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Old Posted Aug 6, 2012, 3:18 PM
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Medical PKWY? If you mean the large apartment blocks going up all over town, I totally agree. I would hate to see that on Medical. But I would love to see some street/pedestrian oriented retail improvements on Medical PKWY. From what I remember that whole street is just a bunch of parking lots and mini strip malls/offices and a gas station or two. Other than the fact it has sidewalks that is the only redeeming quality I can think of for the street pedestrian wise. What is there is only designed for big parking lots. The street is just to small for any more of that. Anything that does happen there needs to be focused on the street.

A street doesn't need to be huge or able to handle a gazillion cars to be nice, or an attractive place for improvements. Honestly I prefer smaller streets like S 1st over the much busier ones like S Lamar. N. Lamar is right next to Medical PKWY. No need for Medical to be able to handle tons of cars. But it could have at least some interaction with the street. It is a nice area. I think if there was some pedestrian focused developments there it would be a nice place to walk and shop on that little street. The location could not be more ideal for a street like that. It is perfect.
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