"Urban" in the U.S. seems to mean a city that meets the following criteria:
1) Walkable, vibrant, and gentrified core with lots of office buildings, cultural amenities, and eating/drinking/shopping options that a visitor would find appealing
2) Adjacent core neighborhoods that are wealthy (e.g. Nob Hill, Beacon Hill, Dupont Circle, Rittenhouse Square, Lincoln Park)
3) Less desirable but intact and livable neighborhoods that are middle, borderline upper middle class; can be native/ethnic or transplant-friendly
4) A heavy rail system that serves the core, some desirable neighborhoods, many points of interest, and maybe an airport
5) Cities that are viscerally thought of as "urban" and not "spread out" by the layperson
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