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...You can find multiple alleyways/streets in Philly & in SF that are just a narrow
When it comes to their downtowns it's literally splitting hairs.
Peak density in Boston downtown may be a little more than Philly’s I’d have to say but Philly’s downtown is bigger and it maintains built further than Boston for sure
...You can find multiple alleyways/streets in Philly & in SF that are just a narrow
When it comes to their downtowns it's literally splitting hairs.
Neither of those streets are anywhere near as narrow as the ones I showed in Boston.
This is the best counter-example in Philly I could find, but generally Center City has wider streets than downtown Boston. It’s the neighborhoods where Philly has those real narrow stretches like Duderino posted earlier.
Couldn’t find a good counter-example in SF.
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Small yards due to the detached tenements and brighter building give Boston a levity And connection to nature Philly often lacks
The “presence of trees” argument is the one I’ve had the most difficulty responding to, because I really don’t think that Boston’s vegetation detracts from its built environment.
Neither of those streets are anywhere near as narrow as the ones I showed in Boston.
This is the best counter-example in Philly I could find, but generally Center City has wider streets than downtown Boston. It’s the neighborhoods where Philly has those real narrow stretches like Duderino posted earlier.
Couldn’t find a good counter-example in SF.
The “presence of trees” argument is the one I’ve had the most difficulty responding to, because I really don’t think that Boston’s vegetation detracts from its built environment.
I posted plenty of Philly streets that are narrower than your Boston example on my post on the previous page.
Here it is.
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On average, I would say that Philly has narrower streets and more narrow streets than Boston (Boston does however have some narrow streets in the north end and beacon hill).
Only the last one is close to what I’d call “downtown”.
I could certainly post streetviews of similar or narrower streets and alleys in the North End, Beacon Hill, Charlestown, Fenway, etc.
The only example that I posted that wasn't in Center city ("downtown") Philly was the south Philly example.. With that said every example I posted was narrower than your Boston example.
Neither of those streets are anywhere near as narrow as the ones I showed in Boston. (
Those side "alleys" with cars in them adjacent to the main avenue are named streets. The structural density between downtown SF/Boston/Philly is like splitting hairs.
Hell you could make a cases for DT Baltimore, Cleveland & Pittsburgh as well if it wasn't for those cities demoing swaths of their pre-war high-rises.
This[/url] is the best counter-example in Philly I could find, but generally Center City has wider streets than downtown Boston.
Hmm, that really hasn't been my experience. Boston certainly has much more of an irregular street pattern, but Center City streets are at least as narrow on average as DTX, with arguably more super narrow examples.
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Only the last one is close to what I’d call “downtown”.
For the record, the traditional boundaries of Center City Philadelphia are "River to River; Vine to South," so the examples posted by nephi215 all technically qualify as the downtown "core" of the city.
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