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There'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 70,0
by hoprocker 10y ago
There'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...