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Chicago wins the weather category. DC's summers resemble something out of a swamp..
Well, summer's are cooler in Chicago, DC has warmer and earlier springs with warmer falls and noticeably milder winters (bigger difference than the summers in both cities.) What is better is just a personal preference.
Some. If you're driving north on North Capitol Street (named such because it intersects with the U.S. Capitol Building), it can get grim pretty quickly.
These lots were used for Megabus. Now they're used for daytime parking (and serve as refuges for the homeless).
This area is kind of garbage-y as well. That crane you see in the streetview is the site of the new Walmart. But it's supposed to be this urban-type, mixed-use development Walmart. The residential building actually looks pretty good, imo.
The general area around Judiciary Square is probably the worst area of Central DC (though Walkscore considers it one of the city's most walkable areas...even more walkable than U Street, Adams-Morgan, Columbia Heights and Georgetown) . Then you still have a couple of patches nearby that are a bit sketch, but have improved a bit with recent condo construction.
Infact, there is a crane up in the North Capitol St. parking lots now with a 9 story tower being built there. That is apart of this JairLynch mixed use development which will include 1,600 units. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...xVEelgwk7tXa8w The crane went up 3 weeks ago.
About 9-10 road miles from downtown. Terrible urbanity near an urban city.
I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about gaps IN downtown and directly around DT cores that are supposed to be in a city yet are auto oriented with a suburban build style. Having bunched up space, with others not built upon at all is a benefit. It forces the built upon area to densify stucturally at a quicker place. When there is more land, companies can twiddle their thumbs and choose to build anywhere.
I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about gaps IN downtown and directly around DT cores that are supposed to be in a city yet are auto oriented with a suburban build style. Having bunched up space, with others not built upon at all is a benefit. It forces the built upon area to densify stucturally at a quicker place. When there is more land, companies can twiddle their thumbs and choose to build anywhere.
I hate when people say Chicago is suburban cause it's not. Is it more suburban, than NYC, SF, DC or Philly? Yeah. But suburburan is not a a word I would not describe Chicago as.
Not only does it look bad, I cant believe there are no easier ways to get into DC from the NE side. I had to drive into DC for 3 months and the only way was to take NY Ave and with construction it took forever. IMO the worse way to get into a big city vs any other city in the US.
I hate when people say Chicago is suburban cause it's not. Is it more suburban, than NYC, SF, DC or Philly? Yeah. But suburburan is not a a word I would not describe Chicago as.
They are built identical to big box formula stores you will find in the suburbs. Many streets in Chicago look identical to some of the suburbs. Even actual suburbs sometimes are more busy and dense (i.e. dt Evanston) than actual Chicago neighborhoods on NW/SW sides. These exist more so and closer in to the core than in NYC/DC/Philly/Boston/SF. I'm less familiar with Philly/Boston though...
This is in Lakeview a closer in northside neighborhood. A *lot* of the area in Lakeview looks like this once you get off the commercial corridors
then again 2 more looks like this http://goo.gl/maps/xE2Du
When you start getting 3 flats and courtyard buildings mixed in to it that help to push it to higher density that you won't find in the suburbs. To me, that is most of quintessential Chicago neighborhoods for the majority of the city.
I'll just do grocery stores around greater downtown, not even getting into main neighborhoods
If you go down North Ave, Clybourn, Ashland there are way more of these with even bigger parking lots, dozens of them, and that is just the Northside I'm talking about.
So, how is this not suburban big box formula style, exactly how you will find in most suburbs anywhere in the U.S.?
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But it's supposed to be this urban-type, mixed-use development Walmart. The residential building actually looks pretty good, imo.
