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San Francisco[0] proper has a higher density than London[1], and slightly lower density than Paris[2] — two cities that have thriving subway + commuter rail sys
by timanglade 10y ago
San Francisco[0] proper has a higher density than London[1], and slightly lower density than Paris[2] — two cities that have thriving subway + commuter rail systems.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris
- karim 10y agoI think you mixed up imperial and metric systems --- San Francisco has 18,451 people/sq mi. Paris has 55,000 people/sq mi. It's almost three times as much.
- irrational 10y agoNot if you include the homeless people! [Ducks]
- timanglade 10y agoGood catch on Paris, and I should know better I’m from there! Perhaps it’d be more interesting to compare the greater urban Paris area to San Francisco proper as Paris is an exceptionally/abornally tiny town for historical reasons. Too late for me to edit though, thanks for the note!
- hoprocker 10y agoThere's got to be a more useful metric than average city density; the 2010 US Census [0] places the 5 densest cities in the US as having a population under 70,000 (yes, I'm quoting Wikipedia). City planners must have a unit more like person-acres or something to get an idea of the actual spread of the density. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population_density#Incorporated_places_with_a_density_of_over_10.2C000_people_per_square_mile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_b...
- ghaff 10y agoStandard density quotes for cities can be pretty misleading as it often reflects fairly arbitrary divisions. For example while Paris is indeed reasonably dense the oft quoted number is for a fairly small parcel of central Paris.
- WildUtah 10y agohttp://austinzoning.typepad.com/austincontrarian/2008/03/perceived-densi.html http://austinzoning.typepad.com/austincontrarian/2008/03/per...
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- erispoe 10y agoParis is almost 3 times denser than San Francisco.