Great pedestrian cities w/ stipulations

[LisaR]

Is this possible:

1. USA only
2. Nothing out west
3. No snow
4. Car isn't necessary
5. Plenty of things to do like museums, concerts, art galleries, farmers market, community activities, college or professional sports, etc. all nearby

Am I dreaming? I can think of plenty of places that meet most of the stipulations but they all have winter weather or they are out west.

 

[redlight]

DC?

They have a little snow, but not as much as the northeast. They've got an excellent subway system.

 

[clh2]

In your list of stipulations - you are not including "good mass transit system". If that is an OK addition to your list - I'd have to say Atlanta might work.

 

[funkychunkymonkey]

I agree with dc.

 

[LisaR]

Yes, mass transportation is important!

I LOVE DC. I think it is one of my favorite places.

This was a discussion I had with some friends tonight. My first choice was DC but they wanted a place that was warmer. It could still have four seasons but the possibility of snow in DC was too much for them. This was just for fun. We all have plans on moving to similar cities but it won't be until our kids have moved out.

 

[georgina]

Yep, DC. If the amount of snow there is too much for them, they're out of luck.

 

[LisaR]

Yep, DC. If the amount of snow there is too much for them, they're out of luck.

I will let them know!

 

[Imzadi]

Yep, DC. If the amount of snow there is too much for them, they're out of luck.

I was thinking the same thing. Right now we (since the Greenhouse effect of the last few years,) we get maybe 4" of snow at the most in NYC. If they can't deal with a dusting of snow in D.C. for the trade-off of getting the Smithsonian, the D.C. culture, etc. they are dreaming.

 

[nuttylawprofessor]

Chicago.

We don't get much snow.

Well, compared to Buffalo or the Twin Cities.

It's all relative...

 

[Imzadi]

Chicago.

We don't get much snow.

But, it's windy there. Was that one of the stipulations?

 

[Planogirl]

What about Charleston? I've never been but I remember a friend telling me that it's a great city for pedestrians.

 

[Imzadi]

What about Charleston? I've never been but I remember a friend telling me that it's a great city for pedestrians.

Hurricanes. The farther south one goes, the hotter the weather. There comes a point where one would be waiting for mass transportation in 85° - 95° weather.

 

[ChicagoFitnessClub]

Chicago.

We don't get much snow.

Is this a joke?

 

[disfan07]

I was thinking the same thing. Right now we (since the Greenhouse effect of the last few years,) we get maybe 4" of snow at the most in NYC. If they can't deal with a dusting of snow in D.C. for the trade-off of getting the Smithsonian, the D.C. culture, etc. they are dreaming.

Last winter was definitley NOT a dusting of snow in DC. DC got creamed...twice...last winter with snow.

DC is kind of hit or miss with snow. It can get a dusting of snow thorughout the winter or it can get full on blizzards. When the federal government had to shut down last winter more than once because of the snow, you know it's bad.

But, DC is also basically in the middle of a swamp. This past year it was a miserbale winter (cold and more than 6 feet of snow) AND a pretty bad summer (the humidity was really bad this year apparently).

 

[MoniqueU]

I actually could greatly benifit from this as I am legally blind and can't drive. I don't need mass transit as that is hard on me just a nice area to walk to shopping, bars, activities, restaurants and so forth. So far my plan is when the kids get extablished to buy a smallish condo nrear downtown Nerport Beach that I can walk to things at. I don't know if I will be able to afford it by the time my kids get settled but it is a dream of mine, and the cooler weather would be a HUGE plus. I am inland now and weather nearly kills me. I think technically over all I would be better in Seattle as far as weather but if the stereotyps of people there are true I would have an even harder time with the people there then the nuts in my state LOL.

 

[MAH4546]

Miami Beach.

 

[golfgal]

Last winter was definitley NOT a dusting of snow in DC. DC got creamed...twice...last winter with snow.

DC is kind of hit or miss with snow. It can get a dusting of snow thorughout the winter or it can get full on blizzards. When the federal government had to shut down last winter more than once because of the snow, you know it's bad.

But, DC is also basically in the middle of a swamp. This past year it was a miserbale winter (cold and more than 6 feet of snow) AND a pretty bad summer (the humidity was really bad this year apparently).

DC had more snow last year then Minneapolis but I would have to say that with what is available in DC and how easy it is to use the metro there that DC is probably the most "pedestrian" friendly city in the US mostly because of how compact the city really is and while traffic is bad it is nothing compared to places like Boston (the worst traffic in the WORLD), New York, etc.

Minneapolis is actually very pedestrian friendly and compared to other major metro's has NO traffic (there is traffic just nothing like what you see elsewhere). With the skyway system you would never have to walk outside in in the winter if you lived downtown.

 

[tlbwriter]

Seaside, Florida. Or did they need jobs too?

 

[LisaR]

What about Charleston? I've never been but I remember a friend telling me that it's a great city for pedestrians.

I haven't been either but I would love the weather of Charleston much more than DC. Hurricanes aren't an issue for me. I live five minutes from the ocean so I am used to it.

Love Chicago but way too cold for my blood.

 

[LisaR]

Seaside, Florida. Or did they need jobs too?

We all live in FL and none of us have any desire to live here when we retire. We are all in agreement that it lacks the culture we are looking for and miss from the previous places we have lived.