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It's more urban than the pics you posted. It just looks new. NOVA has more office space than Boston.
Yea, no. I wouldn't call it more "urban". It's just bland office space-but that's a large part of DC's "urban fabric" More modern and shiny sure. But it's very much suburban ever so slightly below the surface. Regardless its the sunbelt urbanism. Its character is suburban and not truly urban. note the wide streets, narrow sidewalks, under the passing highway and lack of residential housing. Extremely drab architecture, with even more drab people. Its a glorified office park. That part of Arlington at least.
Robbins is a far South Chicago Suburb. If you knew anything about Chicago, you'd know Chicago streets run continuously from deep south side to the far north side.
A suburb like Robbins would be waaaay farther out than a suburb like Fort Washington or Clinton.
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That looks like Dallas Especially compared to this
You're comparing DT Dallas to suburban areas outside of DC and they still don't have the same level of urbanity. There are no "suburbs" in the Sunbelt that compare here. This thread is about the suburbs.
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Robbins is a far South Chicago Suburb. If you knew anything about Chicago, you'd know Chicago streets run continuously from deep south side to the far north side.
A suburb like Robbins would be waaaay farther out than a suburb like Fort Washington or Clinton.
I've never heard anyone call or refer to Downtown Silver Spring or Bethesda as sunbelt urbanism. The both have heavy rail subway stations, office space, bike lanes, sidewalks, outdoor cafes, etc.....
Wide streets modern architecture, chains, office space.
Every city has some but its the only urbanity around for most of the Sunbelt as well as suburban DC-save Old Towne and maybe small bits of Hyattsville.
You're comparing DT Dallas to suburban areas outside of DC and they still don't have the same level of urbanity. There are no "suburbs" in the Sunbelt that compare here. This thread is about the suburbs.
I'm talking about the style of urbanity. I've made this point before just a few minutes ago
I think he assumes that areas outside of Boston itself don't. Neither is true.
Yea, I had to edit the post. I originally meant to say the Boston Area.
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