Large Cities with the Smallest Built Environment (homes, living)
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Choose five large cities in the U.S. that have the smallest built environment for their size. Consider downtown, street activity, people living downtown, surface parking lots, and abandoned buildings. My five in no order are:
1. Indianapolis
2. Oklahoma City
3. Phoenix
4. Jacksonville
5. San Antonio
Choose five large cities in the U.S. that have the smallest built environment for their size. Consider downtown, street activity, people living downtown, surface parking lots, and abandoned buildings. My five in no order are:
1. Indianapolis
2. Oklahoma City
3. Phoenix
4. Jacksonville
5. San Antonio
I'm confused. I'd interpret "smallest built environment" to mean cities which pack a lot into a small space. But you mentioned a bunch of cities with a very wide, sprawly built environment.
I'm confused. I'd interpret "smallest built environment" to mean cities which pack a lot into a small space. But you mentioned a bunch of cities with a very wide, sprawly built environment.
I think he means cities with the smallest *classic* built environment
OP is clearly referring to cities with crappy downtowns for their size.
See: Virginia Beach
I don't think so. Indy has a great downtown for its size. Better than many cities in the next league up for it. So does San Antonio.
I think he means cities with the smallest pre-war urban cores and least vibrant central cities (not that the 2 are always related...see Austin or Nashville for examples of paltry built environments in very vibrant cities) relative to their size.
I'm confused. I'd interpret "smallest built environment" to mean cities which pack a lot into a small space. But you mentioned a bunch of cities with a very wide, sprawly built environment.
That's not what it means. It means the least developed or least urban. That's why I mentioned "consider surface parking lots, abandoned buildings, and the number of people living downtown.
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