Posted Aug 19, 2009, 12:15 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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I think the biggest issue in all this, and we are not saying (typing) it, is the craving to be closer (as it once was) to our neighbors, family, and friends and businesses, and to start building inward toward the city instead of outward. A mall like the Rim should have been built years ago downtown, like Houston’s uptown Galleria. It is nice having your own car and being free to go everywhere you feel or desire, but with gas the price it is, I wouldn’t mind giving up my car to do some more walking and subway traveling. I did it in NY and I loved it, and I am from Laredo, believe me when I SAY this, the streets of NY whether its 2am, 5am, or 3am are safer than Laredo at 9am (downtown). I think, here, is the biggest problem facing, not just SA, but other cities as well---Getting back to the basics. Moving inward and closer to family and friends---like Boston and whatnot, may not have a flotilla of super-tall buildings(but they do have more than us!), but everything is walking distance and is built with history or restored from past history.
I love the way Austin is looking, but I am not sure it has the liveliness SA has at night. Sure, it is beautiful, beyond beautiful, but does not go further than that, as far as I know, it seems to be serving much beautify and beauty for the rich and that’s it. Nonetheless, I am happy for Austin. Lets hope we can create something like that for SA with parks and big trees, and pounds, and, of course, high-rise living.
Oddly, the locals don’t like it (most) and we love it (most). ---Austin.
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