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    How does Boston's urbanism compare?

    From an urban perspective, how would you say Boston compares to other US cities? I would say: 1) NYC- clearly in a league of its own. massive drop 2) Chicago- the other grand urban city. Other cities may have similar or higher densities. But, know where can compare to Chicago's scale. big...
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    Benchmarking Boston: how does the urban environment stake up to its peers?

    How do people think Boston is doing with reguard to urbanism/new construction relative to its peer cities. I generally consider Boston's peer cities to be: 1) SF- a little denser/big than Boston, but another high priced skill-focused costal city with NIMBYism/fears of Manhattanization. 2)...
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    Is Boston's place in the "big urban" top 5 secured?

    It is generally considered than NYC, Chi, SF, Philly and Boston are the top 5 most traditionally urban cities in the US. They are the only cities that really offer the complete packaged: buzzy big cities downtowns with dense residential neighborhoods. Subways, Chinatowns, Skyscrapers, shopping...

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