Metro areas with relatively weak urban cores/downtowns but amazing suburbs

[john_starks]

Originally Posted by joe143

Hartford, CT. Hartford is a soild 9-5 city, but lacks in the entertainment area. However, the city has some great suburbs: West Hartford, Avon, Farmington, Manchester.

good call. hotford reminds me a lot of newark

[Trae713]

I would say Dallas. The suburbs in DFW have so many things in them.

[R1070]

Originally Posted by caphillsea77

Dallas. Boring downtown with very little vibrance or pedestrian activity. Drive out of downtown into Uptown, Highland Park, Knox-Henderson, Turtle Creek are all beautiful urban/suburban hybrid like neighborhoods with all the trendy urban offerings that one could ever need.

Those aren't suburbs of Dallas just established neighborhoods that ring the central business districts. All of these are still considered central Dallas.