Originally Posted by
phoebeisis
I was a bit unclear.I was trying to say there were parts of USA cities much like the OP wanted-low sprawl-high population density parts of cities where most folks walk or take public transportation(or expensive taxis). MANHATTAN parts of San Francisco.
My point is those areas of the city are impossibly expensive.
Asia has high density cities-don't think they are tree lined-despite the building being relatively low.
Many streets in NOLA are tree lined- huge trees-actual canopy-but they aren't high density-1,2 stories-with a bit of a yard
We used to have excellent public transportation-trolleys-but not any more.We have a few trolleys but mainly stinky diesel buses(that have lost some of their sooty stench lately)
Maybe folks could post pictures of high density streets neighborhoods or cities??
Yeah post pictures-1000 words etc
I live in Oakland. Transit is decent. But within let's say 3-4 miles of downtown, there are a range of housing types. Lots of single family home areas with yards (and tree-lined streets). Denser areas that mix multi-story and single family. And denser areas with no single family at all. Just about every one of those neighborhoods is within a 10 minute walk to a "main street" with groceries, restaurants, cafes, pharmacies, dry cleaners, post offices etc. Frequent transit is a little hit or miss within that 10 minute walk but good within a mile.
Walkable doesn't mean super dense. And "urban" can come in many forms.
Here are some sample areas in that radius:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tr...92ea8a76b10702
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cr...da3ca4!6m1!1e1
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ad...d47a26c93868f0
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Te...a845a40f3848b6
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mo...48d8a0918455d3
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ho...045be8b461594d