
NOLA's Union Passenger terminal is walking distance from downtown and had connections through amtrack, greyhound, megabus, city buses and trolleys. Once you are there getting around us really simple.
I don't think Nola is like a legacy city. It's more on the lines of old Caribbean cities or like old world cities
You could have only posted Canal street and it would win. I do not see how any other Southern city beats that. As to any other city that is good but on a smaller scale, Charleston, SC is up there. I want to say Savannah, but it's small and Charleston commands a larger metro area and growing faster.
New Orleans, Savannah, & Charleston. The others have some neighborhoods, but those three are the most consistent starting from its traditional core. San Antonio is pretty solid too.
I know that DC, Baltimore, and Richmond are considered 'Southern', but they operate more like Northeastern cities. If they're included, they would dominate the list.
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