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Originally Posted by Arquitect

I agree that there are too many parking spaces in our downtown. But unfortunately, Phoenix is still ruled by the car. I would much rather see parking structures than surface parking. And hopefuly, the construction of these parking structures begin to get rid of all the large surface lots that plague our downtown.

That being said, I think that if the city is helping to develop these structures, they should be held to higher standards. No all parking structures have to be as ugly as the ones we have. A great example of a good looking parking structure is 1111 Lincoln road in Miami Beach. It incorporates mix-use elements into parking, and is actualy very well designed.



The city, and us, should demand better design for parking structures that are asking for city funding.

Could not agree more. If Phoenix commissioned Architekton or Jones Studio, I'm sure either could come up with something pretty spectacular.