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Originally Posted by the Genral
The aerials are great, but I will never consider the Domain a 2nd downtown again. Not because there are no skyscrapers, or decently tall buildings, its the whole layout, lack of straight line street grids. From the air it kind of looks haphazarded. I like the Domain, but it is no downtown, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. It has some style, but no character, no historic value. It looks like a grouping of buildings placed within the confines of a repurposed property best viewed from street level. And it is an island surrounded by 3 major roads so it won't take long before is built out. A few 300 footers would be nice and may sway my opinion but probably not. I guess parking garages are the new substitute for surface parking lots and only marginally better visually. There's certainly a shit ton of available parking at the Domain. Great incentive for everyone to drive on in for a visit.
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The internal road network is inadequate and results in significant congestion surrounding the retail areas (original Simon development especially). I can only imagine how bad it will get once the office towers come online. Getting in and out of the Domain will be no picnic.
The spillover development outside the confines of the Domain may be an improvement.
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