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Originally Posted by miaht82
If someone were walking from farther south, this would be the dead space that would deter them from continuing their walk; it disconnects neighborhoods, it would be no better than it is now. This is the side of the street that they would use to avoid the driveways and keep the interest going as they walk.
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I think that when someone is walking down a street, especially one that is (going to be) a major commercial/residential corridor, they're not just walking down the street for funsies. In other words, I bet that literally nobody actually walking up Broadway will look ahead, see some trees instead of some buildings, and think to themselves "Screw this! I'm turning around and walking back the way I came instead of continuing onward to my destination!" People walk down streets for a reason, because they are moving their bodies toward a destination, and for many of them that destination will actually be the Children's Museum or Lions Field, or the residential tower that will hypothetically be built right next to them in 2018.
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it disconnects neighborhoods
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The Children's Museum will have the same effect when it comes to disconnecting neighborhoods whether it sits right on the street or not.
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it would be no better than it is now.
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I'm willing to bet that in the next few decades the rest of Broadway will more than make up the difference.