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Spending a lot of time in both. This to me this is just about a dead heat - Though I do believe SF will win (and by a decent margin on here) SF is the darling and Philly is bastard in this race - both are vibrant
Personally I think both are in the top 5 in terms of downtown vibrancy - and both winners in my book
Philly's vibrancy is on a larger scale than San Francisco!
I disagree, SF's vibrancy extends really far into the outer neighborhoods. Places like the outer mission, the Castro, lower Haight, and even the Inner Sunset all feel very bustling and vibrant, despite being very far removed from downtown.
I voted for Philly on this one, although it was a tough call. I only voted for Philly since it was defined as downtown and adjacent neighborhoods, and I think Philly's Center City neighborhoods slightly beat out, overall, the downtown SF neighborhoods. Get out into the non-downtown adjacent neighborhoods, though, and that's where SF really shines.
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