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Originally Posted by philvia
i'm curious what reasons the city had to build these... YES LETS KILL STREET LIFE IN OUR ALREADY LIFELESS CITY
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Lifeless eh?
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Originally Posted by Dan Denson
I'm sure someone will say "the weather", but it's great at least 7 months out of the year. And the sidewalk cafes there (e.g., Midtown) are busy even during the hottest months. So I don't get it either.
Dallas has an extensive system as well. I don't know which other cities do.
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I wouldn't say anywhere in Texas has great weather for 7 months of the year and I'm a native. Houston is hot, humid, and can have very heavy rain falls, I would imagine in a place where people are wearing business attire that being inside with AC is a high priority. I can't think of any reason besides weather of building things.
Personally, I don't see the big deal of having under tunnels with stores and places to eat compared to at street level. Perhaps it reminds people of malls? The tunnels have practically any store you would see street level any downtown, aside from maybe street venders.