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San Francisco is the second densest major city in the United States.
by peterhunt 10y ago
San Francisco is the second densest major city in the United States.
- blintz 10y agoDepends on how you count. If you look at the metropolitan area, it's the 7th densest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population_density#Metropolitan_areas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_b...
- gkop 10y agoCities in the US are less dense than cities elsewhere [0] because of the large extent to which US cities are designed around cars [1] (including SF, which is #104! Even our more dense cities aren't very dense relative to the world). [0] http://www.citymayors.com/statistics/largest-cities-density-125.html http://www.citymayors.com/statistics/largest-cities-density-... [1] http://www.autolife.umd.umich.edu/Environment/E_Casestudy/E_casestudy3.htm http://www.autolife.umd.umich.edu/Environment/E_Casestudy/E_...
- wheelerwj 10y agothat's not really a good stick to measure against.