The first thing that comes to mind for me in
Madison, Wisconsin:
- 250,000 people in the city limits, 400,000 in the urbanized area.
- College town
- Nicely planned, walkable downtown. A "nice" city.
- It even has a height limit.
Seems pretty close, but on the other hand there are definitely some big differences: It's a state capitol and is 80 miles from Milwaukee, so it's a lot more independent than Boulder ever would have been from Denver. Plus, y'know, lakes instead of mountains. And I've never been to Madison so I don't really know much about it except for what I see online.
Any others?
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