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Have you ever been to Austin?
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Yes (lived there for 5 years).
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It's incredibly sparse at ground level
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No more so than Denver.
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and there are parking lots on every corner.
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^ Factually incorrect.
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I don't find DT Austin or it's "urban" neighborhoods particularly walkable at all.
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Thank you for sharing your
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Downtown Denver may be the least dense portion of central Denver. When people mention Denver's urban bones, they're specifically talking about the vast amounts of prewar neighborhoods directly encompassing the downtown area. They're extremely walkable/bikeable. If you came to Denver and didn't venture into the Highlands, Capitol Hill, Cheeseman Park etc, then you did Denver wrong. That would be like staying in DT Portland and not venturing into the Pearl District or staying in DT Chicago and never exploring Lincoln Park.
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I've been to Denver numerous times, have ventured into those neighborhoods and as a result, am aware that the city offers that type of environment adjacent to its downtown.
Guess what? So does Austin.
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I'm assuming
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^ Mistake #1
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this because you mention Civic Center Park and if you actually explored Denver, there's no way you could have even mentioned that area as a representation of the walkability or the "urban bones" of Denver. Ridiculous. Literally never heard anyone mention this area as a highlight of Denver. Most locals avoid that area.
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"Most locals avoid that area" because its littered with homeless encampments, sketchy individuals and rampant drug use, not because it lacks prewar development or walkability (I know this because I walked straight through it en route to the Denver Art Museum).
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Lastly, as someone who moved to Denver from Houston a couple yrs ago, there's no comparison to how walkable, dense or urban Denver is to Houston.
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As someone who lived in Houston for three years and, as previously stated, have visited Denver numerous times, again, thank you for sharing your
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Houston has to be the most hostile, pedestrian unfriendly city I've ever lived in. And due to the extreme heat, disconnected neighborhoods, and underground tunnels, it's literally a ghost town everywhere. Central Houston and the Galleria area are glorified office parks. The TMC would be the exception but that's due to the nature of that cluster of buildings and what people are doing in that particular area.
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Interesting that you find the core of a metro with 7+ million residents and among the nation's fastest growing to be "literally a ghost town everywhere", while Denver's core, on the other hand, is some sort of dense, walkable urban paradise. During my most recent visit to Denver (last month), I found it to be the same exact "ghost town" you described Houston to be. I'd love to hear your impressions of Charlotte, Atlanta, Phoenix, etc.
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I'm gonna guess you stayed at a hotel between 14th and 15th streets by the convention center, again because of the Civic Center reference. Yeah, that area is the least active part of DT Denver and is going through a major transition right now. If true, sorry you didn't make the best of your trip.
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Thank you for your concern. For future reference, where would you suggest I stay to ensure I get the extreme walkable / bikeable, vibrant urbanesque experience you claim is so prevalent there?