Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Frisco TX? It's not urban at all. Some people are really not getting what Bellevue is.
Evanston and Clayton are more like it, though they're in areas that were developed much earlier vs. DT Bellevue which was mostly horticulture until mid-century.
There is nothing urban about Bellvue, it is a smaller Mississauga.
I would actually make the argument that Bellevue is more urban than Mississauga. Mississauga is just a bunch of randomly placed residential high-rises around a mall, essentially a modern commie block. Bellevue on the other hand has it's high-rises come right up to the street and there are also many shops that line the streets as well as office buildings.
Now that being said Bellevue isn't super urban, and still has a suburban feel to it, but it's probably one of the most urban downtowns in North America that has been incorporated after WWII (1953)
Entirely wrong Jason. Mississaugua towers are mostly set back from the street, and often have big interior courtyards. Even the newer ones that go to the street -- finally some real urban formats -- often have two-story townhouses as part of the same development. In past decades many towers were built surface parking.
Walk along dt Bellevue's main st, Bellevue Way and tell me how urban it is. It's not urban at all. The blocks are way too long. The streets are way to wide, and not many walkers. It's a typical suburban city.
Not wrong at all, have you been to Mississauga? All the new towers front directly on the street, they also all have underground parking. Looks exactly like Bellevue only on a larger scale.
Do you live in Bellevue? That would explain some things. Bellevue isn't urbanity at all, be real.
Mississauga
Bellevue
I don't know about you, but to me it looks like Bellevue has a denser built city layout, sure Bellevue can't hold a candle to the likes of NYC, SF or even Seattle, but I think that it's more urban than Mississauga.
Edit: Great comparison Grega. For the win. Even the mall is on 1/4 the land.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
There is nothing urban about Bellvue, it is a smaller Mississauga.
