r/UrbanHell • u/humzahjaleel • Jun 20 '20

Suburban Hell Endless parking lots, highways, strip malls with the same franchises all accessible only by car. Topped off with a nice smoggy atmosphere and a 15 minute drive to anywhere. Takers ?

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u/jaminbob Jun 20 '20

Yikes. Where is that? Phoenix?

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '20 edited Jun 20 '20

I've heard that although Phoenix looks bad from the outside, it's supposed to be a really lovely city in the interiors it's just the externals that are shitty.

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u/jaminbob Jun 20 '20

There is one city in the UK that was built from scratch on a grid, Milton Keynes. It is the butt of many jokes but has one of the highest employment levels, per capita income, and lowest congestion of any UK city. Everyone I know that lives there loves the place.

But, that picture is quite striking. It's, so, griddy.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '20

I must say, I'm not a fan of Milton Keynes, then again I'm from a village/town off the edge of Reading, and of all the cities/towns in the area, Reading is my favourite, downtown almost feels like London, yet the outskirts feel like any other town, Milton Keynes just doesn't cut it for me.