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@kate@shrike.club

2026-07-10 05:16 UTC

my definition of “downtown” appears to mostly match the consensus. you can do this for any city https://www.observingthecity.ca/downtown-definer

Replies (7)

  • @junebug@slime.global 2026-07-10 05:40

    @kate@shrike.club disagree, the stadiums should be part of the downtown. those are downtown. it ends at the stadiums

    Open ##3709830

  • @kate@shrike.club 2026-07-10 13:46

    A lot of people not understanding the lexical difference between “downtown,” a specific neighborhood you draw a box around, and “downtown,” a term of comparison

    Open ##5016166

  • @irisjaycomics@mellified.men 2026-07-10 05:23

    @kate@shrike.club how are Pioneer Square and the ID not "downtown"??? c'mon. this is the correct answer

    Open ##5016171

  • @BDA@monads.online 2026-07-10 10:24

    @kate@shrike.club pibburg's is pretty obvious

    Open ##5016184

  • @tulips@shrike.club 2026-07-10 13:48

    @kate@shrike.club riley: i mean yeah but we don't call it that here

    Open ##5016185

  • @kate@shrike.club i included the blocks around UT as part of my definition but i guess people in austin have a pretty distinct delineation between "downtown" and "campus"

    Open ##5016187

  • @Aleums@timeloop.cafe 2026-07-10 15:06

    @kate@shrike.club the part of my city that could be considered a downtown in the general sense (not a neighbourhood, as you said) is very very small relative to the size of the city. Predictably then, many submissions seem to incorrectly define downtown as the entire urban core

    Open ##5016189