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Originally Posted by edale
I've not been to Birmingham, so I won't comment on that, but Louisville, Austin, and especially KC have nothing even comparable to Cincinnati's topography, let alone Pittsburgh's. Ashville and Greenville...maybe? but they're much smaller cities with very different built environments. I wouldn't say any of these cities are good comparisons to Pittsburgh.
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The west side of Austin, just minutes from downtown, has topography similar to the hills of Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, and well within the city. Pittsburgh's hills cover pretty much the whole city, though. I don't know about Cincinnati's coverage. Anyone who has been to Austin but stayed east of Mopac would not be aware of the high hills and deep valleys of west Austin, which is the beginning of the Hill Country. The airport, which is all a lot of people see, is on the east side in a swath of farmland/grassland that couldn't be more different from scenic west Austin. Google Earth is instructive in this matter.
The following view is within the city on the west side. Office complexes are perched above the bridge over the river.
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Top of Mount Bonnell by
Sushicircus, on Flickr[/img]
Posted by Sushicircus on Flickr
https://flickr.com/photos/sushicircu...4jgRb5-4jgRju/
Typical residential area west of downtown Austin. Easy to see why Californians are attracted to Austin (and they have the money to buy in these residential areas). If they work downtown, it's quite a short drive.
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Jester View by
Chris Matthews, on Flickr[/img]