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I agree Philly feels underhighwayed. Its kind of hard to drive in and out of Philadelphia. The heavily highwayed part of the metro feels very removed from the core. Almost too removed, but once you get there its a ton of highway, old and ugly at that.
Northern NJ needs all of that highway.
The section of 95 and 76 south of the core are very much ugly, I will agree. But most of the highways north of the city, even if old, are actually quite pretty. Taking 476 and 76 north or west out of the city is quite nice, as they are well forested and become hilly and mountainous not too far outside the core.
It's typically where homeless set up camp. Especially closer to bus terminals. Not saying that should necessarily scare anyone but it can make it uncomfortable.
It's typically where homeless set up camp. Especially closer to bus terminals. Not saying that should necessarily scare anyone but it can make it uncomfortable.
If two tents under a freeway cause someone to be uncomfortable, they probably have no business in an urban area.
Dear JMatl Abby:
My wife's crazy Uncle Donald lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in some town along the Potomac River. Would this area be considered one of those "urban areas where he really has no business being"?
She worries about his mental state and erratic behavior and wishes to see him in a more pastoral setting like along the beaches in Mar de Loco, Florida, a place where the state's citrus blends nicely with his hair color.
I think we need him close by to keep an eye on him. Who is right: my wife or me
Kansas City has highways everywhere. It has the most road miles per capital than any other city. Not going to lie, it's convenient because more dispersed traffic but I do acknowledge what it has done in segregating and sub-urbanizing the city.
Kansas City has highways everywhere. It has the most road miles per capital than any other city. Not going to lie, it's convenient because more dispersed traffic but I do acknowledge what it has done in segregating and sub-urbanizing the city.
Is KC noticeably worse than other similarly sized Midwestern cities?
Looking at the 3 "sunbelt-lite" cities of the Midwest, KC Indy, and Columbus, I would say Columbus is the worst, followed by KC and then Indy.
Is KC noticeably worse than other similarly sized Midwestern cities?
I'm looking at 2 midwestern cities that are very similar to each other, Columbus and Indianapolis. Columbus appears to be noticeably more 'choked' by highways:
It's just based on my experience here. Haven't been to Indy or Columbus and looking at their maps I see what you are observing. It's just that it feels too easy to get from point A to point B since there is always a highway you can take that's close to you.
Los Angeles, and the city needs more freeways, due to the congestion!
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