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Originally Posted by ahealy
Migol, about what you mentioned earlier.. I really appreciate the semi sleepy residential feel the SW has at night. I used to love the crazy busy vibe (and still do at times), but drunk assholes DO INDEED get old after so many years living downtown  Like, how many agro dudes in Ed Hardy shirts looking for a fight do we really need?? |
I hear you. I mostly meant being an active part mostly during the day. The skyline in that part looks very vibrant but when you walk through there, zilch is going on. Maybe a few local coffee shops, or bookstores would make it very nice and quiet with a few things to get lost into. But I think once the Seaholm is built and all that is planned might bring in some of that. I agree with mostly everyone about bringing in more retail where people can shop and not just go around and get drunk. That's kinda annoying and enough of it to go around in and outside of downtown. But I'm really not worried about that part of downtown necessarily... I mostly feel that there could be more activity throughout the day in downtown.
Maybe I'm a bit spoiled after being in San Francisco, having active both day and night neighborhoods. That part of downtown can remind me a bit of the same crowd you'd find in Hayes Valley in SF, with a mix of hip and shiekh retail stores and restaurants. Something to that effect is ideal to me. It's still a laid back atmosphere but very active.