In your view, is Salt Lake a city of 1.2 million or 2.7 million?

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Originally Posted by Comrade

Not to derail this into a city vs city thread but the reality is that Providence, Rhode Island has a bigger metro population than Salt Lake and I am skeptical anyone would realistically say Providence is a larger city than Salt Lake.

At street level, Providence feels way more urban than Salt Lake City. It's basically a baby version of Boston and New England's #2 city. Northeast cities are just built differently. SLC doesn't hold up and should not be compared to that region under any circumstances. Even much smaller cities like Harrisburg and Portland smash SLC at street level.

For Providence, sure, there are less highrises overall, but it's so much denser and expansive beyond the immediate downtown. See link for a short drone video showing off the density.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt1ylWDxRso