I live about two miles from the city center of one of the 20 biggest cities in the United States by population. The nearest suburb to me is over ten miles away, in the opposite direction. The density of my neighborhood, according to the most recent census data, is over 3,000 (the definition of “city” is over 1,500). We’re governed by city government and have no HOA. We get city trash pickup and our roads are maintained by the city DOT. We have city bus service and bike lanes maintained by the city. Our address includes the city name and zip code.
By pretty much any definition, I live in a major city and not in a suburb.
What do you mean? Almost every major city has suburbs (at least in my country). I live in one of the top ten most populous cities in the US and I live in the suburbs.
The entire point is that urbanization permits the kind of development patterns which expands access to larger public green spaces, rather than wasting space on individual yards. Then everyone has access to recreational areas which are not only more sustainable and efficient, but which also act as gathering points for the local community, helping to prevent exact the kind of harmful isolation which makes the suburbs notoriously depressing.
God I love frisbee. I miss when I was young and had friends who enjoyed it. I have two frisbees in the trunk of my car just begging to be flung across a wide-open space. I’m gonna bug my partner and make her indulge me a bit this weekend.
Wasteful yard space? Do you enjoy playing Frisbee buddy? How about just running around with your kids.
What is a public park?
In a lot of neighborhoods in the US, you have to cross major, high-traffic streets to get to a fairly small public park.
Then that is less of a city and more dystopian urban sprawl pretending to be a city.
That pretty accurately describes pretty much every U.S. city that isn’t directly on the East Coast, yeah. And even a few that are.
Do you suppose a yard is an option in those same areas?
Yes. I live in one such area, in a city of many of them.
So it’s in a major city that also has heavy traffic, but also enough space for houses with spacious yards?
That’s why it has traffic, because it was built for low density.
So the suburbs. Not a major city at all.
I live about two miles from the city center of one of the 20 biggest cities in the United States by population. The nearest suburb to me is over ten miles away, in the opposite direction. The density of my neighborhood, according to the most recent census data, is over 3,000 (the definition of “city” is over 1,500). We’re governed by city government and have no HOA. We get city trash pickup and our roads are maintained by the city DOT. We have city bus service and bike lanes maintained by the city. Our address includes the city name and zip code.
By pretty much any definition, I live in a major city and not in a suburb.
What do you mean? Almost every major city has suburbs (at least in my country). I live in one of the top ten most populous cities in the US and I live in the suburbs.
A place full of junkies?
But seriously, as an introvert:
I hate public parks
I have a 65 acre park a block away.
Lucky you. Wish we all was as fortunate.
The entire point is that urbanization permits the kind of development patterns which expands access to larger public green spaces, rather than wasting space on individual yards. Then everyone has access to recreational areas which are not only more sustainable and efficient, but which also act as gathering points for the local community, helping to prevent exact the kind of harmful isolation which makes the suburbs notoriously depressing.
God I love frisbee. I miss when I was young and had friends who enjoyed it. I have two frisbees in the trunk of my car just begging to be flung across a wide-open space. I’m gonna bug my partner and make her indulge me a bit this weekend.