For promoting a "Walk to Life" lifestyle, a lot of the high-rise development in Uptown has a pretty dismal pedestrian experience, with giant carports and landscaped setbacks instead of inviting storefronts. There are a few exceptions, but for the most part the pedestrian experience is lacking for such a major city.
Downtown around Main Street, and parts of McKinney are far more walkable than some of these newer, larger developments. I love the density they add, and how they're building a skyline further to the north, but they really need to work on how their designs meet the street. Especially when touting the concept of "Walk to Life".
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Against the Day, Thomas Pynchon
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