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Originally Posted by edale
I don't agree with this at all. Why did you pick 15,000 people per square mile? That seems arbitrary. And population density really doesn't guarantee functional neighborhood urbanism at all. This part of LA has a ton of residential density, but you'd be hard pressed to find much to walk to: https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0605...7i16384!8i8192
You can find lively urban neighborhoods with solid business districts in a ton of midwestern cities. Cincinnati alone has 10+ such districts that immediately come to mind. High Street in Columbus is incredibly commercially vibrant for many miles, cutting across multiple neighborhoods. St. Louis and Kansas City both have multiple vibrant urban neighborhoods. |
I get your point about the condo corridor along Wilshire, but Westwood Village does anchor the western end of this stretch. It's a five or 10 minute walk, not that anybody is walking it.
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0607...7i13312!8i6656
Ooop! I see this topic is already covered.