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Originally Posted by isaidso
It looks nice but what surprises me is how lifeless the street is. For all that density and scale there's absolutely nothing at street level to engage a pedestrian. It looks more suburban than urban despite it all. It should have been so much more than it is. It's fixable though. This could one day be a vibrant street packed with people and a strong street apron of retail, businesses, restaurants, etc. It would involve re-developing the first 5-6 floors of every building on it though.
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I actually agree with you. A big chunk of Vancouver's downtown core is made to be quiet for the residential district, which to me makes no sense because isn't the business the reason people choose to live downtown in the first place? But yeah, there are many areas of downtown that feel completely suburban, just with big apartment towers instead of houses.
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