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Old Posted May 3, 2007, 5:45 PM
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There is no question most of the city is built in suburban form. It has an abundance of strip malls, is dominated by cars, and is not very walkable. But Las Vegas is not your typical suburb. Even if it is all low rise, it's packed full of condos and apartments, which gives it the feel of a city. It sure doesn’t feel like any suburb I’ve been to. Urbanity is more than just how a city is built. Vegas is way too dense and vibrant to be labeled as just a suburb.
I suggest taking a look at suburbs in Midwestern and Northeast cities. They have tons of condos and apartments crammed into small areas as well.
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Old Posted May 3, 2007, 8:52 PM
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I know that, so does every western city. I have visited family in Ohio, Kansas, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, spent summers in New Jersey and traveled throughout the northeast. None of those burbs feel like the inner city of Las Vegas.

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BTW, since this thread was never much about anything, anyway, I was wondering if any of you Vegans know the widening of 95 is going on through the Westside?
Sure, I drive “the death trap” all the time. It seems like it’s been under construction for the majority of my life. It’s got to be the most dangerous freeway I’ve ever seen. My mom has to keep her eyes closed while we're on it. What did you want to know about it?
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Old Posted May 3, 2007, 11:47 PM
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I was just wondering if there were any aerials showing if any of the widening is complete?
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Old Posted Apr 4, 2008, 11:14 PM
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Although I don't drive it very often, I believe the 95 widening is pretty much done from the spaghetti bowl west to Rainbow. I don't know what they've got planned next, north on I-15 maybe?

I've lived in a few different cities in the US, mostly in the suburbs. Tucson, Seattle, Des Moines, Baltimore and have been to others. One thing I noticed right away was that this is definitely much more of a suburban town. I live out west (Spring Valley), and the main streets are at either 1-mile or half-mile spacing, both north-south and east-west. Almost every major intersection has a grocery store or pharmacy on it, often smaller stored around it. Housing developments are put up by the individual developers, and as stated earlier, lots are crammed in to maximize the profit. There is also the problem of water usage. The city has grown so fast and is still growing, grass yards are frowned upon now, especially in the newer developments. Why have a large yard if you can't water it? The Water company is even offering cash back on people that take out grass and replace it with rock, and I got a nice discount on my pool cover to help control evaporation.

The developers are trying (in some places anyway) to make each subdivision seem more like a little neighborhood, but that usually just involves public space like parks or walk paths, no shops. I've gotten so used to it that I think of a store that's only 3-4 miles away as close, where in Seattle, I sometimes thought the grocery store that was 3 blocks north of my house as a long way off.

When ever I'm asked what it's like living here I always describe it as living in a large suburb. Everyone can see the downtown area, but a large percentage only go there when they have to, and stay in the 'burbs.

I've been here 2.5 years now, about as long as I lived in Tucson, and I'm getting tired of it. Unfortunately I bought a house, and until the housing market turns around and prices start going back up, I can't really afford to move out of here. So while I'm here, I'll enjoy watching the new hotels, condos, casinos, etc. go up, and keep to the 'burbs most of the time.
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Old Posted Apr 15, 2008, 12:33 PM
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It looks like what the moon will look like in 500 years from now and we are developing it. We are going to put these blocky pods all next to each other for individuals to live in. The only way to get out is by your moon rover as their is no atmosphere there and there will be no point in walking or going outside at all.
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Old Posted Apr 17, 2008, 8:53 PM
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It definitely looks like a suburb... especially from the pictures. I don't know what all the argument is about.
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You guys do know this thread had sat idle for almost a year?
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Old Posted May 1, 2008, 2:54 PM
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I have no idea what you're talking about.

These look very suburban to me and anyone else would say the same. LV has plenty of big box stores with huge parking lots also.

If you had said the same things about Los Angeles you might have a point but LV is very suburban.
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