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Old Posted Jun 19, 2024, 1:36 AM
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The perfect city
If you could pick any 2 cities to make the perfect city what would they be? Doesn't have to be just American cities.
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Old Posted Jun 19, 2024, 1:49 AM
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What if I feel like the perfect city has already been made

Seriously though - I'm sure there's many of us that may feel like we already live in the perfect city - Which is probably how it should be.
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I'm in Seattle right now and it's ticking all the right boxes.
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Chicago, with the transit network, nearby mountains, and gun laws of Tokyo...
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Melbourne / Prague
That'd be amazing
Another pick could be Wellington and Montreal
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I'm writing a novel set in a fictional American city that is basically a combination of Philadelphia and Prague.
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Geography (landscape, climate) of San Francisco with the urban planning and society of Western Europe.

So Lisbon but a bit cooler in summer.
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Some mix of Tokyo, Hong Kong, Couriscant, Manhattan, London, and Paris with San Diego's weather.
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Boston + Philadelphia + Montreal, taking the best of all worlds and covering for each other's shortcomings.

Philadelphia - Height, height height!!! Both top level and historical height!

Boston - Grandiose residentials, quality towers, large mass over 150m, low crime.

Montreal - Flair, flair flair!!! Another large mass with some dynamite night lighting.

These are basically my 3 favorite cities. I can just imagine the incredible urban experience of mashing them all together.
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Old Posted Jun 19, 2024, 7:46 PM
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Copenhagen to me is quite perfect, but lacks the warm climate of lets say Marseille.
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Paris-Chongqing. Plonk it where Rio is.

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I'm in Seattle right now and it's ticking all the right boxes.
I'm planning a trip to Seattle in a year or two. Great mashups everyone very interesting!
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