I'd like to toss in Campbell, CA and Cambridge, MA into this mix in terms of walkable downtown. Shelter-pricing aside, walking and transit gets you a good mix o

I'd like to toss in Campbell, CA and Cambridge, MA into this mix in terms of walkable downtown. Shelter-pricing aside, walking and transit gets you a good mix of places in each. > real downtowns are often hidden You're not kidding. This is part of why I explore around an area, often on foot. There is no counting how many times I've found That Awesome Place Literally Around The Corner by just walking around that corner that's been "off my radar" for however long it's been and then lamenting that I didn't do that sooner due to the auto-pilot many of us use.