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Originally Posted by markk
I've always thought that if it was a little greener and looked more like a park it might attract additional people up there.
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What would attract additional people up to the JS roof would be a reason to go there - either passing through on the way to a destination or as a destination itself.
The main problem is that the JS roof, like the megablock itself, was specifically designed to be segregated from the street - elevated walkways and all. It was designed by people who hated and feared the city, with its hodgepodge of mixed uses and serendipitous connections.
Successful places in cities are crossroads: places where people come into contact over the course of their travels and undertake exchanges. That's why it's so important to cultivate pedestrian friendly streets, since streets are where people connect.
The JS roof is deliberately and explicitly removed from the continuum of urban street life. Unless it functions as a viable destination in itself (and no amount of landscaping is going to draw real crowds), it will never function as a successful public space.