Posted Feb 6, 2008, 6:56 PM
|
|
no its not...
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 11,030
|
|
To me a strong downtown is represented by many factors, certainly not just tall skyscrapers. It is the integration of pedestrians, workers, residents, mass transit users, students, conventioners, culture minded individuals, business travelers, sports fans and tourists who come to a downtown for varied reasons. Some of the factors/facilities are colleges and career schools, convention centers, sports facilities, art galleries, museums, churches, nightclubs, restaurants, pedestrian malls, specific shopping stores, hotels, residences, employement centers and government offices, courtrooms, markets and anything promoting a "24 hour lifestyle".... and so on. The more of these factors your city has downtown, the more diversified and stronger it is.
Denver is strong in most of the catagories, but lacks department stores and public markets. Most cities lack for a few things. There are only a few cities that seem to have all the factors in place. Seattle is one.
|