San Francisco vs. Chicago. (live, map, population, neighborhood)
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Kid, since you've been to New York you shoudl know that there is no "downtown New York". There is downtown Manhattan and there is downtown Brooklyn but not downtown New York. And honestly besides Obama and Blago Chicago is very seldom brought up - there is not much to talk about as there is not much happening in Chicago on national or international scale.
Hey smart guy, isn't the Financial District often referred to as Downtown???
Here's a scale comparison of SF and Chicago's walkable areas, credit goes to roboto for creating it for a previous SF vs. Chicago thread. And look there's NYC too, which is perfect since it keeps getting brought into this discussion:
Total scores are 86 for SF, 83 for NYC, and 76 for Chicago. (taken from www.walkscore.com)
Here's a scale comparison of SF and Chicago's walkable areas, credit goes to roboto for creating it for a previous SF vs. Chicago thread. And look there's NYC too, which is perfect since it keeps getting brought into this discussion:
What do those walkable area maps indicate? Presence of sidewalks? Those are everywhere...
Walkability is much more than that, it's the character of the neighborhood where you can actually walk and most population does, to grocery stores, movie theaters, pharmacies... The map showing Chicago's walkable areas is grossly overblown.
Of course Chicago is bigger then SF but that's not the point...
What do those walkable area maps indicate? Presence of sidewalks? Those are everywhere...
Walkability is much more than that, it's the character of the neighborhood where you can actually walk and most population does, to grocery stores, movie theaters, pharmacies... The map showing Chicago's walkable areas is grossly overblown.
Of course Chicago is bigger then SF but that's not the point...
Click on the www.walkscore.com link and read the methodology. Its not perfect, but its a decent proxy.
Walkability is much more than that, it's the character of the neighborhood where you can actually walk and most population does, to grocery stores, movie theaters, pharmacies...
...that's exactly what those maps indicate. Number of amenities available within certain areas. The greener an area, the more amenities it has, and thus the easier it is to go about your life by walking everywhere you need to go.
Click on the www.walkscore.com link and read the methodology. Its not perfect, but its a decent proxy.
Thanks sukwoo but look at the map of Chicago shoiwng area close to Oak Park or Park Ridge. Are thoise really walkable from your experience?
Does anybody ever walks over there to get groceries?
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