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Not sure what you mean by suburish? Philly is one of the most densely populated cities in the country. As of 2010 census population 1.5M city limits only, giving 4,065 people per sq km (within the city limits of 143 sq km). At the peak population around 1960 (2 Million within city limits) the density was 5420 p/sq km.
Yes, we have our share of poverty. This is the US where the Fed Govt has much less involvement in helping the poor compared to Europe. We have a lot of poor since all the mfr left. Hence the crappy areas. But slowly old crappy neighborhoods are being reclaimed by people that want to live closer to the downtown.
Most far outlying hoods are quiet and residential. If you mean by vibrant and lively (young people out enjoying city life) then most of those are close to city center. There are some like Manyunk that are hip and young that are further out.
I was referring to the city profile, which is mostly low-rise brick apartments in endless rows. Nothing to do with density. Or maybe I don't know where to look.
I was referring to the city profile, which is mostly low-rise brick apartments in endless rows. Nothing to do with density. Or maybe I don't know where to look.
I don't how or why you would consider row after row of red brick houses to be suburbanish. That certainly isn't the case here. And yes the big diff between suburbia and urban areas is housing density, and not the lack of commercial buildings. I think in your country and a lot of Europe you have many more high rise apartment buildings. In the US that is only NYC for the most part.
Maybe Finland is different. The one street you viewed there is a residential neighborhood, a very dense hood by American standards. The other is our Chinatown in the central city district. The only place you see that kind of dense commerical and residential development is near the city center. Once away from that it is all row houses. Most Americans would prefer a row home over an apartment or condo.
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