You know your community is urban when…

The third in this satirical series.

• Walking or bicycling to places is not considered weird.
• Comic book superheroes are constantly buzzing about doing good deeds.
  

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• You have to look up to see the top of buildings.
• Wildlife is spending your time hopping bars.
• Dandelions are considered nature.
• Squirrels and groundhogs are despised just as much as in the suburbs.
• Pigeon poop is considered an artistic expression on statues.
• Some remnants of architectural style still exist.
• A big box is not a retailer.
• Gridiron is not a football field, it’s a street pattern.
• Streets and alleys have echoes.
• Your community is named “Keith” (think about it).
  

  Source: country1067.com

• There is actually a “there” there.
• Potholes are considered a form of traffic calming.
• Musicians write songs about it…”Bakersfield is the place to be…”
• Manhattan is not first thought of as a drink.
• The sidewalks are generally not being rolled up at night.
• You can’t walk three feet without being filmed by a security camera.
• There are lots of nicknames (both good and bad) for your community.
• There are as many helicopters in the air as airplanes.
• UPS and Fedex delivery trucks are allowed to double-park and screw up traffic flow.
• Transportation occurs in layers – below ground, at ground level, and elevated.
• Pizza is delivered by drone (this is true in the UK).
• It is actually really cool to see the lights when flying over at night.
• There are plenty of outfitters.
  

  Source: realsimple.com

• Density and public transit are not dirty words.
• Enormous alligators are running amok in the sewers.
• Jack Webb (or Joe Friday) tells you that you are there: “This is the city…”

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