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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pretty much the entirety of the DMV postwar suburbs.[/quote]

This. DC proper is, while not the best designed city ever, compact and has individual neighborhoods with a lot of accessibility (unless you want to go upper NW and I have no doubt the folks who live there want to keep it that way). There are certainly annoying flaws in the design but due to structural racism and car money no American city really escapes at least one terrible car centric area.

But the suburbs of DC and Baltimore are terribly designed. It's either brand new drive to and walk around outdoor malls like Pike & Rose or stroad upon stroad or a series of disconnected planned communities you drive to to go visit friends or grocery shop or even visit a park. Having grown up in a major metropolitan suburb the absence of robust but not sprawling uptown areas is a real missing point for DC suburbs. Walking anywhere in most places unless you have gobs of money is simply not realistic and it breeds a lot less community.[/quote]

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