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Well its tricky because the bolded part is an objective fact. The next part (third sentance) starts with an opinion. The first sentance starts with an opinion(how it feels to him) that most people already agree with.
Whether or not Hudson county functions like single cities its size and whether or not it's comparable to them is the part that seems most open to debate so I'd be interested to hear the reasoning for that
Sure but it was made in a point to take away from its urban completeness relative to a Seattle or Boston. When in reality, NYC, Seattle, Boston and San Francisco are all topographically restrained lol. Im not sure why its different in North Jersey? Like yeah it is. But so is everywhere else except LA (kinda)
Yes, there are marshes on the western periphery of Hudson County, but as previously mentioned Secaucus (which barely feels like Hudson County) and Kearny (which is mostly industrial) are not part of the county's core. I've lived here for 12 years now and never been to Kearny, and only been to Secaucus to go to an indoor jungle gym that hosts kids' birthday parties.
Jersey City-Hoboken-Weehawken-Union City-North Bergen form the core of Hudson County (and contain 90% of it's population), and it is uninterrupted with the exception of the Palisades separating Union City/North Bergen from JC/Hoboken/Weehawken.
That said, I do acknowledge that it doesn't feel like a singular city, though downtown JC/Hoboken basically does. I've been to Seattle a handful of times and actually love it, but it is much more medium-density neighborhoods vs. the extremely dense & urban (and stressful) Hudson county.
I’d say Hudson county is more classically urban than almost anywhere in the US. The public transit, walkability, and urban housing stock (brownstones, rowhomes, residential highrises and skyscrapers) are things that I take into account when I think about this topic. Yeah, it’s mainly because of Hudson county being on the border of Manhattan, but you’d be surprised how many people live over there and don’t really care to come into the city often.
I often find myself lately admiring the view of the Jersey(!) skyline from the west side of Manhattan, which until recently would’ve sounded crazy to me, lol. I think skylines are on the bottom of the list of what makes a place “urban” tbh, but most of these new buildings popping up in Jersey are residential, and in this country residential skyscraper living is not extremely common, but it’s also my dream type of urban home.
Re: Secaucus, I never thought of Secaucus to be much more than a transit hub. I know people live there, but it’s really only relevant because of the train station that provides so many connections.
I wish that Seattle hadn’t voted down the rapid transit system when they were given the option. I only wonder what could’ve been. I haven’t been to Seattle in a while, but I’ve heard good things and that they’re improving on that front. I’ve also heard they’re going through a skyscraper boom as well. Are there lots of residential skyscrapers in Seattle?
The Seattle area allows residential highrises over 200' (for example) in very limited areas, though these have been expanding. Almost everything existing or UC is in greater Downtown, the U District, or Downtown Bellevue.
Off the top of my head 16 residential towers over 200' are under construction in these areas. It's slowed a bit. Several others are in site prep or appear to be planning starts by spring.
Woodframes are the predominant multifamily building type. Due to recent upzones many are eight stories.
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