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Any sections of US cities that you like in particular?
I tend to prefer neighborhoods that are made up of mostly 2-6 story buildings, with maybe a few high rises (but not too many). Without too many wide streets, good public transportation, and a mixed use nature that allows the neighborhood to be very walkable and vibrant.
NYC has a lot that fit my criteria, but my favorite neighborhood at the moment (and in terms of my question) is Bushwick, Brooklyn. It is mostly 2-4 story apartment buildings and rowhomes, and I would guess the average structure is a 3 story apartment building. It also has mostly narrow streets, making it feel very walkable and small scale. The neighborhood is pretty mixed use in nature, so there will always be a lot of businesses within walking distance.
Both of these are residential blocks sandwiched between two commercial strips (with the businesses mostly having apartments on top of them). I love walking around here, people watching and checking out cool businesses. A great neighborhood for nightlife too in my opinion.
New Orleans' French Quarter is a great example of a dense 1-5 story neighborhood. I like the colonial Spanish architecture, reminds me of what Havanna or Cartagena look like. https://goo.gl/maps/w6oF72CkJDC2
Mods: I request that this thread be moved back to General US, I don't see how this is not a relevant thread
No Mods.... As always, I will bring London (and perhaps Tokyo in a later reply?) into this discussion, and therefore, this forum is more appropriate.
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Originally Posted by l1995
I tend to prefer neighborhoods that are made up of mostly 2-6 story buildings, with maybe a few high rises (but not too many). Without too many wide streets, good public transportation, and a mixed use nature that allows the neighborhood to be very walkable and vibrant.
You've pretty much described the typical London neighbourhood (or perhaps even, a typical European neighbourhood). As I've said before, London is a city of villages with an extensive town centre network. These town centres are divided into 5 different categories depending on size, range of use, and catchment area, as seen below.
The map below shows the breadth and depth of London's town centre network. You can see how extensive it is and how it covers pretty much the whole city. CAZ below is the "Central Activities Zone", which is like the "downtown area".
The map above does not even include the 1200+ neighbourhood centres, such as Primrose Hill or Mill Lane. It is estimated that two-thirds of Londoners are within a 5-minute walk of their local high street (source).
Here are examples of the different types of London Town Centres (from smallest type to largest):
Neighbourhood centre: Belsize Park composed of Haverstock Hill, Belsize Village, and England's Lane
District centre: West Hampstead
Major centre: Angel Islington
Metropolitan centre: Kingston
International centre: West End of London
Last edited by ilovelondon; 09-07-2018 at 11:00 AM..
I get the impression that you will LOVE London (maybe not as much as I or Brave New World does) and if you can find a way to live in London (even if temporarily), I strongly suggest you take that opportunity. Don't just visit London as a tourist and only visit the touristy areas. Live there, settle down in one of the town centres, and get to know the various neighbourhoods and the city. It will be so worth it!
Last edited by ilovelondon; 09-07-2018 at 11:15 AM..
No Mods.... As always, I will bring London (and perhaps Tokyo in a later reply?) into this discussion, and therefore, this forum is more appropriate.
You've pretty much described the typical London neighbourhood (or perhaps even, a typical European neighbourhood). As I've said before, London is a city of villages with an extensive town centre network. These town centres are divided into 5 different categories depending on size, range of use, and catchment area, as seen below.
The map below shows the breadth and depth of London's town centre network. You can see how extensive it is and how it covers pretty much the whole city. CAZ below is the "Central Activities Zone", which is like the "downtown area".
The map above does not even include the 1200+ neighbourhood centres, such as Primrose Hill or Mill Lane. It is estimated that two-thirds of Londoners are within a 5-minute walk of their local high street (source).
Here are examples of the different types of London Town Centres (from smallest type to largest):
Neighbourhood centre: Belsize Park composed of Haverstock Hill, Belsize Village, and England's Lane
District centre: West Hampstead
Major centre: Angel Islington
Metropolitan centre: Kingston
International centre: West End of London
I feel like threads getting moved here is is the equivalent of deleting them. No disrespect to my urban planning peeps but there's like 5 people who post here so the board is very slow moving.
And yes, the large European cities that I've been to have a lot in common with New York. I would love to visit London some day, the city seems interesting to me and I love British girls lol.
I feel like threads getting moved here is is the equivalent of deleting them. No disrespect to my urban planning peeps but there's like 5 people who post here so the board is very slow moving.
And yes, the large European cities that I've been to have a lot in common with New York. I would love to visit London some day, the city seems interesting to me and I love British girls lol.
You should post in the World Forum. Plus, the people there are more cosmopolitan and urban, so you don't have to deal with the anti-smart growth nutjobs that you often find here.
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