[JACKinBeantown]

Originally Posted by Spoiler

Okay, this is way offtopic, but I think it's time for the stretch of riverwalk that connects the river to Hemisfair and Rivercenter Mall to be redeveloped with buildings. It's about three blocks long and while it's nice to have a quiet, parklike river setting, the recent expansions have provided lots of space for that sort of thing north and south of downtown, not to mention the civic park being built right next to it. It is a stretch of river located inside the floodgates, in the heart of downtown between Commerce and Market streets, outside the Hugman restrictions, flowing east-west which means blocking sunlight with tall buildings is not so much an issue, and in my opinion it begs for serious, attractive urban redevelopment, with lots of big, beautiful buildings (no hotels please).

I respectfully disagree and I'll sum it up in two words (plus the equivalent of 2,000 more in the form of two pictures):

1) Serenity
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sa...!4d-98.4936282

2) Trees
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.4225...7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sa...!4d-98.4936282

OK, three pictures.