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I'm thinking you guys missed the point of the OP actually, which I in fact caught.
Come on dude...it's clear as day the point we were referring to was specifically the one made in response to post #16 (regarding Atlanta) and not the OP. We've interacted on this board long enough for you to know better. For you to think that I somehow failed to grasp the simple point the OP is making is pretty patronizing coming from you, especially when I disagreed with the first mention of Atlanta in this thread in post #13.
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I think this thread does apply to Western city/metros the most, simply because they are so spread out. I was just going to play devils advocate and mention LA too. This actually fits with what the OP was saying.
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Come on dude...it's clear as day the point we were referring to was specifically the one made in response to post #16 (regarding Atlanta) and not the OP. We've interacted on this board long enough for you to know better. For you to think that I somehow failed to grasp the simple point the OP is making is pretty patronizing coming from you, especially when I disagreed with the first mention of Atlanta in this thread in post #13.
You're misinterpreting Iconographer's misinterpretation of me, which is why it's hard to argue with two separate people at the same time.
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He never said it was, and you missed the whole point. We were referring to metros that are anchored by a city (or in this case, district) that is relatively small compared to said surrounding metro.
I don't know who originally brought forward the point of cities with small population in comparison to their big metro area being the point of this thread, but the OP mentioned nothing of this sort in his/her post, which is what I was talking about.
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It doesn't seem like this one is specifically Downtown-centric. It doesn't imply "Downtown" in its heading, just the anchor city of the metro vs. the suburbs.
It doesn't seem like this one is specifically Downtown-centric. It doesn't imply "Downtown" in its heading, just the anchor city of the metro vs. the suburbs.
OP was initially talking about amenities within the core, vs the suburbs. I don’t know what the hell everyone is going on about referencing cities like NYC, LA, Chicago, DC and etc.
I'm thinking you guys missed the point of the OP actually, which I in fact caught. The OP's point was to highlight cities such as Phoenix, where the plethora or even majority of their metro's amenities, and/or activity is not in it's city core but in fact in its suburban areas, such as Scottsdale etc.
This thread is not about cities like DC or Atlanta or Boston with small city limits comparing how many people live in the suburbs vs the city, that goes without saying. Phoenix in fact has huge city limits and still lacks in downtown experience etc.
That is what I took from the OP:
Phoenix city proper with 1.6 million people proper lags behind Scottsdale, Gilbert, Chandler and Tempe in it's offerings.
Did you now?
What I took from the OP is what I take from many of his posts: "I hate Phoenix and I'm gonna take another potshot against it."
LA has one of the largest and strongest urban cores in the country. It is similar to Tokyo, Seoul and maybe London which are also large and strong urban cores. This is different from Philly, SF, Seattle DC, and Chicago which have small cores but strong.
LA has one of the largest and strongest urban cores in the country. It is similar to Tokyo, Seoul and maybe London which are also large and strong urban cores. This is different from Philly, SF, Seattle DC, and Chicago which have small cores but strong.
Philly, DC, and Chicago are way more urban than LA thouvh
Aren’t most cities/Metros in the country like this?
I would guess not (if you're someone who likes cities), if a city proper is suburban then its suburbs will be even more suburban.
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