^ I don't think you are understanding my point.
I never said that I have a problem with townhouses. That's why the townhouse neighborhoods east of Michigan Ave have never bothered me.
My problem is specifically with the layout of DP, particularly the second phase south of Roosevelt. It turns its back on a major street and has a completely insular design far worse than townhouse neighborhoods built afterwards, as well as prewar neighborhoods such as Lincoln Park, Bucktown, etc as you mentioned. DP for example creates a huge barrier between State and Clark streets, something you don't see in the neighborhoods east of Michigan Ave in the South Loop, and certainly you won't see up in LP, Bucktown, Lakeview, etc. Please note the differences on a map.
Anyhow, this is way off topic
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